Nebraska State Volleyball Friday Semifinals Preview: Classes A, B and C1 (2026)

Wednesday's quarterfinals set the Class A, B and C1 semifinals for Friday, Nov. 6, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Seeds and records come from the NSAA bracket. Quarterfinal set scores come from NSAA-listed live stats.

Per the NSAA state championships preview, the three defending champions from these classes are all still alive: Papillion-La Vista South (A), Norris (B) and Milford (C1).

Class C1 (North Court)

• 1 p.m.: No. 1 Concordia Omaha (35-2) vs. No. 4 Milford (29-3). Concordia swept No. 8 Norfolk Catholic 29-27, 25-21, 25-20. Milford swept No. 5 Kearney Catholic 25-22, 25-12, 26-24.
• 3 p.m.: No. 2 Bishop Neumann (32-2) vs. No. 6 Aurora (26-10). Neumann beat No. 7 Lincoln Lutheran 25-15, 25-6, 27-25. Aurora upset No. 3 Pierce 25-20, 25-20, 12-25, 25-22.

Class B (South Court)

• 5 p.m.: No. 1 Norris (36-1) vs. No. 4 Northwest (32-3). Norris swept No. 8 York 25-13, 25-15, 25-15. Northwest swept No. 5 Skutt Catholic 25-23, 26-24, 25-17.
• 7 p.m.: No. 2 Waverly (29-5) vs. No. 3 Gretna (26-8). Waverly beat No. 7 Pius X 25-19, 20-25, 25-15, 25-22. Gretna swept No. 6 Gering 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.

Class A (North Court)

• 5 p.m.: No. 1 Elkhorn North (27-4) vs. No. 4 Lincoln North Star (23-9). Elkhorn North swept No. 8 Papillion-La Vista 25-18, 25-15, 25-12. North Star outlasted No. 5 Lincoln Southwest 28-30, 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 15-12.
• 7 p.m.: No. 2 Papillion-La Vista South (24-6) vs. No. 3 Omaha Marian (25-8). PLV South beat No. 7 Millard North 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 25-17. Marian beat No. 6 Millard West 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23.

Records shown are as printed on the NSAA bracket before the tournament began.

Championships

Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Devaney Sports Center: C1 at 1 p.m., A at 5 p.m. and B at 7 p.m. The C1 third-place match is at 3 p.m. at Lincoln Northwest. Updates: NSAA Volleyball Championships Central.

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