Moeller and Loveland have secured the top seeds in the upcoming boys volleyball tournament brackets. Moeller recently defeated Elder in a four-set match.
Key points
Moeller and Loveland are top seeds
Moeller defeated Elder in four sets
Match scores were 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19
Moeller's match against Elder was on April 17, 2026
Casey Pieper is the head coach of Moeller
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Moeller head coach Casey Pieper talks with his team before their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder players huddle before their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Brady Kelly serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Nick Dollard sets the ball during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Johnie Holmes (13) goes up for a kill attempt over Moeller's Adam Quehl (15) during their volleyball game on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Q&A
Who are the top seeds in the boys volleyball tournament?
Moeller and Loveland are the top seeds in the boys volleyball tournament.
What was the outcome of the Moeller vs. Elder volleyball match?
Moeller won the match against Elder in four sets with scores of 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, and 25-19.
When did Moeller play against Elder in volleyball?
Moeller played against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026.
Who is the head coach of Moeller's boys volleyball team?
The head coach of Moeller's boys volleyball team is Casey Pieper.
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Elder's Carter Brandt (8) goes up for a kill attempt during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Carter Brandt (8) goes up for a kill attempt during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Nick Dollard (11) sets the ball during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Tyer Wong serves during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Hank Roeder (12) serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Carter Brandt serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Nick Dollard during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Tyler Wong advances the ball during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Jude Herron serves during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Hunter Hoog serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Johnie Holmes goes up for a kill attempt during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's bench reacts during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Leo Tierney serves during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Nick Dollard reacts during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder head coach Sean Tierney talks to Hank Roeder during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder head coach Sean Tierney reacts during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder players George Whitmer (2) and Hunter Hoog react during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller players react during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller's Thomas Metzger (17) prepares to serve during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Hunter Hoog (6) and Johnie Holmes (13) keep the ball in play during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Moeller head coach Casey Pieper talks to his players during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
Elder's Carter Brandt prepares to serve during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller head coach Casey Pieper talks with his team before their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller head coach Casey Pieper talks with his team before their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder players huddle before their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Brady Kelly serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Nick Dollard sets the ball during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Johnie Holmes (13) goes up for a kill attempt over Moeller's Adam Quehl (15) during their volleyball game on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Carter Brandt (8) goes up for a kill attempt during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Carter Brandt (8) goes up for a kill attempt during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Nick Dollard (11) sets the ball during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Tyer Wong serves during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Hank Roeder (12) serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Carter Brandt serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Nick Dollard during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Tyler Wong advances the ball during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Jude Herron serves during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Hunter Hoog serves during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Johnie Holmes goes up for a kill attempt during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's bench reacts during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Leo Tierney serves during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Nick Dollard reacts during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder head coach Sean Tierney talks to Hank Roeder during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder head coach Sean Tierney reacts during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder players George Whitmer (2) and Hunter Hoog react during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller players react during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller's Thomas Metzger (17) prepares to serve during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Hunter Hoog (6) and Johnie Holmes (13) keep the ball in play during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Moeller head coach Casey Pieper talks to his players during their volleyball game against Elder on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
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Moeller volleyball tops Elder in GCL-South showdown | Photos
Elder's Carter Brandt prepares to serve during their volleyball game against Moeller on Friday, April 17, 2026. Moeller beat Elder in four sets, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19.
After Loveland in Region 8 is a trio of GCL-Coed programs with Fenwick as the No. 2 seed, two-time defending Division II champion McNicholas at No. 3 and Badin at No. 4.
Here is a breakdown of the boys volleyball regional brackets.
Moeller, St. Xavier and Elder go 1-2-3 in Region 4 bracket
In the top portion of the Region 4 bracket, Moeller sits atop and has a possible regional semifinal meeting with Elder brewing.
The Crusaders and the Panthers met three times in the regular season with Moeller taking two games. Moeller had a reverse-sweep in the first meeting and a four-set win at Elder, but Elder swept the Crusaders in the Centerville Elite tournament.
No. 6 Milford, No. 7 Sycamore, No. 11 Princeton, No. 12 Oak Hills, No. 13 Lakota West, No. 15 West Clermont and No. 17 Hamilton are also in the top portion of the bracket.
The lower half of the bracket features St. Xavier and Lakota East as the No. 2 and No. 4 seeds.
The Bombers open against No. 16 Fairfield and with the winner playing either No. 9 Lebanon or No. 10 Middletown to get to the regional semifinals. Lakota East sees No. 14 Kings in round one with either No. 5 Mason or No. 8 Walnut Hills to follow.
Moeller, the GCL-South champions, earned the No. 1 seed in the Region 4 bracket.
Moeller, the GCL-South champions, earned the No. 1 seed in the Region 4 bracket.
Lakota East enters the postseason with a 19-3 record, with the losses coming in five sets to Moeller, in four sets to Elder and a sweep by St. Xavier.
The semifinal round is set for May 20 with the finals on May 23 at Mason.
This would be the second straight season of Elder-Moeller and St. Xavier-Lakota East in the regional semifinals, should those teams avoid any upsets.
ECC champs Loveland are No. 1 in Division II, Region 8
A season ago, the idea was clear for the teams in Division II, Region 8: let McNicholas pick a part of the bracket and get out of its way. That left the Rockets on one side and the No. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 seeds on the other.
In 2026, the Loveland Tigers are 19-2, having only lost to Lakota East and Elder, with the top seed in Region 8. Sitting on their side of the bracket? No. 3 McNicholas.
Loveland, McNicholas and No. 8 Chaminade Julienne (which split the season series with the Rockets) are the only single-digit seeds in the top portion of the bracket.
No. 12 Mount Healthy, No. 13 Taylor, No. 14 Indian Hill, No. 15 Summit Country Day, No. 16 Stivers School for the Arts, No. 19 Meadowdale, No. 20 Ponitz, No. 21 Trotwood-Madison and No. 23 Dunbar are also in the top bracket.
Loveland beat McNicholas in their March 20 meeting in four sets. The Tigers also swept No. 2 Fenwick and No. 4 Badin, the top seeds in the bottom half of the bracket, in the regular season.
No. 5 Edgewood, No. 6 Alter, No. 7 La Salle, No. 9 Wyoming, No. 10 Turpin, No. 11 Roger Bacon, No. 17 Finneytown, No. 18 Anderson, No. 22 Madeira and No. 24 Thurgood Marshall round out the bottom half of the bracket.
The Region 8 final is also on May 23 at Mason with times to be announced.
When is the 2026 OHSAA boys volleyball state tournament?
The OHSAA state tournament will be on May 29 and May 30 at Wittenberg University.
All four semifinal games will be on May 29, beginning at noon with the Division I games. The championships will be the following day, again starting at noon with Division I.
The state tournament draw put the Region 4 winner against the Region 3 winner in the semifinal and the Region 8 winner against Region 5's representative.
Thomas Worthington took the top seed in Region 3. The Cardinals are 19-3, including a four-set win against St. Xavier and a three-set loss to Elder in the Centerville Elite. Region 5's top seed is St. Charles. Those Cardinals are 17-4, having split a pair of games with McNicholas while beating La Salle and Fenwick.
