Trevor Novotny, Catholic Memorial
Just days after being named the Wisconsin boys volleyball coaches' Player of the Year, Catholic Memorial junior outside hitter Trevor Novotny went out and proved his accolade on the state's biggest stage and earned this weeks Splash of the Week.
Catholic Memorial entered the WIAA boys volleyball state tournament last weekend as the top-ranked team among the statewide boys volleyball coaches. Headlining the Crusaders squad was state P.O.Y Novotny, who had tallied 392 kills on the season prior to the state tournament, as well as All-State First Team senior libero Dan Casper. 
While Casper played a very strong tournament series himself, picking up 25 digs on the weekend, Novotny stole the show at Wisconsin Lutheran College with 59 kills on .385 hitting in a trio of three-set sweeps to win Catholic Memorial's second state title and first since 2000.
Novotny had a bit of a rough opening match against a very big Kaukauna block on Friday, yet still registered a match-high 14 kills. Saturday the Crusader P.O.Y. was nearly unstoppable with a record-breaking 27 kills and just two errors on 43 total attempts, for a blistering .581 hitting percentage in CMH's pasting of upset-minded Westosha Central. In the championship nightcap against second-ranked Marquette, Novotny kept the hot hand with 18 kills on .367 hitting to score the sweep for the gold ball. Novotny also added 14 digs and eight service aces in the Crusaders' three-sweep state tournament.
Novotny officially etched his name into the boys state volleyball record books, posting his name on the following lists:
-- Kills (3 sets) - 1st, 27 vs. Westosha Central
-- Attempts (3 sets) - t5th, 43 vs. Westosha Central
-- Hit Percentage (3 sets) - 4th, .581 (27-3-43) vs. Westosha Central
-- Aces (Tournament) - t3rd, 8 in 3 matches
Novotny not only dominated the state level last weekend, but he also received the MVP award at the National Club Tournament where his West Allis-based team won the championship. The bad news for opposing teams next year? He'll be back for his senior season.
Honorable Mention
Waunakee Football: For the second straight season, Division 2 heavyweights from the state's major metro-areas clashed for the right to go to play at Camp Randall. And for the second straight season, Waunakee got the better of Franklin, posting a 23-7 victory to move onto defend its WIAA Division 2 state title. Warrior running back Hunter Darger kicked off the scoring with a 3-yard run to open the second quarter and a Jared Staege pass from Leo Musso made it 14-0. Musso rushed for a touchdown himself in the third quarter, leading Waunakee with 110 yards on 26 carries.
Jacob Schultz, St. Mary's Springs: Schultz rushed for a Level 4-high three touchdowns and 310 yards on 24 carries in St. Mary's Springs' 34-8 WIAA playoff victory over previously unbeaten Bangor Saturday. Springs moves on to face Edgar in the Division 5 title game Thursday.
Waukesha West Football: The Wolverines' defense held Melvin Gordon to 145 yards and 1 touchdown and the entire Kenosha Bradford squad nearly 40 points below its season scoring average to earn its second ever state berth and first since the Wolverines won Division 2 title in 2004. Brandon Berghoefer ran for a touchdown and threw for another while running back Joe Schobert scored a touchdown on 24 carries and 184 yards.
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