REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) – Immanuel Girls’ volleyball program boasts four state titles in its history, with two of those coming in the last two years.

After winning the Division V championship last season, moving up to the Division IV bracket this year proved to be no problem for the Eagles. Immanuel swept Capistrano Valley Christian to secure back-to-back state titles.

Aubrey Turmon described the victory as the best way to end her senior season. “It’s like a weight almost lifted off your chest,” she said. “This whole season, we’ve been working so hard, growing together, doing the hard drills. It’s just like the final moment of hurrah, like, we did it, and it’s just such an amazing feeling. I wish everybody could feel it.”

The start of the Eagles’ season, however, wasn’t as victorious. “Those first couple of games did not go as well as we planned,” Turmon admitted. Early losses and a slew of injuries had the team off to a rocky start. But the girls say it was their chemistry that helped them push through.

One of Aubrey’s favorite parts of the team’s sisterhood is the support they give each other both on the court and on the bench. “Our bench is so fun,” she shared. “We celebrate by making a human bench press, we bowl and hit each other. We’re so fun. If you ask them, I’m known for cartwheels. Nobody really talks about it as much, the energy on the bench. It calmed our nerves throughout our whole game that day.”

For some players, it was their first trip to the state championship, while others were more familiar with the experience. Still, the day felt like any other game. “It didn’t consume us,” said coach Alyssa Denhartong. “I wasn’t nervous. The girls seemed pretty relaxed. We were laughing a lot. It’s a trademark of our culture.”

For Coach Alyssa, the state title wasn’t even the best part of the season. “There’s so much more to what these girls have done through the season than that state championship,” she explained. “As cool as it is, and I’m so proud of them, I’m more proud of just how they’ve carried themselves and how they’ve represented themselves the whole season.”
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