Editor's Note: It was not the ending that Coach Ali Burton and her squad wanted, but it was a testament on the fact that Bridgeport High School volleyball is a state-established program as BHS went to the state tournament for the 11th-straight year under Burton. Although the team lost in the opening round, they still proved they belong annually with the best. This story by Jeff Toquinto ran Nov. 11 on Connect-Bridgeport. Please note that all state championship appearance stories where teams finished in the same round or place, the tiebreak arethe number of hits on the story.