MADISON — The 2022 volleyball season ended a bit sooner than hoped for Crest, Marmaton Valley and Yates Center High’s volleyball teams Saturday.
Despite holding the top two seeds, Crest and Marmaton Valley failed to advance to Saturday’s Class 1A-I substate championship.
The Lady Lancers, seeded first, were ousted by Madison-Hamilton in its first match of the day, while the Wildcats were taken out by eventual substate champion Olpe in the semifinal round.
Yates Center, like Marmaton Valley, also was taken out by Olpe in straight sets to open the tournament.
DESPITE defeating Madison-Hamilton in straight sets early in the season — Aug. 30, to be precise — the Lady Lancers could not replicate their play Saturday, with a 25-17 and 25-20 defeat.
Marmaton Valley’s Wildcats, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, opened with a thrilling three-set nailbiter over Oswego, winning 25-12, 23-25 and 26-24 in the decisive third set.
But that momentum stalled in the semifinal, as the Wildcats bowed out with a 27-25 and 25-16 loss to Olpe.
Marmaton Valley ends with a 21-15 record.
Olpe also downed Yates Center in the opener, 25-21 and 25-14.
Yates Center ends with an 11-27 record.
Olpe went on to dispatch Madison/Hamilton, 27-25, 21-25 and 25-13 to earn a berth in the upcoming Class 1A-I State Tournament, which opens Friday in Dodge City.
