Mill Valley wins Kansas volleyball crown; HCA claims 4th straight, but Aquinas denied

The Mill Valley Jaguars are big-school state champions in high school volleyball.

The second-seeded Jaguars beat top-seeded Blue Valley North in two sets on Saturday at the Kansas Class 6A state tournament in Salina, outlasting their fellow Johnson County squad 25-23, 25-19 at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center.

The 6A tourney featured an all-KC final four, and both semifinal matches followed seeding: BV North defeated No. 3 seed Olathe Northwest 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, and Mill Valley beat No. 4 BV West 25-23, 25-20.

Olathe Northwest beat BV West 25-17, 25-17 in the match for third place.

HCA wins 4th straight 3A title

Heritage Christian is the Class 3A champion for 2023 — that’s four state titles in a row for the powerhouse Chargers from Olathe.

HCA defeated Smoky Valley decisively in Saturday’s state championship match at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, 25-9, 25-17.

HCA had advanced just as easily through Saturday morning’s semifinals, beating Cheney 25-17, 25-17. Smoky Valley gained a berth in the final with a three-set win against Silver Lake.

Saints fall short of repeat

The defending Class 5A state champion St. Thomas Aquinas Saints were denied in their quest to bring home a fourth Kansas title in five years.

At Salina’s Tony’s Pizza Events Center, Seaman of Topeka beat the Saints in straight sets, 25-19, 25-22.

Spring Hill fell in the third-place match against Maize South, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21. Earlier Saturday, Aquinas beat Spring Hill 25-12, 25-12 to advance to the final.

Missouri tourneys reach semifinals

Also in action this weekend? Prep volleyball teams across Missouri.

No championship matches until next weekend in the Show Me State, but here are the results from Saturday’s quarterfinals.

(Keep reading below that for a full recap of all the Kansas-side results, too.)

Saturday’s Class 5 quarterfinals:

Lee’s Summit West 3, Liberty North 1

Springfield Kickapoo 3, Blue Springs South 0

Francis Howell 3, Francis Howell Central 1

Lafayette (Wildwood) 3, Jackson 0

Saturday’s Class 4 quarterfinals:

St. Michael the Archangel 3, Platte County 2

Jefferson City 3, Webb City 2

St. Pius X (Festus) 3, Parkway West 0

Incarnate Word Academy 3, Lutheran St. Charles 0

Saturday’s Class 3 quarterfinals:

Pleasant Hill 3, Savannah 0

Ursuline Academy 3, Saxony Lutheran 1

Blair Oaks 3, Clayton 2

Clever 3, Mountain Grove 0

Saturday’s Class 2 quarterfinals:

Bishop LeBlond 3, Lone Jack 1

Arcadia Valley 3, Scott City 0

Hermann 3, Stover 1

Fair Grove 3, El Dorado Springs 0

Saturday’s Class 1 quarterfinals:

South Iron 3, Summersville 0

Galena 3, Jasper 2

Advance 3, Bell City 0

Northwest (Hughesville) 3, St. Joseph Christian 2

Kansas state tourneys: final results

CLASS 6A

In Salina; at Tony’s Pizza Events Center

Friday’s Pool A results

Blue Valley West 2, Washburn Rural 0

Blue Valley North 2, Maize 0

Blue Valley West 2, Maize 0

Blue Valley North 2, Washburn Rural 0

Washburn Rural 2, Maize 0

Blue Valley North 2, Blue Valley West 0

Friday’s Pool B results

Olathe Northwest 2, Garden City 0

Mill Valley 2, Manhattan 0

Olathe Northwest 2, Manhattan 0

Mill Valley 2, Garden City 0

Manhattan 2, Garden City 1

Mill Valley 2, Olathe Northwest 1

Saturday’s semifinals

Blue Valley North 2, Olathe Northwest 1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-21)

Mill Valley 2, Blue Valley West 0 (25-23, 25-20)

Saturday’s consolation match

Olathe Northwest 2, Blue Valley West 0 (25-17, 25-17)

Saturday’s final

Mill Valley 2, Blue Valley North 0 (25-23, 25-19)

CLASS 5A

In Salina; at Tony’s Pizza Events Center

Friday’s Pool A results

Topeka Seaman 2, Spring Hill 0

Andover Central 2, Andover 0

Topeka Seaman 2, Andover 0

Spring Hill 2, Andover Central 0

Spring Hill 2, Andover 0

Topeka Seaman 2, Andover Central 0

Friday’s Pool B results

St. James Academy 2, Lansing 0

St. Thomas Aquinas 2, Maize South 0

St. Thomas Aquinas 2, St. James Academy 1

Maize South 2, Lansing 1

St. Thomas Aquinas 2, Lansing 0

Maize South 2, St. James Academy 0

Saturday’s semifinals

St. Thomas Aquinas 2, Spring Hill 0 (25-17, 25-21)

Topeka Seaman 2, Maize South 0 (2-17, 25-21)

Saturday’s consolation match

Maize South 2, Spring Hill 1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-21)

