BOISE – Championship Saturday turned out to be truly special for the Hillcrest volleyball team.

Coach Dallas Gines said the team set the goal of winning a state title back before the season. The reality was that there was a lot of work to do and a lot of games to play, she said, looking at the goal through a coach’s eyes.

But, judging by the ongoing celebration on the court following the team’s four-set win over Shelley in the 5A title game, maybe the players were on to something.

“I saw early on that we were just the underdogs for so long that we wanted to prove to everyone that we could play,” senior Jenna Jensen said after the postgame festivities and picture taking. “Each of us individually just wanted it so bad.”

The Knights and 5A High Country Conference foe Shelley are no strang

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