Four area volleyball teams start state tournament play Friday

John J. Mesh/McCook Daily Gazette Cambridge High School freshman Bailey Soucie sets for a teammate during last week's Nebraska Class D-1 district tournament championship against Wauneta-Palisade at McCook. Soucie has 588 set assists entering play in the Class D-1 state tournament. Cambridge plays Cross County in the first round at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Pershing Auditorium.

LINCOLN -- Four area volleyball teams will open state tournament play Friday morning.

Wauneta-Palisade, the Class D1-6 district champions, and Cambridge, the district runnerups, are competing at the Class D-1 state tournament.

Wauneta-Palisade (16-7) plays Freeman (28-3) at 11 a.m. Friday at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. Cambridge (17-8) plays Cross County (20-4) at 2:30 p.m.

Two other area teams that lost in district play will also be going to state as wild card teams.

Chase County (21-4), which lost to Kearney Catholic 15-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-15 in the Class C1-6 finals, earned a Class C-1 tourney berth.

The Longhorns will play Norfolk Catholic (24-4) at 11 a.m. Friday at Lincoln Southeast.

Southwest (22-4), which lost to Sutherland in the Class C2-11 semifinals, will play West Point Central Catholic (25-2) at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Waverly.

Chase County Longhorns

Class C-1

Coach: Jodi Schuller.

Record, World-Herald ranking: 21-4, 8th.

Last at state: 2002.

State titles: none

Individual stats

Nichole Dickey, 5-3 fr., 15 kills, 14 assists, 7 blocks.

Whitney Paisley, 5-9 jr., 228 kills, 25 assists, 19 blocks.

Tiffany Regier, 5-8 jr., 117 kills, 19 assists, 11 blocks.

Lindsey Johnson, 5-9 jr., 24 kills, 8 assists, 6 blocks.

Celeste Pankonin, 5-9 jr., 201 kills, 21 assists, 8 blocks.

Sarah Miller, 5-7 sr., 722 set assists, 38 kills, 43 assists, 14 blocks.

Jaci Liewer, 5-8 sr., 163 kills, 10 assists, 13 blocks.

Southwest Roughriders

Class C-2

Coach: Dennis Troester.

Record, W-H Ranking: 22-4, 6th.

State titles (as Republican Valley): 1988-92-98-99-2000-01.

State runnerup: 1986-89-90-2003.

Last at state: 2004.

Individual stats

Ashley Weaver, 5-5 so., 152 kills, 32 assists, 11 blocks.

Kelsey Coolidge, 5-4 so., 0 kills, 13 assists, 0 blocks.

Heather Teel, 5-6 sr., 663 set assists, 47 kills, 30 assists, 2 blocks.

Lisa Lord, 5-10 so., 224 kills, 23 assists, 65 blocks.

Cayla Skaritka, 5-9 sr., 188 kills, 56 assists, 15 blocks.

Chelsey Quigley, 5-7 jr., 185 kills, 31 assists, 6 blocks.

Jeanie Bayliss, 5-8 sr., 47 kills, 5 assists, 35 blocks.

Cambridge Trojans

Class D-1

Coach: Judy Mousel.

Record, W-H Ranking: 17-8, 6th.

State titles: 1993.

Last at state: 2003.

Individual stats

Cristin Bruckman, 5-7 sr., 167 kills, 24 assists, 11 blocks.

Shelby Schultz, 6-0 so., 297 kills, 36 assists, 67 blocks.

Kymbre Lytle, 5-9 jr., 76 kills, 47 assists, 8 blocks.

Tracy Hayes, 5-7 sr., 26 kills, 2 assists, 0 blocks.

Alysia Mowry, 5-8 sr., 67 kills, 30 assists, 15 blocks.

Bailey Soucie, 5-9 fr., 588 set assists, 45 kills, 10 assists, 28 blocks.

Traci Keyser, 5-9 fr., 150 kills, 15 assists, 35 blocks.

Wauneta-Palisade Trojans

Class D-1

Coach: Randee Littrel.

Record, W-H Ranking: 16-7, 5th.

State titles: none.

Last at state: 1999.

Individual stats

Stephanie Padilla, 5-7 sr., 372 set assists, 21 kills.

Betsy Anderjaska, 5-9 sr., 97 kills, 10 assists, 32 blocks.

Kiane Alberts, 6-0 sr., 147 kills, 31 assists, 45 blocks.

Myrah Brown, 5-8 jr., 69 kills, 43 assists, 15 blocks.

Brittany O'Neil, 5-8 jr., 49 kills, 15 assists, 13 blocks.

