
Sara Shaw and Austin Westlake could see Amarillo again in the Class 5A final.
The 43rd annual UIL State Volleyball Championships are set for Thursday-Saturday at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos.
The UIL Web site has ticket information, as well as profiles of each team and tournament history.
Here's a quick breakdown of the five tournaments:
Class A
- Louise (39-4) vs. Normangee (31-10), 9 a.m. Friday
- Bronte (39-5) vs. Lindsay (35-10), 11 a.m.
- Final: 9 a.m. Saturday
Ranked teams (final regular-season TGCA poll): No. 1 Lindsay, No. 2 Louise, No. 4 Bronte, No. 21 Normangee
Players to watch: Amber Bain, Louise; Jill Riley, Normangee; Chelsea Cook, Bronte; Kaylee Murphree, Lindsay
Overview: Things line up nicely for a Louise-Lindsay showdown in the final, but don't discount always-tough Bronte. And in a tight match, watch out for Normangee, which needed two four-set wins and two five-set wins just to get here.
Class 2A
- White Oak (44-0) vs. Poth (36-10), 1 p.m. Thursday
- Peaster (36-4) vs. Aubrey (36-9), 3 p.m. Thursday
- Final: 11 a.m. Saturday
Ranked teams (final regular-season TGCA poll): No. 2 White Oak, No. 6 Poth, No. 12 Aubrey, No. 13 Peaster
Players to watch: Abbie Bybel, White Oak; Tara Dunn, Poth; Courtney Haney, Peaster; Kelsey Lynn, Aubrey
Overview: Based on rankings, the state champ should come from Thursday's first semifinal. But Peaster had to knock off red-hot Denver City to get here, and Aubrey outlasted Quitman in five sets to win Region II.
Class 3A
- Monahans (40-5) vs. Caldwell (31-12), 1 p.m. Friday
- Lucas Lovejoy (41-7) vs. Wimberley (33-12), 3 p.m. Friday
- Final: 1 p.m. Saturday
Ranked teams (final regular-season TGCA poll): No. 1 Lucas Lovejoy, No. 2 Monahans, No. 7 Wimberley, No. 18 Caldwell
Players to watch: Bailey Marcum, Monahans; Allison Alford, Caldwell; Natalie Puckett, Lovejoy; Britney Schindler, Wimberley
Overview: The field includes schools that have won nine of the past 13 state 3A titles, including defending champ Lovejoy, whose victims include 4A No. 1 Richardson Pearce. Nine-time champ Monahans has nine wins over 5A teams. Caldwell coach coach Jane Anne Giese played on the Hornets' 1998 state-championship team. Wimberley, a six-time champ that won back-to-back crowns in 2006-07, has won 16 straight matches.
Class 4A
- Canyon Randall (40-1) vs. Seguin (32-13), 5 p.m. Thursday
- Richardson Pearce (44-5) vs. Brenham (40-6), 7 p.m. Thursday
- Final: 3 p.m. Saturday
Ranked teams (final regular-season TGCA poll): No. 1 Richardson Pearce, No. 2 Canyon Randall, No. 7 Brenham

Richardson Pearce is ranked No. 1 in 4A.
Players to watch: Ashley Davis, Randall; Marquisha Matthews, Seguin; Elyse Burkert, Pearce; Caroline Young, Brenham
Overview: Cinderella arrives in Seguin ISD buses; the Matadors' upset-filled trip through Region IV ended with a four-set win over Lake Travis. But the field here is loaded: Pearce was the only team to beat 5A No. 1 San Antonio Reagan in the regular season, Randall hasn't lost since its season opener against 5A top-seed Amarillo, and Brenham upended 4A No. 4 Friendswood in the Region III semifinals.
Class 5A
- Amarillo (46-3) vs. Georgetown (39-9), 5 p.m. Friday
- Katy Cinco Ranch (40-6) vs. Austin Westlake (38-6), 7 p.m. Friday
- Final: 5 p.m. Saturday
Ranked teams (final regular-season TGCA poll): No. 3 Amarillo, No. 5 Austin Westlake, No. 8 Katy Cinco Ranch, No. 21 Georgetown

Amarillo's Sheridan Burgess (6).
Players to watch: Micah Nolan, Amarillo; Shelbi Goode, Georgetown; Erika Chin, Cinco Ranch; Sara Shaw, Westlake
Overview: The only class in which neither No. 1 (San Antonio Reagan) nor No. 2 (Round Rock Westwood) reached the final four. But three-time defending state champ Amarillo was the preseason No. 1, and Georgetown erased two District 16-5A losses to Westwood by beating the Warriors in the Region II final. Westlake is making its third straight semifinal appearance, and Cinco Ranch has won 17 straight.






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