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Serving Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)Vol. 1, No. 12
Sports

Elkhorn North falls to Papillion-La Vista South in Class A volleyball final

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Monday, Nov. 9, 2026In the Monday, Nov. 9, 2026 edition
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OMAHA — Elkhorn North's first season in Class A volleyball ended one win short of a state title Saturday, Nov. 7, when Papillion-La Vista South beat the Wolves 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22 in the NSAA championship match at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Titans took control early, opening the first set on a 9-1 run that included a six-point service run. Elkhorn North answered in the second set, taking a 7-6 lead and never giving it back on the way to a 25-22 win that tied the match 1-1. The Wolves held Papillion-La Vista South to.062 hitting in that set.

Papillion-La Vista South pulled away in the third. A 5-0 run put the Titans ahead 11-6, Elkhorn North closed to 13-10, and a 4-0 Titans run made it 18-14 before they won the set 25-20. The fourth set stayed close, with Papillion-La Vista South ahead 5-2, 10-8, 15-11 and 20-19, before the Titans finished it 25-22.

Papillion-La Vista South had 64 kills and seven aces to Elkhorn North's 45 kills and three aces. One Elkhorn North hitter had 27 kills, eight of them in the second set. The Titans also led in digs, 78 to 69.

Titans coach Katie Tarman said her team needed a little time to settle in, then went back to a simple plan of treating each set as a race to five, then 10, then 15 points, according to the NSAA's recap. The NSAA said it was Papillion-La Vista South's third win over Elkhorn North this season and its sixth Class A title in the past eight seasons.

Elkhorn North, which opened in 2021, has reached the state tournament every year since, the NSAA noted. Saturday's match was the Wolves' third loss in a state championship match, after finals in Class B in 2022 and against Norris last season. Elkhorn North finished the season 29-5.

Source: Nebraska School Activities Association, 2026 Class A Volleyball Championships Recap, with box score and NSAA Volleyball Championships Central.

How we checked this: Reported from the NSAA's 2026 Class A volleyball championships recap and box score and its Volleyball Championships Central page, opened Nov. 9, 2026, at 5:24 a.m. CT (final as of that time), and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.

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