The Bay Port girls volleyball team is playing for their first-ever Division 1 state championship, a historic moment for the program. They punched their ticket to the title match on November 6, 2026, with a stunningly dominant victory over the No. 2 seed Kimberly in a semifinal showdown at the Resch Center.
Pirates Shut Down Kimberly In Raucous Atmosphere
Talk about showing up when it counts! Bay Port, the No. 3 seed, absolutely brought the heat against Kimberly, taking the match in a straight-set sweep: 25-22, 25-16, 25-12. The Resch Center was loud, it was raucous, and the Pirates kept their composure to pull off this massive win. This victory bumps their record to 26-8 and sets them up for the biggest game of their lives. For a team making just its second state tournament appearance ever, after losing in the quarterfinals back in 2024, this run is just incredible.
Brenna Derousseau And The Squad Kept Their Cool
What makes this win even sweeter? Kimberly actually beat Bay Port 2-0 earlier in the season at the Notre Dame Invite. But the state semifinal was a totally different story. Senior outside hitter Brenna Derousseau said it best: “We definitely knew it was going to be a big game because of the closeness of our teams, and we’ve played them before earlier in the nonconference games. So we knew it was going to be a good match and that there was going to be a lot of fans and the atmosphere was going to be jumping, so I feel like keeping ourselves on our side calm, playing our volleyball, helped us.” That’s the mindset of a champion right there, staying calm in the chaos.
Now, Bay Port is set to face the No. 1 seed Divine Savior Holy Angels on November 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Division 1 title match. Can they finish the job and bring home the program’s first state championship? The whole state will be watching!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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