The Siuslaw Vikings will host the Cottage Grove Lions at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in a girls volleyball state 4A play-in match at Glenn Butler Court.

It will be the second meeting of the season between the schools. Cottage Grove beat Siuslaw on Sept. 26 at Hidden Valley High School in Grants Pass, 3-1 (25-13, 19-25, 25-19, 25-18).

The Vikings (11-8) are the Far West League's No. 2 team, rated No. 14 among 4A schools by the Oregon School Activities Association. The Lions (8-12) are the Sky-Em League's No. 3 team, rated No. 18 by the OSAA.

Play-in schedule/results

Saturday, Oct. 24
Corbett def. South Umpqua 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-13)
Philomath def. Mazama 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-11)
Sutherlin def. Estacade 3-1 (21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-19)
Monday, Oct. 26
Scappoose at North Valley
Junction City at Ontario
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Cottage Grove at Siuslaw, 6 p.m.
Douglas at Tillamook
North Marion at Hidden Valley

Drawing byes into the first round of the state playoffs are seven league champions: OSAA No. 1 Banks (Cowapa), No. 2 Sisters (Sky-Em), No. 3 Marshfield (Far West), No. 4 Crook County (Tri-Valley), No. 7 Henley (Skyline), No. 11 Cascade (Oregon West) and No. 15 LaGrande (Greater Oregon).

Rounding out Group A is Valley Catholic of Beaverton (OSAA No. 5) of the Cowapa League, which received a bye as the top-rated league runner-up.

The eight Group B teams host the eight Group C teams in the play-in round. Winners of play-in round games will be reseeded for the first round of the state playoffs.

Each of the seven leagues is guaranteed a home play-in game. So the Cowapa No 3, which is No. 8-rated Tillamook, will host a game. Also hosting is the highest-seeded No. 3 team remaining, which this season is North Valley.

First-round pairings for games Saturday, Oct. 31, would include:

• No. 16 seed at Banks
• No. 15 seed at Sisters
• No. 14 seed at Marshfield (current No. 14 seed is Siuslaw)
• No. 13 seed at Crook County
• No. 12 seed at Valley Catholic
• No. 11 seed at Henley
• No. 10 seed at Cascade
• No. 9 seed at LaGrande

The state 4A and 3A championships are Nov. 6 and 7 at Forest Grove High School, 1401 Nichols Lane, Forest Grove.

The state championships are sponsored by U.S. Bank and Les Schwab Tires.

NOTES: Siuslaw played 11 of its OSAA-counting 19 matches against teams in the playoffs, including Group A Marshfield (2), Group B Philomath, Hidden Valley and North Valley and Group C Douglas (2), South Umpqua (2), Junction City and Cottage Grove. ... The Vikings went 4-7 in those matches. ... Siuslaw was 7-0 vs. 4A schools not in the playoffs ... The Vikings' only other loss was to 3A Coquille in last weekend's consolation final of the Marshfield Invitational. ... Vikings sophomore defensive specialist Maci Wells was named Homecoming queen at last Friday's football game at Hans Petersen Field. ...