The 2022 Volleyball season is down to the State Tournaments which will be on Friday and Saturday across Kansas. 

Five Area teams won their respective Sub-State Tournaments and will compete this weekend.

1A-II: Hanover will look to repeat as State Champs as they won their Sub-State with straight set wins over Axtell and Linn. The Wildcats will be the 3-seed in Emporia at 33-5. Pool play matches on Friday will be against South Central (10:00 AM), Wheatland/Grinnell (12:00 PM), and Attica (3:00 PM). 

1A-I: Doniphan West will be competing at the State Tourney this weekend after winning the Sub-State Tourney at Centralia. They were the top seed and had a bye and were able to knock off Onaga and Centralia to earn their spot in Dodge City. Doniphan West will have pool play matches on Friday against Pretty Prairie (3:30 PM), Sylvan-Lucas (6:30 PM), and St. Francis (7:30 PM). The Mustangs are the 6-seed with a record of 34-5. 

2A: Two area teams will be competing at the 2A State Tourney in Dodge City as Jefferson County North and Valley Heights won their Saturday Sub-State Tournaments. The Chargers won their Sub-State at home with wins over Riverside, Pleasant Ridge, and Jackson Heights. Valley Heights won the St. Marys Sub-State with wins over Republic County, St. Marys, and Maranatha. Pool Play matches on Friday for JCN will be against Meade (8:30 AM), Hillsboro (11:30 AM), and St. Marys-Colgan (12:30 PM). Valley Heights will have pool play matches against Smith Center (9:30 AM), Inman (10:30 AM), and Garden Plain (12:30 PM). 

3A: The Nemaha Central Thunder will head to Hutchison as the top seed and top ranked team after they dispatched their opponents at Sub-State on their home court. The Thunder cruised past Bishop Ward, Maur Hill-Mount Academy, and Royal Valley to advance. Nemaha Central is the number one seed with a record of 42-1. Pool play matches on Friday will be against Smoky Valley (4:30 PM), Beloit (6:30 PM), and Cheney (8:30 PM). 

Top two teams in each pool will advance to Saturday's Semi-Finals & Finals. Saturday Semi-Finals will begin at 1:00 PM with the Consolation and Title Games following 25 minutes after the last semi-final match concludes. 

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