Some wondered if St. Maries would win another state volleyball championship. It’s not that the cupboard has been bare. But it has been 16 years since the Lumberjacks hung a banner in their gym. The drought is over. The Lumberjacks broke through for the first time since 1993, sweeping Kimberly 25-21, 25-19, 26-24 in a hard-fought 3A state final at Coeur d’Alene High School’s Elmer Jordan Court before a crowd estimated at 750. Second-year coach Missy Asbury started on three state title teams during St. Maries’ storied 10-year string of championships. After the Lumberjacks finished runner-up last year, she told her team that it had the ingredients to capture a title/Greg Lee, Sportslink. More here.