Hays Post Sports
For the third straight season, the TMP-Marian Monarchs volleyball team clinched a regional title and is headed to sub-state this Saturday.
TMP earned the No. 3 seed in Class 2A Regional 4 and hosted No. 6 Smith Center, No. 11 Plainville and No. 14 Wichita County at Hays High School on Monday.
The Monarchs swept Wichita County in two sets, 25-6 and 25-12, and Plainville, 25-16 and 25-21.
Smith Center also swept Plainville, 25-18 and 25-13, and Wichita County, 25-14 and 25-17. Those results guaranteed both teams a spot in Saturday's sub-state round and set up a matchup between the two unbeaten teams in the final match of the day.
TMP won the first set, 25-23, before Smith Center took the second, 25-21. The Monarchs then closed out the regional title with a 25-12 win in the third set.
TMP finished 3-0 to claim the regional title, while Smith Center placed second at 2-1. Both teams qualified for Saturday's sub-state round. Plainville finished 1-2, and Wichita County went 0-3.
Sub-state seedings will be announced later this week.
TMP enters the sub-state round with a 28-10 record.