Pender wins 1-A state title in volleyball

PENDER BEATS ROSMAN TO CAPTURE 1-A CHAMPIONSIHP

RALEIGH – Junior outside hitter Jenna Baranowski had 23 kills and
three service aces, winning the MVP award to power Pender past Rosman for the 1-A championship. Pender took the match 3-1, winning 25-18, 17-25, 25-22
and 25-20. Pender, which also got 16 kills and 11 digs from Haley
Lanier, won its first state volleyball crown under veteran head coach Ray Horton in its fifth trip to the championship match. Pender was the
runner-up in both 2006 and ’08.
Joanna Whitmire led the way for Rosman, 31-2, with 17
kills while Leah Kilpatrick recorded 17 digs. Rosman was in the championship
match for the first time since winning a title in 2002.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2009 STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Reynolds Coliseum, N.C.State, Raleigh

1-A CHAMPIONSHIP
Pender def. Rosman 25-18, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20