The Hesston Swathers volleyball team, from the loaded Central Kansas League, earned a trip to Saturday’s Final Four semifinals of the Kansas Class 3A state tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena by posting a 3-0 record in Pool I play on Friday.
Also earning Class 3A Final Four bids are Holton, Silver Lake and Frontenac.
Saturday’s Class 3A state semifinals begin at 1 p.m. Saturday. Hesston (38-3) will play Holton (37-1) and Silver Lake (36-8) will play Frontenac (35-1).
Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
No. 4-seed Hesston defeated Galena 25-10, 25-7, Frontenac 25-20, 25-21 and Lakin 25-18, 25-12.
Frontenac (2-1 in tournament play) earned a semifinal bid by beating Lakin 25-21, 25-13 and Galena 25-15, 25-11. Lakin (1-2 in tournament play, 40-3 overall) defeated Galena 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.
In Pool II, No. 2-seed Cheney (38-5) knocked off Silver Lake 26-24, 23-25, 25-11, lost to Holton 25-19, 15-25, 25-20 and lost to No. 2-seed Beloit 12-25, 25-22.
Silver Lake and Holton posted 2-1 pool play records. Silver Lake defeated Beloit 25-19, 27-25 and Holton 17-25. 25-19. 25-21. Holton defeated Beloit 25-22, 25-22.
