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SUPER SQUAD

Michaela Schimmer

With four teams of the 11 Crossroads Conference teams at the state tournament this season, the competition level was fierce.

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COLUMBUS — They took very different paths to get there, but the Bulldogs and Bluejays ended up at the same destination ... the final.

The Humphrey and Newman Grove volleyball teams won their respective matches Monday in the Class D1-5 Subdistrict Tournament at the Lakeview High School gym to advance to tonight’s championship match with a spot at districts on the line. Humphrey was cool and collected in a 25-13, 25-23, 25-19 sweep of Osceola, while Newman Grove used a ferocious rally to dispose of Humphrey St. Francis 22-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-13. Osceola defeated East Butler 25-15, 25-14, 25-8 in the evening’s first match.

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YORK - Osceola Bulldogs head coach Joan Caraway was hoping to return the favor to the Bruning-Davenport-Shickley Eagles Monday night for a loss earlier this season.

The two teams battled in the second game of the day on Monday in Crossroads Conference action at the York City Auditorium.

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YORK — Hampton, Osceola and High Plains were all winners in the first-round of the Crossroads Conference Tourney Saturday in York.

Class D-2, No. 8 Hampton defeated McCool Junction 25-13, 25-22, 25-12. Kaylnn Dahlke led the Hawks with 19 kills and seven ace serves. Taylor VanHousen chipped in six kills.

It’s conference tournament time across the state with quite a few already having been completed last week, many more this week and the final ones next week. Conference Tournaments will affect the rankings in all division as many of the top teams likely will face each other. Some those results were reflected in this week’s new NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week’s ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (29-0) 1
2. Omaha Burke (24-4) 3
3. Omaha Marian (24-7) 4
4. Grand Island (21-4) 5
5. Lincoln Southwest (23-5) 6
6. Omaha Westside (13-14) 8
7. Bellevue East (23-8) 2
8. Papillion-LaVista (14-16) 7
9. Lincoln Northeast (18-11) 9
10. Millard West (11-13) 10

Contenders: Omaha Benson, Kearney, Bellevue West, Fremont, Lincoln North Star

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Cedar Bluffs 3, Parkview Christian 0: Megan Fuchser had 10 digs, four blocks and nine kills to lead Parkview. Brandie Luce had a team-high seven assists for the Patriots.

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OSCEOLA — The Osceola volleyball team continued its recent wave of success Tuesday, defeating Dorchester 25-12, 25-18, 25-14.

Senior Alex Micek led the team with 18 kills, one block and six ace serves. Katie Wilgocki added six kills, along with five digs and nine set assists. Hannah Walgren had 14 set assists, while Lauryn Gustafson had five digs.

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Ansley def. Elba/NLS

SCOTIA — Ansley won two matches at the Elba/North Loup-Scotia Triangular

The third week of the season has come and gone. There were some more shake ups among some of the top teams in the lower classifications while most of the larger schools remained relatively unchanged in the Sept. 19 NebVolleyball/Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Rankings for each classification.

Class A
(Ranking, Team, Record, Last Week's ranking)
1. Papillion-LaVista South (9-0) 1
2. Omaha Burke (13-2) 2
3. Omaha Marian (10-4) 3
4. Grand Island (14-1) 5
5. Lincoln Southwest (14-2) 4
6. Bellevue East (11-3) 6
7. Papillion-LaVista (6-6) 7
8. Lincoln Northeast (9-6) NR
9. Omaha Benson (12-2) 10
10. Bellevue West (10-9) NR

Contenders: Millard West, Omaha Westside, Millard North, Kearney, Lincoln North Star