Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week’s ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (41-0) 1
2. Omaha Marian (34-8) 2
3. Omaha Burke (32-7) 3
4. Lincoln Southwest (29-6) 4
5. Bellevue East (30-10) 6
6. Lincoln Northeast (22-17) NR
7. Grand Island (29-6) 5
8. Papillion-LaVista (17-20) 8
9. Millard West (17-17) 9
10. Omaha Westside (18-17) 7

Contenders: Lincoln North Star, Omaha Benson, Kearney

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SUTHERLAND - It was what everyone thought it would be.

The Class C2-6 District Finals on Friday at Sutherland featured two South Platte Valley Association teams - St. Pat's and Perkins County - who were 1-1 against one another in the regular season. This time a state tournament berth was on the line and both teams played like it.

C1-1 at Plattsmouth
Friday's final: Ashland-Greenwood def. Auburn 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-12, 15-11

C1-2 at Seward
Friday's final: Columbus Scotus def. Milford 25-18, 25-9, 25-13

C1-3 at Oakland-Craig
Friday's final: Concordia def. Wisner-Pilger 25-15, 25-17, 26-24

Courtesy Photo The SPVA championship team from North Platte St. Pat's includes back row from left: Coach Shelly Byrn, Student Manager Macy Granger, Charleigh Kadlecek, Zandra Carlini, Brittany Lawrence, Student Manager Caleigh Wilbourn, Breelyn Saner, Natalie Mackley, Samantha Byrn and Assistant Coach Ronda Lewis; Front row from left: Jenna Torres, Shelby McClellen, Candice Shelton, Kari Slattery and Shelby Allberry.

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HERSHEY - Going into the SPVA Volleyball Tournament, most coaches felt the teams would be close and games hotly contested.

Saturday during the semifinals and finals, the girls from Hershey, Chase County, Sutherland and St. Pat's didn't disappoint those who attended.

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HERSHEY - St. Pat's and Sutherland moved on Thursday during action in the SPVA Volleyball Tournament at Hershey.

The Lady Irish knocked off Perkins County in the opening match of the tournament 25-16, 25-23, 13-25 and 25-18 and will continue on to play No. 1 seed Chase County in the 11 a.m. match on Saturday.

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Sometimes when a team is struggling the best thing to do is work harder.

The other approach is the one St. Pat's volleyball coach Shelly Byrn went with. After suffering a winless day at the North Platte Community College volleyball tournament on Saturday, she gave her team Monday off from practice.

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Paxton and Kearney Catholic each went 3-0 Saturday in their respective divisions in winning the North
Platte Community College Volleyball Tournament.

On their way to the championship, Paxton defeated Maxwell 25-17, 19-25 and 25-4; SMC 25-8 and 25-11; and Eustis-Farnam 25-18 and 25-15.

There were many big matches during the second week of the high school season that have shook up some of the NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week's ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (7-0) 1
2. Omaha Burke (12-1) 3
3. Omaha Marian (5-3) 2
4. Lincoln Southwest (6-1) 4
5. Grand Island (9-0) 7
6. Bellevue East (10-3) 5
7. Papillion-LaVista (4-3) 6
8. Millard West (6-5) 9
9. Lincoln North Star (6-5) 8
10. Omaha Benson (9-2) NR

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COZAD - The Lady Irish of St. Pat's improved their season record to 4-1 Thursday as they swept by Cozad and Broken Bow in the Cozad Volleyball Triangular.

St. Pat's had little trouble in dismantling the Lady Haymakers in their first match, 25-12, 25-13, but after downing Broken Bow in the first set 25-16, the Lady Indians proved a stiff test in the second before falling 25-21.