By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Silver Lake and Rossville's volleyball teams both took their first steps to state tournament berths with Class 3A and 2A regional championships Monday night.
Kylie Hanni and the Silver Lake Eagles will host a Class 3A sub-state volleyball tournament on Saturday. [File photo/TSN]
Nora Burdiek and Rossville volleyball will host a Class 2A sub-state on Saturday. [File photo]
The Eagles and Bulldawgs will now host sub-state tournaments on Saturday, vying for berths in next week's state tournaments at Hutchinson (3A) and Dodge City (2A).
Silver Lake, top-ranked in 3A, rolled to three straight regional wins Monday night on their home court, taking a 25-9, 25-8 win over Council Grove, a 25-16, 25-11 win over Hiawatha and a 25-11, 25-18 win over Pleasant Ridge to wrap up the regional crown.
The Eagles will host 3A sub-state No. 1 on Saturday, facing Perry-Lecompton in one semifinal while Nemaha Central will face Riley County in the other semi. The two winners will meet for the sub-state title.
Rossville hosted a 2A regional Monday and the Bulldawgs went a perfect 3-0 with a 25-10, 25-8 win over McLouth, a 25-13, 25-8 victory over Central Heights and a 25-9, 25-14 win over Mission Valley.
The Bulldawgs will host 2A sub-state No. 2 on Saturday, taking on Cair Paravel Latin in a semifinal match while Maur Hill-Mt. Academy will square off against Kansas City Christian in the other semifinal. The two winners will play for the sub-state championship.
Cair Paravel went 2-1 in Monday's 2A regional at Jefferson North, posting a 26-24, 19-25, 26-24 win over Horton and a 25-16, 25-16 win over Atchison County before dropping a 25-16, 25-23 match to Jefferson North.
Washburn Rural, the No. 1 Class 6A West seed, will be aiming for its ninth straight state berth in a Saturday sub-state at Rural. [File photo/TSN]
Class 6A sub-state at Washburn Rural
Perennial state power Washburn Rural will be looking for its 27th Class 6A state tournament berth in Kevin Bordewick's 31st year as head coach and ninth straight when Rural hosts a sub-state tournament on Saturday.
The Junior Blues, the No. 1 West seed at 28-6, will open their sub-state bid with a semifinal match against Wichita West (5-29) while Maize (16-20) will face Wichita East (5-28) in the other semifinal before the two winners face off in the championship match.
The sub-state champion will advance to next week's Class 6A state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina.
Hailey Schmidtlein and Hayden volleyball will host a Class 4A sub-state tournament on Saturday. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Class 4A sub-state at Hayden
Hayden, third in Class 4A a year ago, will host a sub-state tournament on Saturday (1 p.m. start) in the Bueltel Activity Center, vying for a return trip to state next week at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
The Wildcats, 26-9 on the season and the No. 4 East seed, will Labette County (12-22) in a semifinal match while No. 5 seed Eudora (25-10) will take on Ottawa (12-20) in the other semifinal.
The two semifinal winners will square off in the sub-state championship match.
Class 6A sub-state at Wichita Northwest
Topeka High (13-20), the No. 10 Class 6A West seed, will compete in a Saturday sub-state at Wichita Northwest, with the Trojans facing Wichita North (16-18) in the second semifinal.
Host Northwest (28-6) will play Liberal (5-28) in the first semifinal, with the two winners playing for the sub-state title.
The 6A state tournament will be played next week at the Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina.
Class 5A sub-state at Blue Valley Southwest
Shawnee Heights, the No. 8 East seed with a 19-16 record, will compete in a Class 5A sub-state Saturday at Blue Valley Southwest.
The T-Birds will face United Kansas Conference rival Basehor-Linwood (16-19) in the first sub-state semifinal before host Blue Valley Southwest (28-4) will take on Kansas City-Washington (9-17) in the other semi.
The two semifinal winners will square off in the sub-state final, with the winner advancing to next week's 5A state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina.
Class 5A sub-state at St. Thomas Aquinas
Highland Park, the No. 7 East seed at 17-14, will compete in a Class 5A Saturday sub-state, hosted by defending state champion St. Thomas Aquinas.
The Scots will face Meadowlark Conference rival Kansas City-Harmon (10-13) in the second semifinal, following a semi between Aquinas (25-5) and Bonner Springs (10-18).
The two semifinal winners will play in the sub-state final, with the champion advancing to next week's 5A state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina.
Class 5A sub-state at Kapaun Mt. Carmel
Topeka West will compete in a Class 5A sub-state tournament Saturday at Kapaun Mt. Carmel, with the Chargers the No. 13 West seed.
West will face host Kapaun Mt. Carmel (25-10) in the first semifinal before Hays (25-10) takes on Salina South (20-16) in the second semifinal.
The two winners will play for the sub-state title, with the champion moving on to next week's 5A state tournament at the Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina.
