October 31, 2026 - 6:59 pm

Kinley Hughes had 27 kills to lead Virgin Valley’s girls volleyball team to a five-set 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 25-22, 18-16 win over The Meadows to win the Class 3A girls volleyball Southern Region title Saturday at Virgin Valley.

Sutton Tobler had nine kills and 17 digs for Virgin Valley and Mayzie Tobler added 41 assists and 16 digs. It’s the first loss to a Nevada team this season for The Meadows.

Both teams advance to the 3A state tournament, which begins Friday at Sierra Vista. Virgin Valley (25-13) will play Truckee in a state semifinal and The Meadows (27-4) will play Northern champion South Tahoe at 3:30 or 5 p.m. Friday.

Class 2A

No. 1 GV Christian 3, No. 2 Lincoln County 1: At GV Christian, the Guardians (25-11) won the 2A Southern League title over the Lynx (21-10-2) in four sets 23-25, 27-25, 25-16, 25-19 on Saturday.

Both teams advance to next week’s 2A state tournament at UNR’s Virginia Street Gym. GV Christian plays Yerington at 3:40 p.m.…