For Madilyn Botelho, it never gets old playing for a state title.

The Cardinal senior was recently a part of Case's third straight state championship in softball last spring. Now Botelho is going to be playing in her second volleyball title game in four seasons.

"From the start of the season, we knew we had something special," said Botelho, who finished with a game-high 16 kills and 14 digs in the No. 3 Cardinals 3-1 state semifinal victory over the defending Division 3 state champion Medfield. "We knew that if we wanted to get it done, we're going to fight as hard as we could."

With the win, Case (22-2) advances to their second state championship in four years with the last coming in 2022. The Cardinals will face No. 1 Bellingham at a time and date to be determined.

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