Lincoln High won its first match in the A-1 district in four sets against Omaha North.Â
The Links took the first set 25-21 and the second set 25-19. The Vikings came back to take the third 25-17, but Lincoln High rebounded with a 25-18 fourth set win.
Lincoln High (9-23) now faces No. 1 Papillion-La Vista South (29-5) at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Titans are led by Lyric Judson who has 284 kills this season.
A-4 district: Lincoln Southeast advanced in its district with a 25-8, 25-12, 25-5 win over Omaha Buena Vista. The Knights (10-25) move on to play at No. 6 Lincoln Southwest (21-8) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest swept Southeast in three sets in their lone head-to-head match this season.
C1-1 at Wahoo:Â No. 7 Wahoo defeated Lincoln Christian 25-11, 25-12, 25-19 in its subdistrict semifinal, ending the Crusaders season. McKenna Smith led Wahoo with 12 kills.
Lincoln Christian (12-19) had defeated Syracuse 30-28, 22-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7 earlier in the day.
The Warriors will now play Raymond Central (16-12) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. with the winner guaranteeing themselves a spot in a district final. The Mustangs won their semifinal 25-16, 25-13, 25-10 over Conestoga.Â
C1-2 at Omaha Concordia:Â Auburn swept Boys Town in its opening subdistrict match, 25-17, 25-3, 25-8. The Bulldogs (20-13) move on to play Malcolm (18-11) in a semifinal match at 5 p.m. Tuesday.Â
C2-1 at Lincoln Lutheran:Â The No. 1 Warriors swept in their semifinal match, 25-13, 25-11, 25-11 over Elmwood-Murdock, and will play Bishop Neumann at 7 Tuesday night.
C2-3 at Yutan: Aquinas defeated Brownell Talbot in four sets, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-15, to move on to the subdistrict semifinals. The Monarchs (7-24) will play No. 7 Yutan at 5:30 on Tuesday.
D2-2 at Omaha Christian:Â Parkview Christian lost in its subdistrict semifinal, with Mead winning 25-9, 25-5, 25-14. The Patriots end their season 1-27.
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