Girls Volleyball: Newman, DCE, Mosinee, Marathon advance; Wausau West, Wausau East, Northland Lutheran fall in regional semifinals.

Thursday night was a busy one in high school girls' volleyball with regional semifinals action in all 5 Divisions. Newman Catholic, D.C. Everest, and Marathon were among the teams to keep their seasons alive while Wausau West, Wausau East and Northland Lutheran saw their seasons come to an end.

In a match broadcast live on Wausau Area Sports, Newman Catholic made the long trip to Phillips a worthwhile one as the 6th seeded Cardinals topped the 3rd seeded Loggers in straight sets 25-15, 25-18, 25-22 to move on in the Division 4 bracket. Newman Catholic, moved up to Division 4 this season because of the WIAA "Success Formula", will travel to 2nd seeded Three Lakes for a regional final on Saturday. Saturday's match will be broadcast live on Wausau Area Sports with the pregame at 6:45 pm and first serve at 7 pm.

In Division 1, Wisconsin Valley Conference champion D.C. Everest moves forward. The 4th seeded Evergreens beat 13th seeded Wausau East 25-17, 25-11, 25-11 in a regional semifinals. The Evergreens will face a familiar foe in the regional final on Saturday when Stevens Point visits the Everest Fieldhouse. SPASH, seeded 5th, beat 12th seeded Green Bay Preble in four sets 25-12, 23-25, 25-17, 25-13. Everest has beaten SPASH twice this season during WVC play.

Also in D-1, the season ended for Wausau West. The 9th seeded Warriors lost at 8th seeded Appleton North 27-25, 25-21, 25-19 in a regional semifinals. Appleton North advances to face top seeded Bay Port on Saturday.

In Division 2, Mosinee is a top seed and started their tournament run with a win. Mosinee rolled past 8th seeded Mauston in three straight sets 25-12, 25-11, 25-18. Mosinee will host 4th seeded Reedsburg Saturday afternoon at 4 pm. Reedsburg eliminated 5th seeded Antigo in straight sets.

In Division 3, top seeded Marathon started the playoffs in impressive fashion with a straight set win over 8th seeded Clintonville. The Red Raiders won 25-11, 25-14, 25-13 and will host 4th seeded Northland Pines on a regional final on Saturday. Pines knocked off 5th seeded Amherst in four sets on Thursday.

In Division 5, a second trip to Green Bay this week was one too many for Northland Lutheran. 9th seeded Northland, who beat 8th seeded Providence Academy in GB on Tuesday, fell to top seeded NEW Lutheran 25-13, 25-12, 25-16 in a regional semifinal that ended the Wildcats season.