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<p>The 5A Class for the 2026 Oregon Volleyball State Tournament is locked and loaded for the upcoming weekend to battle it out for the title. The event will be played at Central High School in Independence this coming Friday and Saturday, November 6-7. <strong><a href="https://www.osaa.org/activities/gvb/brackets?div=6A&year=2026">CLICK HERE</a></strong> for the full bracket. All the important tournament information is available on the <strong><a href="https://www.osaa.org/championships?view=gvb">OSAA Website</a></strong>.</p>
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<p>• <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class 5A - Quarterfinal 1</span></strong> - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)</p>
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<p><strong>#1 Crescent Valley (26-1) vs. #9 West Albany (13-9)</strong></p>
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<p>Crescent Valley completed a perfect conference schedule this fall, going 12-0 in the Mid-Willamette Conference to take the conference title. Crescent Valley makes their fifth straight appearance in the 5A state quarterfinals this year. The Raiders won back-to-back state titles in 2022 and 2023, as well as taking home the runner up trophy in in 2024, after losing to South Albany 3-0 (25-4, 25-18, 25-19) in the title game. Last season they finished in third place in 2025, beating Crater 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 21-19) in the 3rd/5th match.</p>
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<p>West Albany finished third in the Mid-Willamette Conference with a 9-3 conference record and earned an at-large bid into the 5A playoffs. The Bulldogs were able to upset #8 Sandy 3-0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-23) on the road to earn their way into the state quarterfinals. West Albany has made multiple appearances in the 5A state tournament in the last few years, including three straight from 2021-2023, and last year in 2025, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Bend 3-1 (25-17, 17-25, 25-19, 25-14), but were able to finish sixth, after dropping the 4th/6th match to Summit 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-24).</p>
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<p><strong>Head-to-head:</strong> Crescent Valley defeated West Albany four times during the season, winning 3-0 in both their league play matches, as well as going 3-0 in a non-league tournament at Caldera on Sept. 12th and 2-0 in the State Preview South Albany tournament at South Albany on Sept. 26th. <strong>Common opponents:</strong> Crescent Valley went 11-0; West Albany went 13-3.</p>
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<p><strong>Crescent Valley:</strong> Seven Raiders players earned All-Mid-Willamette Conference honors this season, and the ones to watch during this weekend --</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 1st Team All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p><strong>College Commitment: </strong>University of Texas at Arlington</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 1st Team All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p><strong>College Commitment: </strong>College of Idaho</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 2nd Team All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 Honorable Mention All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p>Crescent Valley Head Coach <strong>Paul Ossowski</strong> was also named Mid-Willamette Conference co-Coach of the Year.</p>
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<p><strong>West Albany:</strong> Six Bulldog players earned All-Mid-Willamette Conference honors this season, and the ones to watch during this weekend --</p>
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<p>West Albany Head Coach <strong>Megan Wallace</strong> was also named Mid-Willamette Conference co-Coach of the Year.</p>
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<p>• <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class 5A - Quarterfinal</span><span style="text-decoration: underline"> 2</span></strong> - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)</p>
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<p><strong>#4 South Albany (14-5) vs. #5 Wilsonville (17-4)</strong></p>
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<p>South Albany completed the 2026 season with a 9-3 record in the Mid-Willamette Conference to finish in second place. They will make their fifth straight appearance in the 5A Elite Eight this year. The RedHawks are the defending back-to-back 5A State Champions both in 2024 & 2025, including beating Bend in the title match last year in a 3-0 victory (25-21, 25-17, 25-17). They also qualified for the quarterfinals in both 2022 and 2023 as well.</p>
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<p>Wilsonville comes in to the quarterfinals as the Greater Metro Conference champions with an undefeated league record at 12-0. They dominated their first round match versus Caldera with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-17) victory to move to the final site this weekend. This year marks the ninth straight year for Wildcats to play in the state quarterfinals going all the way back to 2018. Last year the Wildcats unfortunately dropped their opening state match versus South Albany 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-16).</p>
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<p><strong>Head-to-head:</strong> No meeting. <strong>Common opponents:</strong> South Albany went 3-0; Wilsonville went 1-1.</p>
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<p><strong>South Albany:</strong> Seven RedHawks players earned All-Mid-Willamette Conference honors this season, and the ones to watch during this weekend --</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 All-Mid-Willamette Conference Player of the Year & 1st Team All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p><strong>College Commitment:</strong> Angelo State University</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 1st Team All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 1st Team All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 Honorable Mention All-Mid-Willamette Conference</p>
