The Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars volleyball team (31-8) will be the No. 5 seed at the Class 1A Division II state tournament Friday and Saturday at Emporia State University’s White Auditorium.
The Cougars are assigned to the Court A pool for Friday and will play Hanover at 10 a.m., Argonia at 1 p.m. and Greeley County-Tribune at 2 p.m.
Hanover will play Greeley County at noon and Argonia at 3 p.m. Argonia plays Greeley County at 11 a.m.
In the Court B pool, Ingalls plays Hodgeman County at 11 a.m., Cheylin at 1 p.m. and Marais des Cygnes Valley at 3 p.m.
Marais des Cygnes Valley plays Cheylin at 10 a.m. and Hodgeman County at noon. Cheylin plays Hodgeman County at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals begin at 9 a.m. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
• Class 2A — The Ellinwood High School volleyball team, the defending Kansas Class 2A state champions, enter the 2026 2A state tournament undefeated at 42-0.
The Eagles will be the No. 1 seed and are carrying a two-year 89-game winning streak into pool play Thursday at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.
The No. 2 seed in the 2A state tournament is Moundridge (37-4), followed by Inman (34-7), Pittsburg-Sr. Mary’s Colgan (35-9), Wabaunsee (33-9), Chase County (30-9), and Rossville (19-21).
Ellinwood opens defense of its state title at 11 a.m. Thursday against Rossville in a Court A pool play match. The Eagles will play Wabaunsee at 1 p.m. and Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan at 3 p.m.
Colgan plays Wabaunsee at 10 a.m. and Rossville at noon. Wabaunsee plays Rossville at 2 p.m.
Inman, Moundridge and Thomas More Prep-Marian were assigned to the Court B pool.
Inman plays Chase County at 10 a.m., TMP at noon and Moundridge at 1 p.m. Moundridge plays TMP at 11 a.m. and Chase County at 2 p.m. TMP plays Chase County at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals begin at 9 a.m. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
• Class 1A Division I — The Goessel and Little River volleyball teams are headed to the Kansas Class 1A Division I state tournament Friday and Saturday at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina after capturing substate championships last Saturday.
Goessel (37-4) is 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).
Goessel, Little River, and St. John all were assigned to the Court A pool for the state tournament, which begins Friday.
Goessel will play Little River at 10 a.m., St. John at noon and Centralia at 3 p.m. Little River plays Centralia at 1 p.m. and St. John at 2 p.m. St. John plays Centralia at 11 a.m.
In the Court B pool, South Gray plays Randolph-Blue Valley at 11 a.m., St. John’s-Tipton Catholic at 1 p.m. and Linn at 3 p.m.
Linn plays St. John’s Tipton Catholic at 10 a.m. and Randolph-Blue Valley at noon. St. John’s-Tipton Catholic plays Randolph-Blue Valley at 2 p.m.
Semifinals will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
• Class 3A — The Cheney High School volleyball team has advanced to the Kansas Class 3A state tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena for the first time since 2023.
Cheney heads to state with a 37-3 record and will be the No. 3 seed behind Lakin (39-1) and Beloit (39-3). Hesston (35-3) is the No. 4 seed, followed by Galena (37-4), Silver Lake (34-7), Holton (35-9) and Frontenac (33-10).
Silver Lake is the defending Kansas Class 3A state champion.
In 3A state tournament Court A pool play Friday, Hesston will play Galena at 10 a.m., Frontenac at noon and Lakin at 3 p.m. Lakin will play Frontenac at 11 a.m. and Galena at 1 p.m. Galena plays Frontenac at 2 p.m.
In Court B pool play Friday, Cheney plays Silver Lake at 10 a.m., Holton at noon and Beloit at 3 p.m. Silver Lake plays Beloit at 1 p.m. and Holton at 2 p.m. Beloit plays Holton at 11 a.m.
Saturday’s semifinals begin at 1 p.m. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
• Class 4A — Andale, the defending Kansas Class 4A state champions, are headed back to the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Andale will have a chance to defend its Kansas Class 4A state title at the Hutchinson Sports Arena after cruising through their sub-state with a pair of dominant straight-set victories.
Andale enters the Class 4A state tournament with a 32-5 record and will be the No. 2 seed behind Clay Center (36-4).
Paola (31-5) is the No. 3 seed, followed by Eudora (32-7), Towanda-Circle (31-7), McPherson (31-8), Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (27-8), and Topeka Hayden (25-12).
In the Court A pool Thursday, Clay Center plays Hayden at 11 .m., Circle at 1 p.m. and Eudora at 3 p.m. Eudora plays Circle at 10 a.m. and Hayden at noon. Circle plays Hayden at 1 p.m.
In Court B pool play, Andale plays Bishop Miege at 11 a.m., McPherson at 2 p.m. and Paola at 3 p.m. McPherson plays Paola at 10 a.m. and Miege at 2 p.m. Paola plays Miege at noon.
Saturday’s semifinals begin at 9 a.m. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
• Class 5A — The Great Bend Panthers (34-3) are the No. 1 seed at the Kansas Class 5A state volleyball tournament Friday and Saturday at Overland Park Advent Sports Park at Bluhawk.
St. Thomas Aquinas (32-4) is the No. 2 seed, followed by Wichita Bishop Carroll (31-5), Lansing ( 30-7), Maize South (29-7), Wichita Kapaun-Mount Carmel (29-8), Lenexa St. James Academy (30-9), and Blue Valley Southwest (16-19).
St. Thomas Aquinas is the defending Kansas Class 5A state champion.
In Court A pool play Friday, Great Bend will play Blue Valley Southwest at 11 a.m., Maize South at 1 p.m. and Lansing at 3 p.m.
Lansing will play Maize South at 10 a.m. and Blue Valley Southwest at noon. Maize South will play Blue Valley Southwest at 2 p.m.
In Court B pool play, Aquinas will play St. James at 11 a.m., Kapaun at 1 p.m. and Carroll at 3 p.m. Carroll plays Kapaun at 10 a.m. and St. James at noon. Kapaun plays St. James at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals begin at 1 p.m. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
• Class 6A — Mill Valley (35-0) is the No. 1 seed for the Kansas Class 6A state volleyball tournament Thursday and Saturday at Overland Park Advent Sports Park at Bluhawk.
Blue Valley West (27-4) is the No. 2 seed, followed by Maize (30-8), Lawrence Free State (25-7), Blue Valley (25-8), Garden City (24-9), Washburn Rural (23-14), and Blue Valley North (15-19).
Blue Valley West is the defending Class 6A state champion.
In Class 6A state Court A pool play Thursday, Mill Valley will play Blue Valley North at 11 a.m., Blue Valley at 1 p.m. and Lawrence Free State at 3 p.m. Free State plays Blue Valley at 10 a.m. and Blue Valley North at noon. Blue Valley plays Blue Valley North at 2 p.m.
In Court B pool play, Blue Valley West plays Washburn Rural at 11 a.m., Garden City at 1 p.m. and Maize at 3 p.m. Maize plays Garden City at 10 a.m. and Washburn Rural at noon. Garden City plays Washburn Rural at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals begin at 9 a.m. Consolation and championship matches will begin 25 minutes after the last semifinal match is played.
