Postseason volleyball is on the horizon as area teams set their sights on qualifying for the state tournament.
Aurora (23-10) is the host site for the C1-8 subdistrict tournament as the No. 1 seed. The six-team district includes No. 2 St Paul (17-12) with opening round matchups Monday consisting of No. 4 Fillmore Central (15-14) and No. 5 Broken Bow (11-17) as well as No. 3 O'Neill (16-13) and No. 6 Gibbon (4-21).
The Huskies will play the winner of Fillmore Central-Broken Bow Tuesday in Aurora while St. Paul plays the winner of O'Neill and Gibbon. The C1-8 championship match is slated for Wednesday.
The H&H Bearcats (11-19) begin its postseason run Monday as the No. 5 seed in the C2-9 subdistrict. The Bearcats travel to Elwood Monday to take on No. 4 Hi-Line (14-13) at 6 p.m. The winner of that game plays No. 1 Superior (19-11) in Superior Tuesday night. The other half of the bracket features No. 3 Nebraska Christian (14-15) and No. 6 Doniphan-Trumbull (5-22), with the winner there playing No. 2 Kenesaw (22-7) Tuesday in Superior.
Both Giltner (17-11) and High Plains (10-18) find themselves in the same D2-5 subdistrict tournament. Giltner earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament, slated to play No. 3 Grand Island Lutheran (16-12) at 5:30 p.m. Monday. High Plains is the No. 5 seed, opening play against No. 4 Shelton (10-16) at 4 p.m. The winner of that game Monday will play No. 1 Elba (20-9) later that night. The championship match there is set for Tuesday in Elba.
For those that win subdistrict tournaments and qualify for a district final, those are slated for Halloween, Oct. 31.
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