The Florence County School District had a sendoff Wednesday for the volleyball team as it travels to its first state semifinals competition. The team will face Wausau Newman Catholic at 9 a.m. today at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. Volleyball players walk down the main hallway as fellow students and teachers clap and cheer. From left, in front are Ashlyn VanDenHeuvel, Sami DeMuri and Ashley Peterson; second row are Kelsi Chrisman, Naomi Millan and Miley VanDenHeuvel. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

The Florence County School District had a sendoff Wednesday for the volleyball team as it travels to its first state competition. Riding a fire truck down Central Avenue to the elementary school, from left are Kelsi Chrisman, Naomi Millan, Ashley Peterson, Sami DeMuri, Ashlyn VanDenHeuvel, Miley VanDenHeuvel, Abby Tibbs, Taylor Pauly and Emily Wolske. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

The Florence County School District had a send off Wednesday for the volleyball team as it travels to its first state competition. Florence Elementary students hold up signs wishing good luck to the school volleyball team as it travels to the state competition in Green Bay, Wis. today. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)