Athens lost its semifinal and third place game at the Class 6A North Super Regional Saturday, and will be the 4 seed in next week’s state tournament.

The Golden Eagles lost to Hazel Green 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-17) in the semifinal, and then fell to Albertville 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-22) in the third place game.

Athens clinched its spot in the state tournament with a 3-1 (11-25, 25-19, 29-27, 25-21) victory over Oxford Friday night.

The top four seeds from both the north and south super regionals make the state tournament. Athens will play the south No. 1 seed Spanish Fort in the first round of the Class 6A State Tournament at the Birmingham CrossPlex.