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MAYVILLE, Wis. (CBS 58) — A small town was put in a big spotlight Tuesday night, as Mayville High School hosted Wisconsin's first-ever outdoor sanctioned volleyball match on their football field.

"Normally we don't have this many people that can fit in the gym, and I mean, here they are, fitting in the stands of a football field," said Marissa Vander Schaaf, libero and team captain for Mayville's varsity girls volleyball team.

The school spent months planning the Battle of the Marsh - a vision from head coach Alan Capps.

"I got a little emotional, because we've worked so hard on this," Capps said Tuesday night.

He wanted his team to play under the football stadium lights after seeing it work at schools in other states.

"I always tell the girls, dream big, then work your butt o

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