It wasn’t the dream ending the Livingston High boys volleyball team had hoped. The Wolves ultimately didn’t get to hoist the state championship trophy on Saturday after falling to Mater Dei Catholic 3-1 in the CIF State Division IV championship match at Fresno City College.
The Crusaders held off the Wolves 25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16 to set off their own celebration on their side of the net.
That didn’t stop the hundreds of fans dressed in purple, who made the 90-minute drive south on Highway 99, from letting out a large roar when Livingston coach Mike Alvernaz held up the runner-up trophy…