St. John lost to Spearville 25-13, 23-25, 26-24 in a heartbreaker in the 1A Div. 1 championship match at Spearville. St. John (27-14) was two points from qualifying for the state tournament.

Macksville (15-21), Pawnee Heights (12-26) and Stafford (8-24) lost substate semifinal matches.

HOLCOMB 3A FINAL—Ellsworth def. Holcomb, 25-21, 25-19; SEMIFINALS—Holcomb def. Minneapolis, 25-27, 25-23; Ellsworth def. Beloit, 25-20, 25-19 

LAKIN 3A FINAL—Hoisington def. Lakin, 25-18, 25-18; SEMIFINALS—Lakin def. SW Heights, 25-14, 25-11; Hoisington def. Goodland, 25-21, 25-21

MONTEZUMA 1A DIV. 1 FINAL—South Gray def. South Central, 25-16, 25-15; SEMIFINALS—South Gray def. Pretty Prairie, 25-16, 25-14; South Central def. Meade, 25-14, 18-25, 25-14

SPEARVILLE 1A DIV. 1 FINAL—Spearville def. St. John (27-13), 25-13, 23-25, 26-24; SEMIFINALS—Spearville def. Macksville, 25-6, 25-19; St. John def. Norwich, 25-8, 25-19

HANOVER 1A DIV. 2 FINAL—Hanover def. Hutchinson Central Christian, 25-15, 25-9; SEMIFINALS—Hanover def. Stafford, 25-5, 25-5.; Central Christian def. McPherson Elyria, 24-26, 25-14, 25-14

VICTORIA 1A DIV. 2 FINAL—Victoria def. Wheatland, 19-25, 25-22, 28-26; SEMIFINALS—Victoria def. Wallace County, 24-2 25-21, 25-21; Wheatland def. Western Plains, 25-13, 25-19

BIRD CITY 1A DIV. 2 FINAL—Dighton  def. Cheylin, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23; SEMIFINALS—Cheylin def. Northern Valley, 25-11, 25-19; Dighton def. Pawnee Heights, 25-12, 25-12