The historic season for the Cashmere volleyball team continued early Sunday afternoon.

The Bulldogs, who already have climbed to the top of the state rankings for the first time and Saturday won the school’s first district championship in the sport by sweeping six-time defending state champion Chelan for the second time this season, were awarded the top seed in the Class 1A state tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the Yakima Valley SunDome.

Cashmere, which placed a program-best third place at last year’s tournament, will open against 16th-seeded Eastside Prep at 10:45 a.m. Friday.

Connell and Naches Valley also qualified for the tournament as the 14th and 15th seeds, respectively. The Eagles will meet third-seeded Cascade Christian, while Naches Valley – qualifying for the tournament for the first time since 2013 – drew the champion Goats at the same time.

In the 2A tournament, Ellensburg – the winners of five straight district championships and state runner-up the last two tournaments – are seeded, fittingly, No. 2 and face Nathan Hale at 12:45 p.m. Friday.

District runner-up Prosser, which reached the SunDome for the first time since 2018, is seeded 10th and will meet perennial power Columbia River, the No. 7 seed and 2025 runner-up, at 12:45 p.m., and 11th-seeded Selah takes on No, 6 Sehome at 10:45.

The Class 4A and 3A tournaments are slated

In the girls soccer pairing, Eisenhower – which won its first conference championship 26 years and district title in 27 years – is seeded sixth and will meet No. 11 Lake Washington, on Tuesday with time to be announced.

Here are the volleyball and girls soccer openers for teams in the Stat Hound footprint:

VOLLEYBALL

CLASS 2A

FRIDAY’S FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

No. 11 Selah vs. No. 6 Sehome, 10:45 a.m.

No. 10 Prosser vs. No. 7 Columbia River, 12:45 p.m.

No. 2 Ellensburg vs. No. 15 Nathan Hale, 12:45 p.m.

CLASS 1A

FRIDAY’S FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

No. 14 Connell vs. No. 3 Cascade Christian, 9 a.m.

No. 15 Naches Valley vs. No. 2 Chelan, 9 a.m.

No. 1 Cashmere vs. No. 16 Eastside Prep, 10:45 a.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

CLASS 4A

No. 11 Lake Washington at No. 6 Eisenhower, time TBA Tuesday

No. 9 Olympia at No. 8 Chiawana, 4 p.m. Tuesday

No. 16 Eastmont at No. 1 Sumner, date and time TBA

CLASS 2A

No. 11 Ellensburg at No. 6 Sehome, 5 p.m. Tuesday at Civic Field

No. 10 Woodland at No. 7 East Valley, date and time TBA

No. 16 Othello at No. 1 Columbia River, date and time TBA

CLASS 1A

No. 12 Montesano at No. 5 Cashmere, 5 p.m. Wednesday

No. 11 King’s at No. 6 Royal, date and time TBA

No. 9 Naches Valley at No. 8 Lynden Christian, 4 p.m. Wednesday at Nooksack Valley High School

No. 16 Wahluke at  No. 1 University Prep, 7 p.m. Wednesday at Pop Keeney Stadium (Bothell)