High school volleyball: Bethany finally gets past regional finals

The Bronchos were in the regional finals, one win away from the state tournament.

But, by the narrowest of margins, Sept. 27 turned out to be different from the previous three years.

With a 3-2 (25-17, 17-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-12) win over Mount St. Mary, Bethany won the regional and advanced to the Class 4A state tournament, which runs Friday and Saturday at Chickasha High School.

It's the first state tournament appearance for Bethany's volleyball program, which is not quite a decade old.

And for five seniors, who have been part of the program for the majority of its existence dating back to junior high, it was a longtime goal achieved.

“The program has come a long way since coach (Kerri) Cagle started it,” senior middle blocker Courtney Bowie said. “It means a ton to be a part of the first team to make it to state.