Top-ranked Community Christian swept Tulsa's Cascia Hall 3-0 on Saturday, Oct. 17, to claim the Class 3A volleyball state championship at Claremore High School.
The Royals won by set scores of 25-21, 25-13 and 25-20, the Tulsa World reported. The victory gave Community Christian its seventh state volleyball title.
For second-ranked Cascia Hall, the loss ended the Commandos' bid for a ninth state championship. The Tulsa private school's volleyball program won six consecutive titles from 1999 through 2004 and back-to-back championships in 2011 and 2012.
The Commandos fought in the opening set, falling 25-21 in the closest set of the match. Community Christian pulled away in the second set at 25-13 before closing out the title with a 25-20 third set.
Cascia Hall reached the final after sweeping its way through the bracket. The Commandos beat Chouteau 3-0 in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Catoosa, then topped Crossings Christian 3-0 in the semifinal on Friday, Oct. 16, at Claremore, according to tournament results published by the Oklahoman. Community Christian matched that path, sweeping Rejoice Christian and SW Covenant in straight sets to set up the final.
The sweep was decisive. Cascia Hall did not drop a set until the championship match, where Community Christian took all three.
Senior Kennedy Welsh was one of five seniors on the Cascia Hall roster, according to the Tulsa World. Individual championship-match statistics were not available in the sources reviewed.
The Royals were dominant throughout the three-day tournament, never dropping a set across three matches. The championship caps the 2026 OSSAA (Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association) volleyball state tournament for Class 3A. Mount St. Mary won the Class 4A title the same day, defeating Oklahoma Christian School 3-0, according to Oklahoma Scoreboard on X.
Cascia Hall's volleyball season is over. Community Christian will enter 2027 as the defending 3A champion.
