HOISINGTON — The No. 8 state-ranked 3A Hoisington Cardinals rolled to five wins to capture Saturday's Hoisington Cardinal volleyball tournament. The Cardinals (23-2) downed St. John 25-16, 25-18 in the championship match.
In the championship match, Sofia Simic delivered 14 winners, 12 serves, 6 serves received and 4 digs. Also contributing were defensive specialist Gabby Reif 15 serves received, 7 serves, 6 digs; Ellie Crawford 19 assists, 10 serves; Miya Nachtigal 8 serves; Kelsi Maier 7 winners; Brynn Tarlton 4 digs; Addison Hanzlick 2 blocks.
St. John (4-1) was followed by Phillipsburg (3-2) with Central Plains (1-4), Smith Center (1-4) and Otis-Bison (1-4) tying for third place.
HOISINGTON TOURNAMENT
1ST—Hoisington def. St. John, 25-16, 25-18; Hoisington def. Central Plains, 25-18, 25-5; Hoisington def. Otis-Bison, 25-16, 25-18; Hoisington def. Phillipsburg, 26-24, 25-14; Hoisington def. Smith Center, 25-9, 25-17; St. John def. Central Plains, 25-20, 20-19; St. John def. Phillipsburg, 25-23, 25-19; St. John def. Smith Center, 25-16, 25-18; St. John def. Otis-Bison, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20; Phillipsburg def. Smith Center, 25-17, 25-15; Phillipsburg def. Otis-Bison, 25-21, 25-14; Phillipsburg def. Central Plains, 25-20, 25-23; Otis-Bison def. Central Plains, 25-21, 25-18; Central Plains def. Smith Center, 20-25, 26-24, 25-16