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Girls Volleyball Champions 1976-2004
2000 marked the first year of combined Upper and Lower Peninsula Finals

CLASS A
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
2000  East Kentwood (Roxane Steenhuysen)  Traverse City West 

 11-15, 15-9, 15-12

2001  Temperance Bedford (Jodi Manore)  Portage Northern 

 8-15, 16-14, 15-11

2002  Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
(Kelly Delacher)
 
Fraser 

 15-9, 8-15, 15-9

2003  Fraser (Kim Argiri) Grand Rapids Forest Hills N. 

 9-15, 15-11, 15-4

2004  Fraser (Kim Argiri) East Kentwood

  15-9, 17-15

CLASS B
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
2000  Marysville (John Knuth)  Reed City 

 15-8, 15-0

2001  Marysville (John Knuth)  Fruitport 

 15-2, 15-9

2002  Marysville (John Knuth)  Fruitport 

 15-6, 15-7

2003  Marysville (John Knuth)  Fruitport 

12-15, 5-10, 15-7

2004  Marysville (John Knuth)  Carleton Airport

15-4, 15-10

CLASS C
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
2000  Parchment (Arnis Kengis) Burton Atherton 

 16-14, 15-8

2001  St. Louis (Gary Stanglewicz)  Suttons Bay 

 15-13, 15-8

2002  New Lothrop (Sheri Warner)   Ravenna 

15-13, 15-11

2003  Monroe St. Mary Cath. Cent.(Diane Tuller)   North Muskegon

15-11, 15-8

2004  New Lothrop (Sheri Warner) Kingsley

15-3, 15-8

CLASS D
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
2000  New Lothrop (Sheri Warner)  Adrian Lenawee Christian 

 15-3, 12-15, 16-14

2001  Mendon (Kathryn Trenary)  Adrian Lenawee Christian 

 15-6, 6-15, 15-12

2002  Leland (Laurie Glass)  Battle Creek St. Philip 

 15-6, 6-15, 15-12

2003  Adrian Lenawee Christian (Jeff Champion) Battle Creek St. Philip 

 15-8, 15-13

2004  Adrian Lenawee Christian (Jeff Champion) Battle Creek St. Philip 

 12-15, 15-6, 15-1

Lower Peninsula

CLASS A
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1976 Dearborn Fordson (Joan Hitchner) Ferndale 15-13, 15-5
1977 Warren Cousino (Jan Peters) Mt. Clemens  
1978 Flint Kearsley (Jo Lake) Warren Cousino 15-8, 15-8
1979 Warren Cousino (Jan Peters) Livonia Churchill 11-15, 16-14, 15-10
1980 Grand Rapids Creston (Gail Gripe) Wayne Memorial 9-15, 16-14, 15-11
1981 Wayne Memorial (Doris Busuito) Fraser 15-11, 15-10
1982 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Walled Lake Western 15-11, 15-10
1983 Wayne Memorial (Doris Busuito) East Kentwood 15-5, 15-3
1984 Flint Kearsley (Jo Lake) Livonia Stevenson 15-17, 15-5, 15-11
1985 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Flint Kearsley 15-11, 15-6
1986 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Redford Bishop Borgess 15-3, 15-12
1987 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Birmingham Marian 15-6, 15-3
1988 Livonia Ladywood (Tom Teeters) Sterling Heights Stevenson 15-17, 15-6, 15-1
1989 Livonia Ladywood (Tom Teeters) Harper Woods Regina 15-1, 15-10
1990 East Kentwood (Henry Cole) Livonia Ladywood 15-10, 15-6
1991 Livonia Churchill (Mike Hughes) Temperance Bedford 15-13, 15-7
1992 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Temperance Bedford 15-3, 15-7
1993 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Birmingham Marian 15-6, 15-9
1994 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Bay City Central 15-4, 15-1
1995 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Port Huron Northern 15-8, 15-2
1996 Kalamazoo Central (Phil Wilson) Temperance Bedford 15-8, 15-13
1997 Portage Northern (Jack Magelssen) Romeo 15-4, 15-5
1998 Temperance Bedford (Jodi Manore) Portage Northern 15-12, 15-10
1999 Portage Northern (Jack Maggelsen) Temperance Bedford 15-3, 15-1

