Five teams from Tribland qualified for the volleyball state tournament, which tips off Thursday in Grand Island.
Two of the five teams play each other in the Class C-2 matchup between seventh-seeded Thayer Central (22-7) and second-seeded St. Cecilia (29-3).
Exeter-Milligan (27-4) is seeded sixth in the Class D-1 bracket, while Silver Lake (23-7) is No. 8. Giltner (28-2) claimed the third seed in Class D-2.
Thursday’s first-round matchups
Class A
At Heartland Event Center
9 a.m. — Papillion-La Vista South (38-1) vs. Papillion-La Vista (22-16)
11 a.m. — Millard West (28-5) vs. Lincoln Southwest (25-7)
2 p.m. — Lincoln Southeast (27-8) vs. Lincoln Pius X (27-11)
4 p.m. — Omaha Marian (36-4) vs. Millard North (27-14)
Class B
At Grand Island Senior High
9 a.m. — Elkhorn South (25-7) vs. Waverly (27-6)
11 a.m. — Northwest (32-2) vs. York (15-14)
At Heartland Event Center
6:30 p.m. — Sidney (25-6) vs. Norris (23-5)
8:30 p.m. — Gretna (24-8) vs. Omaha Gross (30-5)
Class C-1
At Grand Island Senior High
2 p.m. — Columbus Scotus (23-3) vs. GI Central Catholic (23-10)
4 p.m. — Chadron (27-3) vs. Ogallala (27-10)
6:30 p.m. — Lincoln Christian (26-4) vs. Norfolk Catholic (28-2)
8:30 p.m. — Kearney Catholic (33-0) vs. Lincoln Lutheran (20-14)
Class C-2
At Northwest
9 a.m. — North Platte St. Pat's (29-1) vs. Hershey (17-10)
11 a.m. — Freeman (25-6) vs. Lutheran High Northeast (28-5)
2 p.m. — Thayer Central (22-7) vs. Hastings St. Cecilia (29-3)
4 p.m. — Hartington Cedar Catholic (28-5) vs. Wood River (25-7)
Class D-1
At Grand Island Central Catholic
9 a.m. — Howells-Dodge (28-3) vs. Exeter-Milligan (27-4)
11 a.m. — Sutherland (24-6) vs. Alma (23-8)
At Northwest
6:30 p.m. — St. Mary's (30-2) vs. Ansley-Litchfield (29-2)
8:30 p.m. — Guardian Angels CC (28-4) vs. Silver Lake (23-7)
Class D-2
At Grand Island Central Catholic
2 p.m. — Mead (26-4) vs. Brady (23-7)
4 p.m. — Leyton (30-1) vs. Cedar Valley (24-6)
6:30 p.m. — Giltner (28-2) vs. Stuart (22-7)
8:30 p.m. — Humphrey (30-2) vs. Mullen (22-9)
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