Saturday’s final

Topeka Seaman 2, St. Thomas Aquinas 0 (25-19, 25-22)

CLASS 4A

At Hutchinson Sports Arena

Friday’s Pool A results

Andale 2, Eudora 0

Clearwater 2, Bishop Miege 0

Bishop Miege 2, Eudora 0

Andale 2, Clearwater 0

Bishop Miege 2, Andale 0

Eudora 2, Clearwater 1

Friday’s Pool B results

McPherson 2, Louisburg 0

Circle 2, Holton 0

McPherson 2, Holton 0

Louisburg 2, Circle 0

Holton 2, Louisburg 1

McPherson 2, Circle 0

Saturday’s semifinals

Bishop Miege 2, Louisburg 0 (25-10, 25-17)

McPherson 2, Andale 0 (25-21, 25-17)

Saturday’s consolation match

Andale 2, Louisburg 1 (23-25, 25-8, 25-16)

Saturday’s final

Bishop Miege 2, McPherson 0 (25-12, 25-14)

CLASS 3A

At Hutchinson Sports Arena

Friday’s Pool A results

Heritage Christian 2, Smoky Valley 0

Beloit 2, Goodland 0

Heritage Christian 2, Goodland 0

Smoky Valley 2, Beloit 0

Smoky Valley 2, Goodland 0

Beloit 2, Heritage Christian 1

Friday’s Pool B results

Silver Lake 2, Cheney 0

Neodesha 2, Riverton 0

Cheney 2, Riverton 0

Silver Lake 2, Neodesha 0

Silver Lake 2, Riverton 0

Cheney 2, Neodesha 1

Saturday’s semifinals

Heritage Christian 2, Cheney 0 (25-17, 25-17)

Smoky Valley 2, Silver Lake 1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-23)

Saturday’s consolation match

Silver Lake 2, Cheney 0 (25-19, 25-23)

Saturday’s final

Heritage Christian 2, Smoky Valley 0 (25-9, 25-17)

CLASS 2A

In Dodge City; at United Wireless Arena

Friday’s Pool A results

Hillsboro 2, Maranatha Christian 0

Smith Center 2, Sedan 0

Hillsboro 2, Sedan 0

Smith Center 2, Maranatha Christian 0

Maranatha Christian 2, Sedan 0

Hillsboro 2, Smith Center 0

Friday’s Pool B results

Hoxie 2, St. Mary’s Colgan 0

Inman 2, Valley Heights 0

Valley Heights 2, Hoxie 0

Inman 2, St. Mary’s Colgan 0

St. Mary’s Colgan 2, Valley Heights 1

Hoxie 2, Inman 0

Saturday’s semifinals

Hillsboro 2, Inman 0 (25-10, 25-22)

Hoxie 2, Smith Center 0 (25-13, 25-13)

Saturday’s consolation match

Smith Center 2, Inman 0 (25-20, 25-21)

Saturday’s final

Hillsboro 2, Hoxie 0 (25-11, 25-22)

CLASS 1A-DIVISION I

In Dodge City; at United Wireless Arena

Friday’s Pool A results

Centralia 2, Wichita Central Christian 0

Rawlins County 2, South Gray 1

Centralia 2, Rawlins County 0

South Gray 2, Wichita Central Christian 0

Wichita Central Christian 2, Rawlins County 0

South Gray 2, Centralia 1

Friday’s Pool B results

Clifton-Clyde 2, Spearville 1

Little River 2, Olpe 0

Spearville 2, Olpe 1

Little River 2, Clifton-Clyde 0

Clifton-Clyde 2, Olpe 0

Little River 2, Spearville 1

Saturday’s semifinals

South Gray 2, Clifton-Clyde 0 (25-21, 25-16)

Little River 2, Centralia 0 (25-17, 25-13)

Saturday’s consolation match

Centralia 2, Clifton-Clyde 0 (25-11, 25-20)

Saturday’s final

Little River 2, South Gray 1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-7)

CLASS 1A-DIVISION II

In Emporia; at White Auditorium

Friday’s Pool A results

Hanover 2, Wheatland/Grinnell 1

Lebo 2, Bucklin 0

Hanover 2, Bucklin 0

Lebo 2, Wheatland/Grinnell 0

Wheatland/Grinnell 2, Bucklin 1

Hanover 2, Lebo 0

Friday’s Pool B results

Wallace County 2, Argonia 0

St. John’s-Tipton 2, Elyria Christian 0

Argonia 2, Elyria Christian 1

Wallace County 2, St. John’s-Tipton 1

Wallace County 2, Elyria Christian 0

St. John’s-Tipton 2, Argonia 0

Saturday’s semifinals

Hanover 2, St. John’s-Tipton 0 (25-10, 25-20)

Lebo 2, Wallace County 1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-14)

Saturday’s consolation match

Wallace County 2, St. John’s-Tipton 1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-18)

Saturday’s final

Lebo 2, Hanover 0 (25-20, 25-10)