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<p>• <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class 5A - Quarterfinal 3</span></strong> - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)</p>
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<p><strong>#3 Summit (14-5) vs. #6 Crater (15-8)</strong></p>
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<p>Summit wrapped up their 2026 fall season in second place and a 9-3 league record in the Intermountain Conference. They earned there way to the final site with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-13) victory on Halloween versus Churchill. This year is the third time in the last five seasons (2023 and 2025), including a fourth place finish last season, when they beat West Albany 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-24) in the 4th/6th place match.</p>
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<p>Crater ended their fall campaign with an 11-1 league record in the Southern Oregon Conference Hybrid and a first place finish. They advanced to the state quarterfinals after beating Corvallis 3-1 (25-16, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23) this past weekend. The Comets have qualified for the Elite Eight for the fifth season in-a-row this year, going back to 2022. Last season they finished in fifth place after dropping the 3rd/5th match to Crescent Valley 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 21-19).</p>
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<p><strong>Head-to-head:</strong> Summit defeated Crater twice this season, winning 3-2 in non-league play on Sept. 3rd and then going 2-0 in pool play of the South Albany State Preview tournament at South Albany on Sept 26th. <strong>Common opponents:</strong> Summit went 0-2; Crater went 0-1, all against Bend.</p>
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<p><strong>Summit:</strong> The All-Intermountain Conference teams have not been released yet, but based on results of their 3-1 win over Churchill in the last round, and season results, the top Axe players to be watching this weekend are --</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700"><strong>College Commitment: </strong>California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt</p>
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<p><strong>Crater:</strong> Six Comet players earned All-Southern Oregon Conference honors this season, and the ones to watch during this weekend --</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">2026 Southern Oregon Conference Player of the Year & 1st Team All-Southern Oregon Conference</p>
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<p>• <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Class 5A - Quarterfinal 4</span></strong> - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)</p>
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<p>La Salle Prep finished that fall campaign as the second place team in the Greater Metro Conference, posting a 10-2 league record. Last weekend the Falcons upset #7 seed North Eugene 3-1 (24-26, 27-25, 25-23, 25-23) to earn there way into the quarterfinals. La Salle Prep has won five state titles in their program existence. Their last appearance in the Elite Eight was back in 2022, falling to Crater 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17) in the opening round. They also qualified for the tournament back in 2019.</p>
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<p><strong>Head-to-head:</strong> No meeting. <strong>Common opponents:</strong> Bend went 3-0; La Salle Prep went 2-2.</p>
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The 5A Class for the 2026 Oregon Volleyball State Tournament is locked and loaded for the upcoming weekend to battle it out for the title. The event will be played at Central High School in Independence this coming Friday and Saturday, November 6-7. CLICK HERE for the full bracket. All the important tournament information is available on the OSAA Website.
• Class 5A - Quarterfinal 1 - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)
#1 Crescent Valley (26-1) vs. #9 West Albany (13-9)
Crescent Valley completed a perfect conference schedule this fall, going 12-0 in the Mid-Willamette Conference to take the conference title. Crescent Valley makes their fifth straight appearance in the 5A state quarterfinals this year. The Raiders won back-to-back state titles in 2022 and 2023, as well as taking home the runner up trophy in in 2024, after losing to South Albany 3-0 (25-4, 25-18, 25-19) in the title game. Last season they finished in third place in 2025, beating Crater 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 21-19) in the 3rd/5th match.
West Albany finished third in the Mid-Willamette Conference with a 9-3 conference record and earned an at-large bid into the 5A playoffs. The Bulldogs were able to upset #8 Sandy 3-0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-23) on the road to earn their way into the state quarterfinals. West Albany has made multiple appearances in the 5A state tournament in the last few years, including three straight from 2021-2023, and last year in 2025, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Bend 3-1 (25-17, 17-25, 25-19, 25-14), but were able to finish sixth, after dropping the 4th/6th match to Summit 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-24).
Head-to-head: Crescent Valley defeated West Albany four times during the season, winning 3-0 in both their league play matches, as well as going 3-0 in a non-league tournament at Caldera on Sept. 12th and 2-0 in the State Preview South Albany tournament at South Albany on Sept. 26th. Common opponents: Crescent Valley went 11-0; West Albany went 13-3.
Crescent Valley: Seven Raiders players earned All-Mid-Willamette Conference honors this season, and the ones to watch during this weekend --
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West Albany Head Coach Megan Wallace was also named Mid-Willamette Conference co-Coach of the Year.
