What a special run for a special team!
The South Milwaukee-Saint Thomas More-Reagan United boys’ volleyball team is headed to the WIAA State Tournament after a straight-set sectional final win over Franklin on Saturday.
Sixth-seeded United takes on third-seeded Marquette High in a quarterfinal at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the Resch Center. See the full schedule and information here.
And here is the route United took to get there.
This is an inspiring story that began more than a decade ago, as the Rockets, struggling to field a full team of players, joined with Saint Thomas More on a co-op team. Reagan was added after the pandemic, the result of a player — Ethan Jetzker, now one of the top players in the state — writing area athletic directors for a chance to play. South Milwaukee and Saint Thomas More responded.
And the rest is (hopefully) state history.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covers the story here, including that of its head coach, South Milwaukee graduate Tyler Cicigoi. From it …
Before it would even become official – South Milwaukee United – for the 2022 season, Jetzer showed up to South Milwaukee’s open gym for volleyball work.
“I saw this tall kid. I was like, ‘This is gonna be awesome. He’s gonna play middle for us,’” Jetzer said. “And he stuck his hand out and said, ‘Hey, I’m Coach Cicigoi.’ It was great. Right away I knew that he was going to be not only a coach but a friend.”
“He really put in the work right away, he was ready to go,” Cicigoi said of that first impression of Jetzer. “He’s a leader. We came from a one-win team. There’s hope for this program to not just only be good but be great and just seeing that impact he made on the court in an open gym just was incredible.”
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Good Luck United. Wishing you a win.
Hoping for a big win for the team!!! Good luck.