Bishop Manogue avenged an earlier loss to Reno by winning the Northern 4A Region championship in a thrilling match with the Huskies.
With the win, the Miners got the North's berth in the state volleyball tournament.
Manogue outlasted Reno, 3-2 (19-25, 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, and 16-14) in the final at a raucous, packed gym at Reno High
Neither team led by more than two in the fourth game. Then, the fifth and deciding game was another thriller. Manogue got up 12-7, then the Huskies tied it at 14.
"It could have gone either way at any point in time," Manogue coach Jason Sterrett said. "Both teams, it wasn't a lack of effort, it wasn't a lack of heart, just two great teams playing 'til the end and, fortunately, we came out on top."
Reno did not lose a league game all season and Manogue only had the one loss in league play as the Miners and Huskies dominate the All-North team.
The RGJ sports staff selects the All-North prep sports selections.
Here is the RGJ All-North volleyball team:
All-North
Karson Nakagawa, junior, Reno
The 5-5 junior setter had 36 aces, 835 assists and 171 digs to lead the Huskies to a 30-3 record. .
Kaila Spevak, senior, McQueen
The 5-7 senior libero/outside hitter, who signed with Nevada, had 237 kills, 43 aces and 226 digs for the Lancers. .
Parker Buddy, senior, Reno
The 6-0 senior outside hitter had 261 kills and 214 digs to lead the Huskies to a 30-3 record. She signed with Eastern Washington.
Kaitlynn Biassou, junior, Reno
The junior helped lead the Huskies to an undefeated regular season, 30-3 overall,
Talyn Jackson, senior, Douglas
The 5-11 senior setter had 308 kills, 47 aces, 167 digs and 324 assists for the Tigers. Jackson signed with Virginia Tech.
Mary Redl-Harge, senior, Bishop Manogue
The 6-0 senior outside hitter had a team-high 368 kills for the Northern Region champion Miners.
Taylor deProsse, senior, Bishop Manogue
The 5-5 defensive specialist had 48 aces and 311 digs for the Northern Region-champion Miners.
Allison Gunderson, junior, Bishop Manogue
The 5-10 outside hitter helped the Miners win the Region championship
