This tournament is a special thing near & dear to the hearts of those who volunteer to run it. You heard us mention in the prayer each night that this tournament supports Catholic Education in the Milwaukee Archdiocese. When the numbers are finalized this year we will have donated over $140,000 over the past 19 years to allow children the opportunity to attend Catholic schools. In addition, almost $48,000 will have been donated to support the Foundation for Religious Retirement in the Milwaukee area. Thank you for supporting our efforts to accomplish this!
The 2024 Seton Tournament:
68 teams played in 3 Seton Divisions
5 conferences and 10 league divisions represented
686 rostered athletes
139 coaches
156 matches played
379 sets played (55 sets were decided by 3 points or less)
12 sets went into extra points (2 were decided on the cap in pool play)
13,256 total points scored
12 bracket play matches went 4 sets
4 matches, including the girls D1 championship, went 5 sets (St. Robert won 3 of those 4 matches on their way to winning their championship--first time a champion has done that)
All 3 champions won the first banner (any division) for their schools
An infinite amount of memories the players will carry with them forever
9 incredible sponsors
1 amazing tournament!
Congratulations again to all 68 teams on your invitations, your competition, and to our champions!
To make this tournament run, many people have a hand in making The Seton what it is. As Tournament Director I would like to publicly thank:
Our ACES sponsors, Catholic Memorial High School, Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club, and Radiology Waukesha for their generous financial support of the Seton Volleyball Tournament.
Our tournament host sites: The Milwaukee Sting Center and Catholic Memorial High School for being so welcoming and for the use of your wonderful facilities again this year!
Our official photographer Glen Barkow of TosaSportsPics—please see his link on this website under 2024 Pictures for action photos from each court the entire tournament and official photos of the Final Four teams.
Tournament Officials – all of our officials are WIAA certified and many have worked the HS boys or girls State Tournaments.
A big thank you to our scorekeepers (many of whom are Seton alumni)!
All the Seton Committee members, especially Assistant Tournament Directors Jeremy Greasby and Mark Hickok for their tireless efforts helping this tournament run for more than a decade!
Our Division Directors – Alex & Kristi Colias (Boys), Renee Traeger (Girls Division 2), and Michael Bugenhagen (Girls Division 1) for their organization and helping coaches navigate the registration and check-in process.
Seton Committee Members Keri Spencer, Craig Papka, and Matt Maigatter.
Jeff Krueger and the entire Waukesha Catholic Athletic Board for their help and support throughout the tournament.
Catholic Memorial HS & members of the CMH boys & girls volleyball programs for assisting with Final Four line judging.
The Catholic Memorial Booster Club for providing concessions at CMH.
The Milwaukee Sting Center for all of their help and logistical support, as well as running concessions during the weeknight matches.
All the Waukesha Catholic student & parent volunteers who helped in big and small ways throughout the tournament.
Everyone in the neon yellow shirts, the line judges, admissions workers, division directors, and our tournament committee members are all volunteers. All-tolled this year over 350 volunteer slots were filled totaling over 1800 volunteer hours to make this tournament run. Most of the key tournament committee members spent over 55 hours present on-site during the 7-day tournament. I truly appreciate all that each one has done to make this tournament be the special event that it is for all of the teams, coaches, schools, and families participating.
We appreciate all of the personal comments of appreciation, thank you notes, and online messages. We do this for the kids and to support the causes which this tournament supports. Thank you for supporting our efforts and supporting all of the coaches, teams, and schools--without all of them this tournament does not happen.
Best of luck to all of the student athletes who participated in the tournament. We hope you made some wonderful memories and wish you the best of luck in high school!
We hope to see you all at The Seton in 2025!
We have six amazing SPIKERS level sponsors whose generous contributions help us put on The Seton. Thank you to DSHA, MUHS, Pius XI HS, Coello & Associates, Waukesha State Bank, and Tom Matoska-State Farm for your amazing support of The Seton! Please go to our SPONSORS page above to check out their information and visit their websites to learn more about them and their amazing work!
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The Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club is a proud ACES sponsor of the 2024 Elizabeth Seton Volleyball Championships! Click on the logo to learn more about Milwaukee Sting and their volleyball opportunities for boys & girls from Kindergarten through high school age.
One of the main beneficiaries of Seton funds is the Waukesha County Catholic School Tuition Assistance Fund, which issues $1,000 grants to assist families in need with paying a portion of their tuition expense. For more information on the fund and how to apply for a scholarship, please click on the SCHOLARSHIPS tab on the top of the page.
Families looking to apply for the Waukesha County Catholic School Tuition Scholarships should click on the SCHOLARSHIPS tab on top of this page, download the application, and mail it to the address listed. The bottom of the application tells you where to direct any questions you may have. The Seton Tournament and its directors/committee only make the annual donation to the scholarship fund--a committee of Catholic school principals collaborate on reviewing applications and awarding scholarships.
The application deadline is April 1st.