The Goessel High School volleyball team is headed to the Kansas Class 1A Division I state tournament next week at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina after capturing a substate championship Saturday.
The Bluebirds punched their ticket to state with victories over Cunningham and West Elk, defeating West Elk in straight sets in the championship match.
Goessel improved to 37-4 and will be the No. 4 seed at the state tournament. The No. 1 seed is Centralia (41-1), followed by South Gray (39-1) and Linn (36-2).
Little River (34-6), the four-time defending Kansas Class 1A Division I state champions under head coach Kim Rolfs, is the No. 5 seed, followed by St. John’s Tipton (31-7), Blue Valley-Randolph (31-8) and St. John-Hudson (31-12).
The St. John-Hudson volleyball team captured the 1A Division I South Central (Coldwater) sub-state championship.
The Tigers punched their ticket to state with straight-set victories over Meade and South Central, sweeping both opponents to secure the sub-state title.
