Helias wins Class 3 state volleyball title

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Helias won Missouri's Class 3 high school volleyball championship on Saturday, downing Villa Duchesne 25-18, 18-25, 25-17.

The Lady Crusaders grab the title with a 43-0-1 season record.

Editor's Note: A full game story appears in Sunday's newspaper and is posted online via this link. A transcript of News Tribune reporter Tony Hawley's gametime tweets follows.

  1. 6:42 PM - Up next is Class 3 title match between Helias (42-0-1) and Villa Duchesne (31-9-2). #mopreps
  2. 6:59 PM - Timeout Villa Duchesne. Helias leads G1 9-3. #mopreps
  3. 7:07 PM - Helias leads 18-11. Timeout Villa Duchesne after 2 kills by Erica Haslag, an ace by Blake Berhorst and a block by Haslag. #mopreps
  4. 7:13 PM - Helias takes G1 25-18. Lady Crusaders one game from state title. #mopreps
  5. 7:24 PM - Helias takes timeout trailing 12-8. #mopreps
  6. 7:29 PM - Helias takes timeout trailing 19-12. #mopreps
  7. 7:35 PM - Villa Duchesne wins G2 25-18. One set for the whole ball of wax. #mopreps
  8. 7:35 PM - Only the fourth set Helias has dropped all season. #mopreps
  9. 7:44 PM - Villa Duchesne timeout. Helias leads 11-6. #mopreps
  10. 7:50 PM - Helias up 19-11. Timeout Villa Duchesne. #mopreps
  11. 7:56 PM - Helias wins state title! 25-18, 18-25, 25-17. #mopreps
  12. 7:57 PM - Helias now 43-0-1. #mopreps

Full game story now posted:

Helias finishes undefeated season with state volleyball title

Previous coverage:

Helias volleyball advances to state championship

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