
The
Virginia
Class
6
volleyball
state
championship
marked
a
momentous
occasion
for
the
Charles
J.
Colgan
Sr.
High
School
girls
varsity
volleyball
team
as
they
became
the
victors
of
the
hard-fought
game,
bringing
home
the
state
title.
The
Colgan
High
Sharks
faced
the
hard-hitting
Herndon
Hornets
from
neighboring
Fairfax
County
Public
Schools
at
Virginia
Commonwealth
University's
Sigel
Center
in
a
match
up
that
would
be
one
for
the
books.
The
Sharks
went
into
the
state
final
with
a
26-4
record
and
came
out
on
top
winning
three
of
four
sets
during
the
big
game,
making
Colgan
the
first
Prince
William
County
high
school
to
win
a
state
volleyball
title
in
18
years.
This
would
also
be
Colgan's
first
state
championship
since
it
opened
in
2016.
"Coming
into
the
season,
I
knew
we
would
be
competitive
and
would
compete
in
the
district
tournament,"
shared
Colgan
Coach
Keith
Mesa.
But
even
he
hadn't
thought
about
what
would
come
next.
The
team
soared
through
the
district
tournament
and
went
on
to
only
lose
one
set
out
of
24
on
their
road
to
the
championship.
It
was
an
impressive
showing,
to
say
the
least,
and
with
only
four
graduating
seniors
this
year,
Coach
Mesa
has
high
hopes
for
next
year
as
well.