Quarterfinal Round Complete at State Volleyball

Day one is in the books for the State High School Volleyball tournament in Casper and the defending 4A champion was eliminated. Natrona lost to Cheyenne East in 4 games, 25-20, 25-17, 23-25 and 25-21. Kelly Walsh advanced to the semi-final round beating Gillette in 3 straight 25-16, 28-26 and 25-17. In the other 4A match-ups, Cheyenne Central defeated Riverton 3 games to one and Sheridan defeated Green River 3 games to none.

in 3A, defending champion Powell moved to the 2nd round with a 3-0 win over Newcastle. Douglas defeated Jackson 3-2, Mountain View got by Worland 3-1 and Rawlins nipped Lovell in an epic battle, 3 games to two.

Over in 2A, Lyman beat Burns 3-0, Wright over Thermopolis 3-0, Southeast defeated Shoshoni 3-2 and Big Horn defeated Wind River 3-0. In 1A, Snake River beat Upton 3-1, Encampment rallied to defeat Hulett 3-2, Cokeville over Lingle 3-2 and Kaycee defeated Burlington 3-1. The semi-finals will start late Friday afternoon at the Events Center and the finals will start at 4pm on Saturday.