Concordia Omaha and Marian reach state volleyball semifinals

OMAHA — Concordia Omaha, the top seed in Class C1, swept Norfolk Catholic 29-27, 25-21, 25-20 on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Marian beat Millard West in four sets that night. Both teams reached the semifinals of the NSAA State Volleyball Championships. Skutt Catholic and Millard North lost in the first round.

Concordia needed extra points to take the opening set 29-27, then won the next two by four and five points. Blocking stood out: Concordia finished with 15 team blocks to Norfolk Catholic's 11, and Norfolk Catholic ended the match with more attack errors (33) than kills (29).

In Class B, No. 5 Skutt Catholic lost to No. 4 Northwest 25-23, 26-24, 25-17 in the late-morning session. The first two sets were each decided by two points before Northwest pulled away in the third. Northwest hit.245 with 44 kills, while Skutt hit.113 with 35 kills.

In Class A, No. 7 Millard North won the third set 25-22 against No. 2 Papillion-La Vista South but lost the match 19-25, 17-25, 25-22, 17-25. Papillion-La Vista South had 55 kills to Millard North's 39 and served eight aces to Millard North's three.

In the night's all-Omaha Class A match, No. 3 Marian beat No. 6 Millard West 23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23. After dropping a close first set, Marian won the second by 10 points and held off Millard West in the last two. Marian hit.208 with 54 kills, while Millard West hit.099 with 43 kills and 28 attack errors.

Elkhorn North's first-round result against Papillion-La Vista was not yet posted.

Concordia next plays No. 4 Milford, a 3-0 winner over Kearney Catholic, in a Class C1 semifinal at 1 p.m. Friday on the North Court at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Marian plays Papillion-La Vista South in a Class A semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday on the same court. The Class C1 championship match is at 1 p.m. Saturday and the Class A final at 5 p.m. Saturday, both at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Admission is $12 for adults and $9 for students.

Source: Nebraska School Activities Association: official box scores for Wednesday's Class A, Class B and Class C1 matches, the 2026 state volleyball bracket, the 2026 state championships schedule and Volleyball Championships HQ.

How we checked this: Reported from the NSAA's official Class A, Class B and Class C1 box scores for Nov. 4, the state bracket, the championships schedule and the Volleyball Championships HQ page, opened Nov. 4, 2026, at 9:12 and 9:13 p.m. CT, with the Class A box scores and the bracket reopened Nov. 5, 2026, at 5:24 a.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.