Area volleyball teams learned their postseason paths Monday, with regional tournaments scheduled for Monday, October 19. Several local squads will host regional competition, while others will hit the road with hopes of advancing to the state tournament.
Class 1A Division I
Marais des Cygnes Valley will look to build on another successful season as the Trojans pursue a return trip to the state tournament. Fresh off winning their third consecutive Lyon County League Tournament title, the Trojans earned the No. 2 seed and will host Centre and Southern Coffey County.
Lebo claimed the No. 3 seed and will host Peabody-Burns and Chetopa in its regional.
Waverly, seeded fifth, and Hartford, seeded 12th, will travel to St. Paul, where Altoona-Midway also joins the regional field.
Burlingame and Madison will both head to Lawrence for regional competition at Bishop Seabury Academy. Burlingame earned the No. 6 seed, while Madison enters as the No. 11 seed.
Northern Heights, the No. 7 seed, will travel to Randolph for a regional featuring host Blue Valley and Marmaton Valley.
Class 2A
Chase County earned the No. 2 seed after putting together a 24-win season and will have the benefit of hosting its regional. Blue Stem, Jayhawk-Linn and Erie will travel to Chase County as the Bulldogs look to turn their strong regular season into a postseason run.
Olpe earned the No. 9 seed and will travel to Pittsburg for a regional led by top-seeded St. Mary’s Colgan. Uniontown and Cherokee Southeast round out the field.
Lyndon, seeded 13th, will travel to Dexter/Cedar Vale. The regional field also includes Yates Center and Eureka.
Class 3A
Osage City enters the postseason with momentum after capturing the Flint Hills League Tournament title. The Indians earned the No. 9 seed and will travel to Silver Lake for a regional featuring top-seeded Silver Lake, West Franklin and Bishop Ward.
Council Grove, seeded 15th after winning just two regular-season matches, will head to Cheney. The Braves will compete in a regional that includes host Cheney, Hillsboro and Smoky Valley.
With regional assignments now set, area teams will have one final week to prepare for the single-day tournaments. A regional championship will be the next step toward reaching the state tournament and extending the season.
