By John Mesh
The Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragon volleyball team (18-20) will be the No. 6 seed at the NJCAA Division I Plains District Tournament.
Hutchinson will play at No. 3 Dodge City (20-13 overall) at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Dodge City upset third-seeded Hutchinson last year to make the semifinal round for a second straight year before falling to district champion Colby.
Other first-round games at the 2024 NJCAA Division 1 Volleyball Plains District Tournament also will get underway Wednesday.
Top-seed Barton will host Pratt at 6 p.m., two-seed Colby will host Seward County at 6:30 p.m., and four-seed Butler will host Garden City at 6 p.m.
The Barton/Pratt match playing the winner of the Butler/Garden City match in the first semifinal at 4 p.m. Saturday. The second semifinal will feature the winner of Colby/Seward County against the winner of Dodge City/Hutchinson and will take place 60 minutes after the conclusion of the first semifinal match.
The 2024 Plains District Championship match will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The HutchCC volleyball team lost its season finale on the road against No. 7 Colby Community College Saturday 25-7, 25-19, 25-19.
The Blue Dragons lost 25-12, 25-23, 25-13 to Barton Community College Oct. 30 at Great Bend.
The NJCAA Division I women’s volleyball tournament starts Nov. 20 at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tenn.