CLASS B
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1976 Parchment (Deanna Dustin) Sturgis 15-8, 15-11
1977 Sturgis (Carol Griffith) South Haven  
1978 Livonia Clarenceville (Tom Teeters) Flint Ainsworth 15-6, 15-13
1979 Battle Creek Pennfield (Vicky LaRouech) Saginaw Eisenhower 15-6, 15-10
1980 Saginaw Eisenhower (Marilyn Black) Livonia Clarenceville 16-14, 15-9
1981 Stevensville-Lakeshore (Diana Davis) Warren Woods 15-8, 15-7
1982 Battle Creek Lakeview (Linda Marick) Stevensville-Lakeshore 14-16, 15-4, 15-11
1983 Richmond (Becky Dickieson) Fenton 15-11, 13-15, 15-8
1984 Saline (Kerri Jedele) Battle Creek Lakeview 16-14, 13-15, 15-2
1985 South Haven (Dene Hadden) Madison Heights Bishop Foley 9-15, 15-10, 15-3
1986 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Grand Rapids Forest Hills Cent. 15-9, 15-10
1987 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Grand Rapids Forest Hills Cent. 15-5, 15-3
1988 Sturgis (Carol Griffith) Redford Bishop Borgess 15-12, 15-11
1989 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Pinconning 15-2, 15-1
1990 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Fenton 15-6, 15-7
1991 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 16-14, 15-5
1992 Pinconning (Jeff Williams) Fenton 15-5, 15-10
1993 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Marysville 6-15, 15-1, 15-5
1994 Richland-Gull Lake (Kim Poteau) Holland Christian 15-0, 15-6
1995 Stevensville-Lakeshore (Diana Davis) Lake Odessa-Lakewood 15-5, 15-13
1996 Comstock (Jeff Borr) Charlotte 15-0, 15-6
1997 Marysville (John Knuth) Charlotte 15-10, 15-12
1998 Marysville (John Knuth) Pinconning 15-7, 15-8
1999 Marysville (John Knuth) Stevensville Lakeshore 15-5, 15-0

CLASS C-D
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1976 Flint Holy Rosary (Jo Lake) Kalamazoo Christian 14-5, 13-8

CLASS C
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1977 Edwardsburg (Patricia Rezutko) Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 2-1 (games; no scores avail.)
1978 Grand Rapids Forest Hills North.
(Joan VandenBosch)
Center Line St. Clement 15-9, 15-4
1979 Berrien Springs (James Bermingham) Napoleon 15-8, 15-12
1980 Berrien Springs (James Bermingham) Battle Creek Pennfield 12-15, 15-6, 15-2
1981 Battle Creek Pennfield (Vicky LaRouech) Burton Atherton 13-15, 15-4, 15-13
1982 Berrien Springs (James Bermingham) Battle Creek Pennfield 15-10, 16-14
1983 Burton Atherton (Mary Down) Berrien Springs 11-15, 15-13, 15-6
1984 Berrien Springs (James Bermingham) Morenci 10-15, 15-11, 15-13
1985 Berrien Springs (James Bermingham) Newaygo 14-16, 15-6, 15-8
1986 Berrien Springs (Jeff Zimmerman) Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 11-15, 15-10, 15-9
1987 Hanover-Horton (Karen L. Clark) Rogers City 10-15, 15-6, 15-13
1988 Rogers City (Dan Cox) Battle Creek Pennfield 15-13, 15-8
1989 Hanover-Horton (Karen L. Clark) Burton Bentley 12-15, 15-8, 15-12
1990 Saranac (Annette Schneider) Bronson 15-6, 15-6
1991 Hanover-Horton (Karen L. Clark) Buchanan 15-4, 15-2
1992 Concord (Tim Wallbaum) Burton Atherton 15-6, 15-6
1993 Burton Atherton (Tracey Berry) Holton 15-5, 16-14
1994 Holton (Ed Bailey) Pewamo-Westphalia 16-14, 15-8
1995 Burton Atherton (Tim Bearden) Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port 16-14, 19-17
1996 Hanover-Horton (Bill Abbott) Montague 15-8, 15-11
1997 Hanover-Horton (Bill Abbott) Lake Fenton 15-13, 15-9
1998 Lake Fenton (Will Stanton) Maple City Glen Lake 15-9, 12-15, 15-8
1999 St. Louis (Gary Stanglewicz) Maple City Glen Lake 15-13, 15-1

