It was nothing but joy and excitement for St.Thomas More girls volleyball team on Nov. 15 at the Cajundome.

For the fifth time in a row, the Cougars have captured an LHSAA Volleyball State championship winning the Division II title. They stand as lone 337-area team to bring home some hardware this year as the last standing team of the 2025 season.

“It was very exhilarating," STM volleyball coach Jessica Burke said on her team’s championship finish. “I think its great for our school. Our school is a school that excels in a lot of different areas: the arts, academics, athletics, so we’re the first opportunity for our school to win the state championship with this being the first tournament.

“So the ability to kind of set us off with the gold standard, it’s pretty fun but all of our athlet

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