{"id":33915,"date":"2025-11-01T22:40:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T22:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/33915\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T22:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T22:40:13","slug":"led-by-stellar-senior-class-beaver-sweeps-oakland-catholic-for-wpial-3a-volleyball-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/33915\/","title":{"rendered":"Led by stellar senior class, Beaver sweeps Oakland Catholic for WPIAL 3A volleyball crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Josh Rizzo<\/p>\n

Saturday, November 1, 2025 | 6:08 PM<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s seniors celebrate with the trophy after beating Oakland Catholic in the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Kayden Blinn hits against Oakland Catholic during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Anna Vinopal hits against Oakland Catholic\u2019s Michayla Booth during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Kaylee Kisling hits past Oakland Catholic\u2019s Josie Fontana during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Oakland Catholic\u2019s Raegan Mascaro hits against Beaver during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Oakland Catholic\u2019s Michayla Booth hits against Beaver\u2019s Jaedyn Brown (l) and Alaina Malobabich during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Oakland Catholic\u2019s Rory O\u2019Connell hits against Beaver\u2019s Kailyn Connelly during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Kaylee Kisling and Kailyn Connelly defend on Oakland Catholic\u2019s Josie Fontana during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Kailyn Connelly (r) and Kayden Blinn defend on Oakland Catholic\u2019s Josie Fontana during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Alaina Malobabich hits past Oakland Catholic\u2019s Zephaniah Troxler-Scott during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver celebrates after beating Oakland Catholic in the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Kaylee Kisling, Alaina Malobabich (l) and Kailyn Connelly (r) celebrate after beating Oakland Catholic in the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Kaylee Kisling (r) and Kailyn Connelly defend on Oakland Catholic\u2019s Eve Wrabley during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Beaver\u2019s Aubrey Bumblis celebrates with Jaedyn Brown after a kill against Oakland Catholic during the WPIAL Class 3A volleyball championship Saturday at Peters Township High School.<\/p>\n

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Susan Pollins has spent nine years with the seniors on the Beaver girls volleyball team. The Bobcats coach believes any group coming behind them will have a high hurdle to clear to match what they\u2019ve accomplished.<\/p>\n

Beaver, the No. 2 seed, swept Oakland Catholic 3-0 (25-15, 27-25, 27-25) in the WPIAL Class 3A championship match Saturday at AHN Arena at Peters Township to win the program\u2019s third district title. The Bobcats also won in 2023, when this group was sophomores.<\/p>\n

Aubrey Bumblis, Kailyn Connelly, Alaina Malobabich, Jaedyn Brown and Anna Vinopal were Beaver\u2019s seniors.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn and off high school, they played club for me, they\u2019ve been with me since they were in seventh grade,\u201d Pollins said. \u201cThey\u2019re probably going to go down as probably the best senior class to ever come through Beaver volleyball. They push each other to get better every day and they want it. You can tell they have their minds set on their goals and they refuse to let anyone down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beaver (19-1) had to fight ferociously to win the second and third sets. The Bobcats fought off three set points. Connelly, a 6-foot-3 middle hitter, said the previous championship experience helped.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very nerve wracking and it\u2019s crazy because there\u2019s a huge crowd and a lot of different components to it that make it hard to concentrate,\u201d Connelly said. \u201cBut you have to lock in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top-seeded Oakland Catholic (19-2) had swept Beaver earlier this season. Eagles coach Jenna Potts said it was a difficult match to get settled in.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some first-set jitters and then we didn\u2019t quite recover,\u201d Potts said. \u201cI think the rhythm of our game was different than normal, but I give them credit for fighting back each time. I think we had some tough calls against us at some crucial moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eagles took a 25-24 lead in the second set on a kill by Michayla Booth. Beaver then won three consecutive points that featured attack errors.<\/p>\n

Connelly said she felt Beaver was more prepared for Oakland Catholic\u2019s attack this time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were ready to work today,\u201d Connelly said. \u201cWe were not prepared the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Connelly smashed a kill to give Beaver a 19-13 lead in the fourth set. Oakland Catholic responded with a 9-2 run to take the lead, 22-21.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had nothing left to lose,\u201d Potts said. \u201cWe\u2019re either going to fight or we\u2019re not. I think they realized it was do-or-die time and they fought back. That\u2019s how our team rolls. It\u2019s unfortunate that in two sets we scored two points less than the other team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beaver battled back to tie the third set at 25. The Bobcats then won the title following an Oakland Catholic attack error and a block by Malobabich.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all took a big breath and just needed to talk each other up,\u201d Connelly said.<\/p>\n

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