For the second straight year, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge volleyball is state bound following a district final championship.
From Laurel on Oct. 31, #3 LCC recorded their 13th 3-0 sweep of the season in a best-of-five match over #14 Hershey (25-11, 25-19, 25-12).
The Bears will take a 20-match win streak and 31-3 overall record into the Class C2 NSAA State Championships.
Kaida Eriksen (one block) posted a double-double with 12 kills and 15 digs against the Panthers.
Rena Rasmussen (one ace) recorded a team-high 21 kills to go along with nine digs and two blocks (one solo), Hattie McCorkindale (three service aces/two kills) led LCC in digs with 16 as Carlie Kvols (three kills/one ace) dished out 38 assists with nine digs.
#3 LCC will face #6 Freeman in a rematch from last year's Class C2 final (Freeman won in four sets). The 2026 Class C2 quarterfinal match will be held on the south court of Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
After not making the playoffs the past three seasons, Laurel-Concord-Colerdige secured their first postseason victory since 2022 and will play a seventh home game moving into November.
From Laurel in Class D2 playoff action, #3 LCC dominated #14 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 68-18 to improve to 9-1 and win their seventh straight game.
Paxton Hoeppner completed 10-of-16 for 140 yards and two touchdowns while Alex Kvols added 2-3 for 11 yards and one score.
Tanner Thompson (14-yard reception) carried the rock 13 times for 155 yards and three scores, Kai Hartung followed with 85 yards on eight attempts and two scores as Drey Puppe ran the ball four times for 36 yards and one score.
Jake Lipp (four solo) and Korth (three solo) both posted a team-high nine tackles with two tackles for loss followed by Carson (five solo) with eight tackles.
#3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will next host #11 Wilcox-Hildreth (7-3) who won 46-28 at #6 Creighton during the opening round. Kickoff for the quarterfinal round is set for 4 p.m. on Nov. 6.
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