Bayard Eliminated From State, SoDak 16 Set It South Dakota

Making their first trip to the Nebraska state volleyball tournament in 30 years, the Bayard Tigers were eliminated on Thursday in the quarterfinals of Class C2 after being swept by top seeded Lincoln Lutheran 25-13, 25-12, 25-9.

Lakota Tech was a winner in the South Dakota 7A regional semifinals getting a 4 set win over Little Wound and Winner knocked off Pine Ridge in a sweep to advance both teams to the SoDak 16.

In the 8A regional the top two seeds, Rapid City Christian and Belle Fourche, advanced to the SoDak 16 with sweeps over St. Thomas More and Hill City.

The SoDak 16 round is on Tuesday with winners advancing to the state tournament.