ELLSWORTH – No. 7 state-ranked 4A Nickerson edged No. 5 state-ranked 2A Ellinwood 23-25, 25-22, 25-14 in a hard-fought, three-set match for the Ellsworth Tournament championship. Nickerson and Ellinwood also defeated Central Plains, Ellsworth, Republic County and Salina Sacred Heart in the round-robin tournament.

ELLSWORTH TOURNAMENT

1–Nickerson def. Ellinwood, 23-25, 25-22, 25-14; 3–Central Plains def. Salina Sacred Heart, 25-15, 16-25, 27-25; 5–Ellsworth def. Republic County, 25-22, 25-21; Nickerson def. Central Plains, 17-25, 25-23, 25-18; Nickerson def. Ellsworth, 25-14, 26-24; Nickerson def. Salina Sacred Heart, 25-18, 25-19; Nickerson def. Republic County, 25-9, 25-18; Ellinwood def. Central Plains, 25-17, 26-24; Ellinwood def. Salina Sacred Heart, 25-17, 25-16; Ellinwood def. Ellsworth, 25-14, 25-16; Ellinwood def. Republic County, 25-16, 25-16; Central Plains def. Ellsworth, 18-25, 25-29, 28-26; Central Plains def. Republic County, 21-25, 26-24, 26-24; Salina Sacred Heart def. Republic County, 25-23, 25-20; Ellsworth def. Sacred Heart, 25-23, 25-21

OTIS ROUND ROBIN

1–Victoria def. Ellis, 25-9, 25-14; Victoria def. Otis-Bison, 25-29, 25-14; Victoria def. Stafford, 25-12, 25-8; Ellis def. Otis-Bison, 18-25, 25-20, 25-19; Ellis def. Stafford, 25-15, 25-15; Otis-Bison def. Stafford, 25-8, 25-15

HOISINGTON JUNIOR VARSITY

1–Ellis def. Hoisington, 17-25, 25-17, 15-12; Hoisington def. Hutchinson Trinity, 25-8, 25-8; Hoisington def. Central Plains, 23-25, 25-13, 15-10; Hoisington def. Russell, 25-17, 25-18; Hoisington def. Larned, 25-15, 25-12; Ellis def. Larned, 25-11, 25-14; Ellis def. Hutchinson Trinity, 25-6, 26-24; Ellis def. Central Plains, 25-15, 25-15; Ellis def. Russell, 25-22, 25-23; Russell def. Central Plains, 25-12, 25-18; Russell def. Larned, 25-19, 25-21; Central Plains def. Hutchinson Trinity, 25-19, 25-8; Hutchinson Trinity def. Larned, 25-21, 25-21