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Ellinwood captures volleyball title
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The Ellinwood High School volleyball team poses with medals after winning the Central Prairie League Tournament tournament on Saturday. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO

CLAFLIN – The No. 3 seeded-Ellinwood’s girls rolled to four consecutive wins to capture the Central Prairie League volleyball tournament. Top-seeded Central Plains finished fourth and No. 2 seeded Otis-Bison placed fifth.
Ellinwood (22-13) defeated Kinsley 25-17, 25-13 and LaCrosse 25-18, 25-13 in pool play and Ness City 25-23, 15-25, 25-21 and St. John 25-21, 25-21 in bracket play.

CPL TOURNAMENT
POOL CHAMPIONS—Ellinwood def. Ness City, 25-23, 15-25, 25-21; Ellinwood def. St. John 25-21, 25-20; Ness City def. St. John, 27-25, 24-26, 25-11
POOL RUNNERS-UP—Central Plains def. LaCrosse, 25-22, 25-11; Central Plains def. Otis-Bison, 21-25, 25-23, 25-13; Otis-Bison def. LaCrosse, 26-24, 27-25
POOL THIRD PLACE—Victoria def. Kinsley, 25-22, 25-15; Victoria def. Macksville, 25-16, 25-21; Kinsley def. Macksville, 18-25, 25-16, 25-19
POOL A—Ness City def. Central Plains, 25-20, 17-25, 25-15; Ness City def. Victoria, 25-17, 25-21; Central Plains def. Victoria, 25-14, 25-19
POOL B—Otis-Bison def. Macksville, 25-17, 23-25, 25-21; Macksville def. St. John, 25-20, 9-25, 26-24; St. John def. Otis-Bison, 27-29, 25-14, 25-17
POOL C—Ellinwood def. Kinsley, 25-17, 25-13; LaCrosse def. Kinsley, 25-21, 25-9; Ellinwood def. LaCrosse, 25-18, 25-13