HAYS – The Hays Indians used home-court advantage to sweep to the Western Athletic Conference volleyball championship. The Indians beat Great Bend 25-21, 25-15, Liberal 26-24, 25-20, Garden City 22-25, 25-16, 25-20 and Liberal 26-24, 25-20.
The Panthers (18-15) downed Dodge City 25-13, 25-18 and defending WAC champion Garden City 25-14, 25-17, but lost to Hays and Liberal 25-21, 25-18.
Great Bend is seeded 10th in the 5A West volleyball records and would play Andover (18-11) in the first round at No. 2 seeded (26-8).
WAC TOURNAMENT—Hays def. Great Bend, 25-21, 25-15; Hays def. Liberal, 26-24, 25-20; Hays def. Garden City, 22-25, 25-16, 25-20; Liberal def. Great Bend 25-21, 25-18; Liberal def. Garden City, 25-18, 25-12; Liberal def. Dodge City, 25-11, 14-25, 25-9; Great Bend def. Dodge City, 25-13, 25-18; Great Bend def. Garden City, 25-14, 25-17; Garden City def. Dodge City, 25-13, 25-13
WAC RECORDS
Hays 19-14
Liberal 18-15
Great Bend 18-15
Garden City 13-21
Dodge City 5-27