CLASS D
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1977 Flint Holy Rosary (Bill Herman) Battle Creek St. Philip 12-14, 15-3, 15-5
1978 Leland (Mike Kenney) Ann Arbor Greenhills 15-11, 15-8
1979 Battle Creek St. Philip (Becky Emrich) Leland 12-15, 15-9, 15-13
1980 Leland (Mike Kenney) North Adams 15-4, 15-13
1981 Saranac (Annette Schneider) Leland 15-8, 1-15, 15-5
1982 Saginaw Mich. Lutheran Seminary
(Joann Hart)
Leland 15-7, 15-12
1983 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Dryden 9-15, 16-14, 15-5
1984 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Dryden 15-1, 15-10
1985 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Ottawa Lake-Whiteford 15-7, 15-5
1986 Concord (Marty Andrews) Leland 15-9, 15-9
1987 Concord (Marty Andrews) Suttons Bay 15-6, 15-9
1988 Potterville (Sheryl Mox) Battle Creek St. Philip 15-10, 15-6
1989 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Potterville 15-1, 15-8
1990 Potterville (Sheryl Mox) Battle Creek St. Philip 3-15, 15-9, 15-10
1991 Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (Julie Arbour) Dryden 15-6, 15-13
1992 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Dryden 16-14, 15-2
1993 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Dryden 15-5, 15-6
1994 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 15-6, 15-9
1995 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Maple City Glen Lake 15-9, 15-1
1996 Adrian Lenawee Christian (Sheila Bragg) Maple City Glen Lake 15-9, 15-12
1997 Battle Creek St. Philip (Sheila Guerra) Center Line St. Clement 15-6, 15-9
1998 Mendon (Kathy Trenary) Battle Creek St. Philip 15-12, 10-15, 15-13
1999 Mendon (Kathy Trenary) Potterville 15-8, 15-13

Upper Peninsula

OPEN CLASS
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1980 St. Ignace (Clarlyn Paquin) Bessemer 15-6, 15-11
1981 Brimley (Charles Compo) Watersmeet 15-3, 15-10
1982 Brimley (Charles Compo) Ironwood 16-14, 8-15, 15-4
1983 Brimley (Charles Compo) Ironwood 15-6, 15-7
1984 Brimley (Charles Compo) Bessemer 15-3, 15-11
1985 Brimley (Charles Compo) Bessemer 15-5, 15-8
1986 Sault Ste. Marie (Shaun Antler) DeTour 9-15, 15-10, 15-11
1987 Brimley (Charles Compo) Escanaba 15-3, 15-5
1988 Brimley (Charles Compo) Cedarville 15-11, 15-9
1989 Escanaba (Sandy Raymond) Cedarville 15-11, 15-10
1990 Escanaba (Sandy Raymond) Cedarville 15-9, 11-15, 15-7


CLASS A-B-C
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1991 Ironwood (Michelle Kanipes) Newberry 11-15, 15-0, 15-11
1992 Ironwood (Michelle Kanipes) Escanaba 15-13, 15-2
1993 Escanaba (Sandy Raymond) Ironwood 15-9, 15-7
1994 Iron Mountain (Tracy Beadlescomb) Marquette 16-14, 15-5
1995 Marquette (Heather Koenig) Rudyard 12-15, 15-6, 15-8
1996 Rudyard (Ellen Perry) Iron Mountain 14-16, 15-12, 15-3
1997 Ironwood (Michelle Kanipes) Rudyard 15-5, 15-3
1998 Houghton (John Chrsitianson) Marquette 15-7, 15-5
1999 +Ishpeming Westwood (Jean Jandron) Escanaba 15-6, 15-11
1999 #St. Ignace (Leonard Thomas) Houghton 15-10, 15-13
+Class A-B Championship #Class C Championship

CLASS D
Year Champion (Coach) Runner-Up Score
1991 Brimley (Walter Hyvarinen) Cedarville 9-15, 15-12, 15-11
1992 Cedarville (Mark Engle) Brimley 15-6, 15-6
1993 Cedarville (Mark Engle) Bessemer 15-4, 15-7
1994 Cedarville (Mark Engle) Brimley 15-1, 15-9
1995 Cedarville (Mark Engle) Bessemer 12-15, 15-8, 16-14
1996 Cedarville (Stephanie Tuori) Iron Mountain N. Dickinson 15-3, 15-10
1997 Cedarville (Brianna Freel) Bessemer 15-1, 15-8
1998 Bessemer (Tracy Rowe) Cedarville 10-15, 16-14, 15-6
1999 Rapid River (Lisa Kanyuh) Cedarville 13-15, 15-10, 15-7