GIRLS VOLLEYBALL | STATE JOURNAL/WISCNEWS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sauk Prairie senior named the 2025 State Journal/WiscNews girls volleyball Player of the Year Olivia Janik Nov 25, 2025 Nov 25, 2025 × Sauk Prairie girls volleyball defeats Grafton in five sets to win program’s first WIAA Division 2 state championship. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mallory Hartwig did math after every match this season. kAm%96 $2F< !C2:C:6 8:C=D G@==6J32== D6?:@C 4@F?E65 96C <:==D E9C@F89@FE E96 72== 42>A2:8?[ <66A:?8 2 CF??:?8 E2==J E@ D66 9@H 72C 2H2J D96 H2D 7C@> C6249:?8 `[___ 42C66C <:==D]k^AmkAmw2CEH:8 925 D6E E92E >:=6DE@?6 5FC:?8 96C 7C6D9>2? 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