Allison Ellicott, 5-4 jr., 0 kills, 29 assists, 0 blocks.

Nebraska High School

Volleyball Tournament

By The Associated Press

CLASS A

Matches Friday, Nov. 11

First Round at Lincoln Pershing

Bellevue East (31-4) vs. Papillion-La Vista (23-12), 9:30 a.m.

Grand Island (25-7) vs. Omaha Marian (29-10), 11 a.m.

Bellevue West (34-1) vs. Lincoln East (20-12), 1 p.m.

Millard North (25-6) vs. Lincoln North Star (29-7), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals at Lincoln Pershing

Bellevue East-Papillion La Vista winner vs. Grand Island-Omaha Marian winner, 6 p.m.

Bellevue West-Lincoln East winner vs. Millard North-Lincoln North Star winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship Match

Saturday, Nov. 12

Semifinal winners at Pershing, 9:30 a.m.

CLASS B

Matches Friday, Nov. 11

First Round at Lincoln High

Lincoln Pius X (24-9) vs. Norris (19-6), 9:30 a.m.

Elkhorn (26-3) vs. Scottsbluff (26-8), 11 a.m.

Omaha Gross (29-2) vs. Aurora (20-9), 1 p.m.

Grand Island Northwest (28-6) vs. Fairbury (28-4), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals at Lincoln High

Lincoln Pius X-Norris winner vs. Elkhorn-Scottsbluff winner, 6 p.m.

Omaha Gross-Aurora winner vs. Grand Island Northwest-Fairbury winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship Match

Saturday, Nov. 12

Semifinal winners at Pershing, 8 p.m.

CLASS C1

Matches Friday, Nov. 11

First Round at Lincoln Southeast

Lincoln Lutheran (26-4) vs. Kearney Catholic (19-6), 9:30 a.m.

Chase County (21-4) vs. Norfolk Catholic (24-4), 11 a.m.

Columbus Scotus (23-3) vs. Ashland-Greenwood (20-13), 1 p.m.

Hastings St. Cecilia (23-6) vs. Central City (23-4), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals at Lincoln Southeast

Lincoln Lutheran-Kearney Catholic winner vs. Chase County-Norfolk Catholic winner, 6 p.m.

Columbus Scotus-Ashland-Greenwood winner vs. Hastings St. Cecilia-Central City winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship Match

Saturday, Nov. 12

Semifinal winners at Pershing, 12:30 p.m.

CLASS C2

Matches Friday, Nov. 11

First Round at Waverly

Grand Island Central Catholic (25-5) vs. Sutherland (19-9), 9:30 a.m.

Exeter-Milligan (24-3) vs. Neligh-Oakdale (20-3), 11 a.m.

Bergan (22-8) vs. Ravenna (22-3), 1 p.m.

West Point Central Catholic (25-2) vs. Southwest (22-4), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals at Waverly

Grand Island Central Catholic-Sutherland winner vs. Exeter-Milligan-Neligh-Oakdale winner, 6 p.m.

Bergan-Ravenna winner vs. West Point Central Catholic-Southwest winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship Match

Saturday, Nov. 12

Semfinal winners at Pershing, 5 p.m.

CLASS D1

Matches Friday, Nov. 11

First Round at Lincoln Pershing

Leigh (22-2) vs. Amherst (19-7), 9:30 a.m.

Freeman (28-3) vs. Wauneta-Palisade (16-7), 11 a.m.

Humphrey St. Francis (22-2) vs. Meridian (16-9), 1 p.m.

Cross County (20-4) vs. Cambridge (17-8), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals at Lincoln Pershing

Leigh-Amherst winner vs. Freeman-Wauneta-Palisade winner, 6 p.m.

Humphrey St. Francis-Meridian winner vs. Cross County-Cambridge winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship Match

Saturday, Nov. 12

Semifinal winners at Pershing, 11 a.m.

CLASS D2

Matches Friday, Nov. 11

First Round at Lincoln East

Chambers (25-0) vs. Elba (26-7), 9:30 a.m.

Shickley (25-2) vs. Loup County (21-4), 11 a.m.

Newcastle (20-2) vs. Hampton (24-6), 1 p.m.

Paxton (21-1) vs. Potter-Dix (18-4), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals at Lincoln East

Chambers-Elba winner vs. Shickley-Loup County winner, 6 p.m.

Newcastle-Hampton winner vs. Paxton-Potter-Dix winner, 7:30 p.m.

Championship Match

Saturday, Nov. 12

Semifinal winners at Pershing, 6:30 p.m.