The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans were among five Saline County schools to see their volleyball seasons come to an end in KSHSAA Sub-State tournaments on Saturday.

The Lady Trojans reached the finals of a stacked Class 3A Sub-State tournament, where they were defeated by Hesston 25-17, 20-25, 21-25. Southeast previously defeated Lyons 25-14, 25-20 and Council Grove 25-15, 25-11.

Southeast was led by senior standout Erica Montgomery, who had 21 kills, 5 ace serves, 9 digs, 2 solo blocks, and 1 assist block. Taylor Wells added 8 kills, 3 ace serves, 8 digs, 1 solo block, and 1 assist block. Other key contributors included Arianne Helvey with 39 assists and 10 digs, Morgan Thaxton with 7 kills, 4 solo blocks, and 2 assist blocks, and Kylee Thaxton with 6 kills, 2 solo blocks, and 1 assist block.

Southeast finishes the 2015 season with overall record of 34-4 and 11-1 in NCAA league play.

In Emporia, the Salina Central Lady Mustangs lost to Newton in their Class 5A Sub-State semi finals 25-11, 25-13. Central ends their season with an overall record of 12-27.

The Salina South Lady Cougars also came up short in 5A Sub-State at Emporia, losing to tournament host Emporia in the finals, 25-21, 25-10. South reached the finals by earlier defeating Andover in the semifinals 22-25, 28-26, 25-21. The Lady Cougars ends their season with an overall record of 20-21.

In the Class 2-1A Sub-State tournament in Solomon, the Sacred Heart Lady Knights lost their opening round match to Republic County 19-25, 25-16, 25-19. The Ell-Saline Lady Cardinals also lost in the opening round to #1 seed Washington County 25-20, 25-11. Sacred Heart finishes the 2015 season with a record of 21-17, while Ell-Saline finishes the season with an overall mark of 11-21.