PROSSER – Third-seeded Prosser swept past East Valley on Saturday, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21, to advance to the district championship and Class 2A state tournament Nov.13-14 in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

It’ll be the Mustangs first state trip since 2008.

Prosser, tied with Pullman for ninth in the latest Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association state rankings, will head to Ellensburg on Wednesday to face the four-time district champion and top-seeded Bulldogs. The championship tilt is set for 6 p.m.

Ellensburg, ranked second and the runner-up in the last two state tournaments, survived a five-set thriller against No. 2 Selah, 25-18, 18-25, 30-32, 25-21, 15-11.

The seventh-ranked Vikings will meet the Red Devils at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with both teams advancing to crossovers next Saturday against the top two teams from the Greater Spokane League with state berths to the winners.

SCAC

Cashmere, Chelan in final

CASHMERE – Top-ranked and district No. 1 seed Cashmere earned a trip to the Class 1A state tournament for the third straight year Saturday by advancing to the district championship match.

The Bulldogs, who have lost just once this season, will meet six-time defending 1A state champion and second-ranked Chelan n Saturday at Cashmere in the district final.

Cashmere opened the day by sweeping eighth-seeded Naches Valley, 25-8, 25-18, 25-10, and followed with a four-set victory against fourth-seeded Zillah, 25-18, 23-25, 25-13, 25-13.

The 10th-ranked Leopards, who opened the day with a five-set victory against College Place, will visit No. 3 Connell on Wednesday, while the Rangers, who bounced back from the opening-round loss by topping College Place in four sets, will meet sixth-seeded Omak at Connell.

CLASS 4A AND 3A

CBBN to finish Tuesday, MCC-GSL rev up

The CBBN is down to the final two pairings for most teams, and one for Sunnyside and West Valley.

District play begins Nov. 10 with the play-ins, followed by the championship match Nov. 14. The CBBN’s second berth to the Nov. 20-21 4A state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

Wenatchee visits Sunnyside, winless in conference play, on Tuesday, before hosting Davis on Thursday, looking to wrap up their sixth straight conference championship.

The Pirates sit a game back in the standings, after beating West Valley in four sets last Tuesday and outlasting Moses Lake in five.

It’ll be the top teams for the district championship Nov. 14 at the top seed. The loser of that match face the 

team that gets out loser-out play the same for the second berth.

The 4A and 3A District 6 tournament – which includes the Mid-Columbia Conference and Greater Spokane League – gets going Tuesday.

Ninth-ranked Kamiakin, which is seeded behind 4A No. 1 Gonzaga Prep, capped an unbeaten run through conference play last week by sweeping Kennewick and Walla Walla.

The Blue Devils are the top seed in the 3A tournament.

Both tourneys get two berths to state.