Hillsboro
at a glance
Record: 30-9, Region 2 champion.
Coach: Jamie Rerick.
Recent state tournament history: The Burros are making their first state tournament appearance since winning the state title in 2000.
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Starting lineup: Sr. S Mary Huotari (532 assists, 47 service aces, 131 digs); sr. MH Ashley Haines (338 kills, 33 service aces, 203 digs, 59 blocks); sr. MH Kristen Eblen (185 kills, 18 service aces, 53 blocks); sr. OH Kendra Leidholm (280 kills, 53 service aces, 288 digs, 17 blocks); soph. OH Allison Bertsch (91 kills, 41 service aces, 169 digs); sr. RH Haley Ambuehl (93 kills, 44 assists, 22 blocks); sr. libero Megan Mueller (306 digs).
Top reserves: Jr. RH Katrina Meyer (56 kills); jr. S Laura Schumacher (208 assists, 13 service aces).
Coach Rerick says: "Ashley definitely is one of our top hitters. But we have good hitters to go with her. Our hitting depth is one of our strengths. And our defense has a lot to do with our success. We play good defense and have good passers. . . . I had high expectations (going into the season). We have six seniors who are all really experienced. Our whole team's goal was to make it to state."
Noteworthy: Reserve Kiley Coles has a connection to the 2000 state championship team; her older sister, Kinsey, was the leading hitter on that team. . . . Rerick is in her first season as the Burros' head coach after two seasons as an assistant. . . . Haines was named outstanding senior player in both District 3 and Region 2.
