CHILLICOTHE — As the OHSAA state tournament season continues to dive further into the brackets, some area teams have reached the end of their seasons while others are still battling to stay alive.
Here's a brief breakdown of this past week's tournament volleyball and soccer results.
VOLLEYBALL
After a five-set win over Unioto in the first round, Chillicothe traveled to Marietta on Thursday, Oct. 22, to take on the top-seeded Tigers in a Division III district quarterfinal.
The Cavaliers (18-6) once again fought to force a fifth set and came out victorious, upsetting Marietta by a 23-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 15-9 final.
Chillicothe advances to play Sheridan in a district semifinal at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Logan High School.
Waverly is also very much alive in Division IV. The Tigers swept River Valley by a 25-11, 25-13, 25-15 score, advancing to a district semifinal against Warren at 7:45 p.m., Oct. 29 at Logan.
From the Scioto Valley Conference, ZaneTrace, Westfall and Southeastern also will be playing in the district semifinal round.
In Division V, the Pioneers (15-8) fended off Minford in four sets, 25-8, 16-25, 25-19, 25-20. That was an effort led by Karlee Snavely, who posted 24 kills, 10 digs and four aces.
Also in DV, the Mustangs (12-10) handled Portsmouth in four sets, winning 25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, behind a 21-kill performance from Kylee Dunn, the Panthers (17-6) swept Rock Hill in Division VI action, winning 25-9, 25-10, 25-14.
Huntington (11-12) ended its season with a loss to Portsmouth West in a five-set affair — a 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-13, 15-10 final. And, after picking up its first win of the season, PaintValley (1-23) also reached the end of the road with a straight-set loss to Eastern Meigs in Division VII.
Elsewhere in the SVC, Adena (13-10) handed Piketon (9-14) a four-set loss to advance to a Division V district semifinal.
BOYS SOCCER
The area does not have a boys soccer program left in the tournament.
In a Division III first-round matchup, Sheridan handed Chillicothe (6-10-2) a 4-0 loss on Oct. 20. Two days later, the area's only other DIII program, Unioto (10-6-2), fell to Galllia Academy by a 1-0 final in a district quarterfinal.
In Division IV, Westfall (8-9-1) fell to South Point by a 3-0 final, Piketon (6-11-1) suffered a 7-0 loss to Circleville, and Waverly (7-11) dropped a heartbreaker to Logan Elm in overtime, 3-2.
In Division V, Zane Trace (6-11-2) ended its season with an 8-1 loss to Ironton St. Joe.
GIRLS SOCCER
There is only one area girls soccer program standing.
In Division IV, thanks to goals from Kyleigh Mercurio and Haylee Kaethow, Westfall (12-5) beat Logan Elm 2-1 to advance to a district semifinal at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26, at Lucasville Valley. The Mustangs will meet McClain in that matchup.
After beating Chesapeake by a 3-2 final in overtime in a first-round matchup, Waverly (4-12) fell to top-seeded Wheelersburg by a 9-0 final.
Chillicothe (4-11-1) ended its season with a first-round loss to Warren in Division III, and Unioto (11-7) suffered the same fate in a 2-0 loss to Miami Trace in a district quarterfinal.
In Division V, Piketon (6-9-3) was ousted by North Adams in a 5-1 final, while Zane Trace (3-15) lost to Fayetteville by a 8-0 tally.
This article originally appeared on Chillicothe Gazette: Chillicothe OHSAA postseason roundup: Multiple volleyball teams still battling