Postseason high school football, high school conference volleyball and regular season high school volleyball seasons came to an end all on Oct. 23.
From Rice Auditorium on the campus of Wayne State College, #7 Wayne High picked up the five-set victory over #5 Cedar Catholic (21-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21, 16-14) to earn a fifth place finish during the Mid State Conference Tournament.
The consolation round favored #2 GACC in five sets over #4 Battle Creek (15-12 in fifth) while #3 Pierce won in four sets over #1 Norfolk Catholic (25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22) in the Mid State Conference finals.
The Blue Devils (20-12) will next be the #2 seed during the C1-6 Subdistrict hosted by #1 Battle Creek Oct. 27-29. Wayne will await the Oct. 27 winner of either #3 O'Neill or #6 Madison for a 7 p.m. scheduled start time on Oct. 28.
In Duning for the Class D2 football playoff opener, #21 Winside suffered a 46-12 loss to #12 Sandhills-Thedford.
The Wildcats end their season at 5-4 following a fifth straight trip to the postseason.
From Homer, Wakefield split a pair of 2-0 decisions with a win over Winnebago (25-21, 25-14) and lost to the host Homer (20-25, 11-25).
The Trojans (3-25) will next open postseason play during the C1-6 Subdistrict in Battle Creek. #5 Wakefield will face #4 Scotus Central Catholic at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 27.
