Regional play begins Monday with winners advancing to Thursday's quarterfinals. ScoringLive photo illustration

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Regional play begins Monday with winners advancing to Thursday's quarterfinals. ScoringLive photo illustration

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The Chase For The Championship is here.

First round regional play in the New City Nissan/HHSAA Division I Girls Volleyball State Championship begins Monday night with four matches across the state. Winners of Monday's contests will advance to Thursday's quarterfinal round, which will be held at McKinley and Moanalua.

Reigning champion Kamehameha is seeded No. 1 in the D1 tourney, with OIA titlist Mililani at No. 2, MIL winner King Kekaulike at No. 3 and BIIF champ Hilo at No. 4.

In the Division II ranks, first round play starts Wednesday with matches being held at Saint Francis and Kaimuki.

ILH winner Mid-Pacific is the top-seeded team in the D2 field. Two-time defending champ Le Jardin is unseeded and will face Leilehua in the first round with the winner advancing to take on No. 2 seed Seabury Hall.

Monday, Oct. 22
Division I first round
Moanalua at KS-Maui - 5 p.m.

Farrington at Kahuku - 6 p.m.

Waianae at KS-Hawaii - 4 p.m.

Kapolei at Iolani - 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 24
Division II first round
Konawaena vs. Sacred Hearts at Saint Francis - 5 p.m.
Hana vs. #5 Waimea at Saint Francis - to follow

Hawaii Prep vs. Damien at Kaimuki - 5 p.m.
Le Jardin vs. Leilehua at Kaimuki - to follow

Thursday, Oct. 25
Division I quarterfinals
Farrington/Kahuku vs. #4 Hilo at McKinley - 5 p.m.
Moanalua/KS-Maui vs. #1 Kamehameha at McKinley - to follow

Waianae/KS-Hawaii vs. #2 Mililani at Moanalua - 5 p.m.
Kapolei/Iolani vs. #3 King Kekaulike at Moanalua - to follow

Division II quarterfinals
Hana/#5 Waimea vs. #4 Kaiser at Saint Francis - 5 p.m.
Konawaena/Sacred Hearts vs. #1 Mid-Pacific at Saint Francis - to follow

Hawaii Prep/Damien vs. #3 Kohala at Kaimuki - 5 p.m.
Le Jardin/Leilehua vs. #2 Seabury Hall at Kaimuki - to follow

Friday, Oct. 26
Division I semifinals at McKinley
Winners from Moanalua bracket - 5 p.m.
Winners from McKinley bracket - to follow

Division II semifinals at Saint Francis
Winners from Kaimuki bracket - 5p.m.
Winners from Saint Francis bracket - to follow

Saturday, Oct. 27
Championships at Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Division II title match - 5 p.m.
Division I title match - to follow