Varsity Volleyball

These Wichita-area volleyball teams are headed to Kansas high school state tournaments

The Andale high school volleyball team enters the Class 4A state tournament with a perfect 39-0 record, looking to repeat as champions in Hutchinson this coming weekend.
The Andale high school volleyball team enters the Class 4A state tournament with a perfect 39-0 record, looking to repeat as champions in Hutchinson this coming weekend. Courtesy

More than a dozen Wichita-area volleyball teams punched their tickets to the Kansas high school state tournament by winning a sub-state championship over the past weekend.

Here’s a look at each area team headed to the state tournament and the KSHSAA schedule for each classification starting with Friday’s pool play.

Class 6A qualifiers (Salina)

No. 2 Wichita Northwest, 33-4

Class 5A qualifiers (Salina)

No. 3 Maize South, 31-5

No. 4 Andover Central, 33-7

No. 5 Hutchinson, 30-7

No. 8 Bishop Carroll, 28-9

Class 4A qualifiers (Hutchinson)

No. 1 Andale, 39-0

No. 2 Circle, 34-4

Class 3A qualifiers (Hutchinson)

No. 4 Cheney, 35-4

No. 8 Smoky Valley, 32-8

Class 2A qualifiers (Dodge City)

No. 1 Hillsboro, 39-1

No. 3 Inman, 34-5

No. 6 Garden Plain, 30-9

Class 1A Division 1 qualifiers (Dodge City)

No. 1 Flinthills, 37-2

No. 3 Pretty Prairie, 36-4

No. 4 Little River, 35-4

Class 1A Division 2 qualifiers (Emporia)

No. 2 Attica, 38-3

No. 5 Hutchinson Central Christian, 27-11

Kansas high school volleyball state tournament schedule, brackets

Class 6A state volleyball schedule

at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina

Seedings: 1. Washburn Rural (40-1); 2. Wichita Northwest (33-4); 3. Mill Valley (30-8); 4. Liberal (27-8); 5. Blue Valley (28-9); 6. BV North (23-10); 7. Lawrence Free State (25-12); 8. BV West (23-13).

Pool 1: Liberal vs. Blue Valley, 8:30 a.m.; Washburn Rural vs. BV West, 9:30; Liberal vs. BV West, 10:30; Washburn Rural vs. Blue Valley, 11:30; Blue Valley vs. BV West, 12:30 p.m.; Washburn Rural vs. Liberal, 1:30.

Pool 2: Mill Valley vs. BV North, 8:30 a.m.; Wichita Northwest vs. Lawrence Free State, 9:30; Mill Valley vs. Lawrence Free State, 10:30; Wichita Northwest vs. BV North, 11:30; BV North vs. Lawrence Free State, 12:30 p.m.; Wichita Northwest vs. Mill Valley, 1:30.

Class 5A state volleyball schedule

at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina

Seedings: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas (35-3); 2. St. James Academy (33-3); 3. Maize South (31-5); 4. Andover Central (33-7); 5. Hutchinson (30-7); 6. Topeka Seaman (30-8); 7. Lansing (26-8); 8. Bishop Carroll (28-9).

Pool 1: Andover Central vs. Hutchinson, 3:30 p.m.; Aquinas vs. Carroll, 4:30; Andover Central vs. Carroll, 5:30; Aquinas vs. Hutchinson, 6:30; Hutchinson vs. Carroll, 7:30; Aquinas vs. Andover Central, 8:30.

Pool 2: Maize South vs. Topeka Seaman, 3:30 p.m.; St. James vs. Lansing, 4:30; Maize South vs. Lansing, 5:30; St. James vs. Topeka Seaman, 6:30; Topeka Seaman vs. Lansing, 7:30; St. James vs. Maize South, 8:30.

Class 4A state volleyball schedule

at Hutchinson Sports Arena

Seedings: 1. Andale (39-0); 2. Circle (34-4); 3. Clay Center (27-10); 4. Paola (26-11); 5. Rock Creek (25-12); 6. Tonganoxie (24-14); 7. Louisburg (20-17); 8. Bishop Miege (16-21).

Pool 1: Paola vs. Rock Creek, 8:30 a.m.; Andale vs. Miege, 9:30; Paola vs. Miege, 10:30; Andale vs. Rock Creek, 11:30; Rock Creek vs. Miege, 12:30 p.m.; Andale vs. Paola, 1:30.

