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Pius Ends Lancers Girls Volleyball Season
The Brookfield Central volleyball team finished the season 28-15, after the Pius Popes won sectional semifinals.
It just wasn't meant to be.
The Lancers girls volleyball team had high hopes for their first state berth this year but the Pius Popes got in the way, knocking Brookfield Central out of the sectional semifinals Thursday night on Central's home court.
The final score was 3-1: 26-24, 25-16, 16-25, 25-15.
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JSOnline.com sports reporters previewed the girls' dreams and detailed how they were dashed.
Maybe this will help soothe the loss: a look back at this from the Lancers beat the Popes (and Burlington and Menomonee Falls) to win the gold bracket championships of this 16-team varsity invitational, also at home.
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Another fun part of the season: when Central defeated cross-town rival Brookfield East as both teams wore pink and black to support breast cancer research.
Have some great individual or team shots from the season? Upload and share them here to cap off a strong season.
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