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Area volleyball: Hill City, Hoxie headed to state
Published on -10/21/2012, 7:08 AM
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OBERLIN – For the first time since 2005, the HIll City High School volleyball team will head to the Class 2A state tournament.
The Ringnecks rolled through the Class 2A Oberlin sub-state with wins against Rock Hills, host Oberlin-Decatur Community and
Smith Center on Saturday to advance to this week's 2A finale in Emporia.
Hill City moved to 35-4 on the year, defeating Smith Center, a 2A qualifier a season ago, 25-20, 25-17. Smith Center defeated Ellis in the semifinals Saturday in three sets, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17.
Class 1A Division I
At WaKeeney, top-seeded Hoxie punched its ticket to this week's state tourney in Hays with a 25-19, 25-7 victory against Logan in the title match. Hoxie and Logan were the top two seeds and received first-round byes. Hoxie enters state with a 36-2 record.
In St. John, Victoria finished as sub-state runner-up as host St. John qualified for the state finale. Victoria defeated Fairfield in the semifinals, 25-15, 25-15, before falling to the Tigers in the title match, 25-16, 25-12. The Knights finished their season at 19-13.
At Stockton, the host Tigers finished sub-state runner-up behind Pike Valley, 25-22, 25-21. Stockton defeated Osborne and Southern Cloud in the first two rounds, but ended its season at 20-16 with the loss. Pike Valley enters state at 20-15 after knocking off top-seeded Thunder Ridge, 25-17, 20-25, 25-12 in the semifinals. Thunder Ridge finished 28-9.
Class 1A Division II
Both Weskan and Wheatland-Grinnell will be headed to Hays after winning their respective sub-states Saturday. Weskan won the Brewster sub-state with a 29-27, 25-16 win against Wallace County in the title match. Weskan was the No. 2 seed behind the Wildcats, and moved to 26-12 with the state-tourney berth. Wheatland-Grinnell won the Dighton sub-state as the top seed, defeating the host in the title match. Wheatland-Grinnell is 29-9.
At Wilson, the host school won 25-21, 11-25, 25-23 win against Beloit-St. John's/Tipton in the title match.
Other volleyball scores:
CLASS 5A
at Newton
Sub-State A
Semifinals—Salina Central def. Maize South, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21; Valley Center def. Salina South, 25-8, 25-10
Championship—Valley Center def. Salina Central, 25-16, 25-17
Sub-State B
Semifinals—Newton def. Hays, 25-5, 25-13; Liberal def. Great Bend, 24-26, 25-19, 25-22
Championship—Newton def. Liberal, 25-10, 25-16
CLASS 4A
at Wamego
Quarterfinals—McPherson def. Chapman, 25-8, 25-12; Wamego def. Clay Center, 25-8, 25-14; Abilene def. Concordia, 27-25, 25-22; Rock Creek def. Smoky Valley, 25-22, 25-21
Semifinals—McPherson def. Rock Creek, 25-17, 25-15; Wamego def. Abilene, 25-27, 25-22, 25-18
Championship—McPherson def. Wamego, 25-17, 25-16
CLASS 3A
at Gypsum
Quarterfinals—Southeast of Saline def. Norton, 25-14, 25-14; Phillipsburg def. Minneapolis, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17; Ellsworth def. Beloit, 25-20, 25-19; Sacred Heart def. Riley County, 25-22, 25-18
Semifinals—Southeast of Saline def. Phillipsburg, 25-21, 26-24; Sacred Heart def. Ellsworth, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23
Championship—Southeast of Saline def. Sacred Heart, 11-25, 25-23, 25-22
at Halstead
Quarterfinals—Sedgwick def. Lyons, 25-8, 25-16; Remington def. Halstead, 25-24, 24-26, 25-18; Hillsboro def. Marion, 25-11, 25-13; Haven def. Hutchinson Trinity, 15-25, 29-27, 25-19
Semifinals—Sedgwick def. Remington, 27-25, 18-25, 25-13; Hillsboro def. Haven, 25-21, 23-25, 25-9
Championship—Hillsboro def. Sedgwick, 25-14, 25-22
CLASS 2A
at Stockton
Quarterfinals—Pike Valley def. Lakeside, 25-17, 20-25, 25-12; Stockton def. Osborne, 25-22, 25-13
Semifinals—Pike Valley def. Thunder Ridge, 25-22, 25-13; Stockton def. Southern Cloud, 25-23, 25-15
Championship—Pike Valley def. Stockton, 25-22, 25-21
at Lincoln
Quarterfinals—Ell-Saline def. Canton-Galva, 25-15 25-14; Republic County def. Bennington, 25-21, 25-14; Central Plains def. Solomon, 25-16, 25-12; Herington def. Lincoln, 16-25, 25-15, 25-15
Semifinals—Herington def. Central Plains, 25-20, 26-24; Ell-Saline def. Republic County, 25-21, 25-16
Championship—Ell-Saline def. Herington, 25-18, 25-18
at Oberlin
Quarterfinals—Hill City def. Rock Hills, 25-8, 25-9; Oberlin def. Oakley, 26-24, 25-19; Smith Center Def. Plainville, 25-17, 25-7; Ellis def. Leoti, 25-12, 25-14
Semifinals—Hill City def. Oberlin, 25-16, 25-19; Smith Center def. Ellis, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17
Championship—Hill city def. Smith Center, 25-20, 25-17
CLASS 1A-I
at WaKeeney
Quarterfinals—Quinter def. Trego, 11-25, 25-22, 25-20; Atwood def. St. Francis, 25-16, 25-17
Semifinals—Hoxie def. Quinter, 25-21, 25-8; Logan def. Atwood, 25-20, 25-17
Championship—Hoxie def. Logan, 25-19, 25-7
CLASS 1A-II
at Brewster
Quarterfinals—Brewster def. Northern Valley, 25-23, 25-22; Golden Plains, def. Cheylin, 25-18, 25-20
Semifinals—Sharon Springs def. Brewster, 25-23, 25-14; Weskan def. Golden Plains, 25-14, 23-25, 25-8
Championship—Weskan def. Sharon Springs, 29-27, 25-16