Pool 2: Clay Center vs. Tonganoxie, 8:30 a.m.; Circle vs. Louisburg, 9:30; Clay Center vs. Louisburg, 10:30; Circle vs. Tonganoxie, 11:30; Tonganoxie vs. Louisburg, 12:30 p.m.; Circle vs. Clay Center, 1:30.

Class 3A state volleyball schedule

at Hutchinson Sports Arena

Seedings: 1. Nemaha Central (42-1); 2. Riverton (37-2); 3. Goodland (36-3); 4. Cheney (35-4); 5. Beloit (34-5); 6. Eureka (30-6); 7. Heritage Christian (31-7); 8. Smoky Valley (32-8).

Pool 1: Cheney vs. Beloit, 3:30 p.m.; Nemaha Central vs. Smoky Valley, 4:30; Cheney vs. Smoky Valley, 5:30; Nemaha Central vs. Beloit, 6:30; Beloit vs. Smoky Valley, 7:30; Nemaha Central vs. Cheney, 8:30.

Pool 2: Goodland vs. Eureka, 3:30 p.m.; Riverton vs. Heritage Christian, 4:30; Goodland vs. Heritage Christian, 5:30; Riverton vs. Eureka, 6:30; Eureka vs. Heritage Christian, 7:30; Riverton vs. Goodland, 8:30.

Class 2A state volleyball schedule

at United Wireless Arena in Dodge City

Seedings: 1. Hillsboro (39-1); 2. Smith Center (36-4); 3. Inman (34-5); 4. Meade (31-7); 5. Jefferson County North (30-8); 6. Garden Plain (30-9); 7. Valley Heights (25-13); 8. Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (23-16).

Pool 1: Meade vs. Jefferson County North, 8:30 a.m.; Hillsboro vs. Colgan, 9:30; Meade vs. Colgan, 10:30; Hillsboro vs. Jefferson County North, 11:30; Jefferson County North vs. Colgan, 12:30 p.m.; Hillsboro vs. Meade, 1:30.

Pool 2: Inman vs. Garden Plain, 8:30 a.m.; Smith Center vs. Valley Heights, 9:30; Inman vs. Valley Heights, 10:30; Smith Center vs. Garden Plain, 11:30; Garden Plain vs. Valley Heights, 12:30 p.m.; Smith Center vs. Inman, 1:30.

Class 1A Division 1 state volleyball schedule

at United Wireless Arena in Dodge City

Seedings: 1. Flinthills (37-2); 2. Sylvan-Lucas (37-2); 3. Pretty Prairie (36-4); 4. Little River (35-4); Spearville (32-4); 6. Doniphan West (34-5); 7. St. Francis (29-9); 8. Olpe (24-15).

Pool 1: Little River vs. Spearville, 3:30 p.m.; Flinthills vs. Olpe, 4:30; Little River vs. Olpe, 5:30; Flinthills vs. Spearville, 6:30; Spearville vs. Olpe, 7:30; Flinthills vs. Little River, 8:30.

Pool 2: Pretty Prairie vs. Doniphan West, 3:30 p.m.; Sylvan-Lucas vs. St. Francis, 4:30; Pretty Prairie vs. St. Francis, 5:30; Sylvan-Lucas vs. Doniphan West, 6:30; Doniphan West vs. St. Francis, 7:30; Sylvan-Lucas vs. Pretty Prairie, 8:30.

Class 1A Division 2 state volleyball schedule

at White Auditorium in Emporia

Seedings: 1. Lebo (39-1); 2. Attica (38-3); 3. Hanover (33-5); 4. Beloit-St. Johns Tipton (31-7); 5. Hutchinson Central Christian (27-11); 6. South Central (25-13); 7. Wheatland-Grinnell (25-14); 8. Ingalls (23-13).

Pool 1: Beloit-St. Johns Tipton vs. Hutchinson Central Christian, 10 a.m.; Lebo vs. Ingalls, 11; Beloit-St. Johns Tipton vs. Ingalls, 12 p.m.; Lebo vs. Hutchinson Central Christian, 1; Hutchinson Central Christian vs. Ingalls, 2; Lebo vs. Beloit-St. Johns Tipton, 3.

Pool 2: Hanover vs. South Central, 10 a.m.; Attica vs. Wheatland-Grinnell, 11; Hanover vs. Wheatland-Grinnell, 12 p.m.; Attica vs. South Central, 1; South Central vs. Wheatland-Grinnell, 2; Attica vs. Hanover, 3.

This story was originally published October 24, 2022 at 6:30 AM.

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