• Class 5A - Quarterfinal 2 - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)
#4 South Albany (14-5) vs. #5 Wilsonville (17-4)
South Albany completed the 2026 season with a 9-3 record in the Mid-Willamette Conference to finish in second place. They will make their fifth straight appearance in the 5A Elite Eight this year. The RedHawks are the defending back-to-back 5A State Champions both in 2024 & 2025, including beating Bend in the title match last year in a 3-0 victory (25-21, 25-17, 25-17). They also qualified for the quarterfinals in both 2022 and 2023 as well.
Wilsonville comes in to the quarterfinals as the Greater Metro Conference champions with an undefeated league record at 12-0. They dominated their first round match versus Caldera with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-17) victory to move to the final site this weekend. This year marks the ninth straight year for Wildcats to play in the state quarterfinals going all the way back to 2018. Last year the Wildcats unfortunately dropped their opening state match versus South Albany 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-16).
Head-to-head: No meeting. Common opponents: South Albany went 3-0; Wilsonville went 1-1.
South Albany: Seven RedHawks players earned All-Mid-Willamette Conference honors this season, and the ones to watch during this weekend --
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Wilsonville: The All-Greater Metro Conference teams have not been released yet, but based on results of their 3-0 win over Caldera in the first round, and season results, the top Wildcats players to be watching this weekend are --
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Highlights
• Class 5A - Quarterfinal 3 - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)
#3 Summit (14-5) vs. #6 Crater (15-8)
Summit wrapped up their 2026 fall season in second place and a 9-3 league record in the Intermountain Conference. They earned there way to the final site with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-13) victory on Halloween versus Churchill. This year is the third time in the last five seasons (2023 and 2025), including a fourth place finish last season, when they beat West Albany 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-24) in the 4th/6th place match.
Crater ended their fall campaign with an 11-1 league record in the Southern Oregon Conference Hybrid and a first place finish. They advanced to the state quarterfinals after beating Corvallis 3-1 (25-16, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23) this past weekend. The Comets have qualified for the Elite Eight for the fifth season in-a-row this year, going back to 2022. Last season they finished in fifth place after dropping the 3rd/5th match to Crescent Valley 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 21-19).
Head-to-head: Summit defeated Crater twice this season, winning 3-2 in non-league play on Sept. 3rd and then going 2-0 in pool play of the South Albany State Preview tournament at South Albany on Sept 26th. Common opponents: Summit went 0-2; Crater went 0-1, all against Bend.
Summit: The All-Intermountain Conference teams have not been released yet, but based on results of their 3-1 win over Churchill in the last round, and season results, the top Axe players to be watching this weekend are --
2026 Southern Oregon Conference Player of the Year & 1st Team All-Southern Oregon Conference
College Commitment: University of Nevada
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2026 Southern Oregon Conference Libero of the Year & 1st Team All-Southern Oregon Conference
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2026 Southern Oregon Conference Setter of the Year & 1st Team All-Southern Oregon Conference
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Highlights
• Class 5A - Quarterfinal 4 - (Fri. Nov. 6 - 9am)
#2 Bend (23-3) vs. #10 La Salle Prep (24-7)
The Bend Lava Bears completed a perfect conference schedule this fall, finishing 12-0 in the Intermountain Conference, and earning the #2 overall seed. They made it into the quarterfinals with a sweep of Centennial 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20) in the opening round of the 5A playoffs. The program has qualified for the state tournament 13 times in the programs existence and have won two state titles in 2016 and 2017. They are currently within a six-year consecutive streak into the quarterfinals, finishing as the state runner-ups last season after falling to state champion South Albany 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-17).
La Salle Prep finished that fall campaign as the second place team in the Greater Metro Conference, posting a 10-2 league record. Last weekend the Falcons upset #7 seed North Eugene 3-1 (24-26, 27-25, 25-23, 25-23) to earn there way into the quarterfinals. La Salle Prep has won five state titles in their program existence. Their last appearance in the Elite Eight was back in 2022, falling to Crater 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17) in the opening round. They also qualified for the tournament back in 2019.
Head-to-head: No meeting. Common opponents: Bend went 3-0; La Salle Prep went 2-2.
Bend: The All-Intermountain Conference teams have not been released yet, but based on results of their 3-0 win over Centennial in the last round, and season results, the top Lava Bears players to be watching this weekend are --
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La Salle Prep: The All-Greater Metro Conference teams have not been released yet, but based on results of their 3-1 win over North Eugene in the first round, and season results, the top Wildcats players to be watching this weekend are --
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