Ellinwood top seed at Central Prairie

HOISINGTON — No. 1 ranked 2A Ellinwood (29-0, 9-0 CPL) is riding a school record 76-match winning streak heading to Saturday's Central Prairie League post-season volleyball tournament at the Hoisington Activity Center and Hoisington Middle School.

If Ellinwood sweeps six matches Saturday, the Eagles' 82-win streak will rank fourth all-time behind Nemaha Valley (137), Centralia (126) and Concordia (89).

Nemaha Valley coach Kim Tennal ranks first all-time with a 137-match winning streak. Tennal's daughter Miklannet Tennal led Cloud County to the 2001 NJCAA basketball championship.

CENTRAL PRAIRIE LEAGUE

10-10 HOISINGTON ACTIVITY, MS

POOL 1—Ellinwood (29-0) vs Ness City (7-19); St. John (19-10) vs. Otis-Bison (12-16); Ellinwood vs. Otis-Bison; Ness City vs. Chase (2-25); St. John vs. Chase; Otis-Bison vs Ness City; Otis-Bison vs Chase; Ellinwood vs St. John; St. John vs. Ness City; Ellinwood vs. Chase

POOL B—Victoria (16-8) vs Kinsley (13-12); Central Plains (13-13) vs Macksville (13-16); Victoria vs Macksville; Kinsley vs La Crosse (10-16); Central Plains vs La Crosse; Macksville vs Kinsley; Macksville vs La Crosse; Victoria vs Central Plains; Central Plains vs Kinsley; Victoria vs La Crosse

SEMIFINALS—No. 1 Pool A vs No. 2 Pool B; No. 1 Pool B vs No. 2 Pool A; No. 3 Pool A vs No. 4 Pool B; No. 3 Pool B vs No. 4 Pool A

CENTRAL PRAIRIE LEAGUE

Ellinwood 29-0 9-0

Victoria 16-8 7-2

St. John 19-10 7-2

Central Plains 13-13 7-2

Otis-Bison 12-16 5-4

La Crosse 10-16 4-5

Kinsley 13-12 3-6

Macksville 13-16 2-7

Ness City 7-19 1-8

Chase 2-25 0-9

ALL-TIME KSHSAA VOLLEYBALL WIN STREAK

137—Nemaha Valley, coach Kimbrook Tennal, 1988-1991

126—Centralia, coach Angie Edson, 1998-2001

89—Concordia, coach Gween Pike, 1997-1999

82—Lawrence, coach Joan Wells, 1989-1990

78—Nemaha Valley, coach Kimbrook Tennal, 1993-1995

76—Nemaha Valley, coach Kimbrook Tennal 1991-1993

76—Ellinwood, coach Greg Maxwell, 2025-2026