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Ellinwood wins Lyons volleyball title
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LYONS TOURNAMENT

1—Ellinwood (19-3) def. Sterling, 25-23, 25-13; 3—Little River def. SE Saline, 25-19, 25-18; 5—Kingman def. Ellsworth, 26-24, 18-25, 27-25; SEMIFINALS—Ellinwood def. Little River 25-13, 25-22; Sterling def. SE Saline, 25-18, 25-15; Kingman def. Lyons, 25-18, 26-24; Ellsworth def. Ell-Saline, 18-25, 25-17, 25-19 

POOL A—Ellinwood def. Sterling, 25-18, 23-25, 26-24; Ellinwood def. Lyons, 25-28, 25-22; Ellinwood def. Ellsworth 25-13, 25-20; Sterling def. Lyons, 25-19, 25-23; Sterling def. Ellsworth, 18-25, 25-17, 25-19; Lyons def. Ellsworth, 25-19, 26-24; 

POOL B—SE Saline def. Little River, 25-21, 21-25, 26-24; SE Saline def. Ellsworth 25-9, 20-25, 25-12; SE Saline def. Kingman, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20; Little River def. Ell-Saline, 26-24, 25-20; Little River def. Kingman, 25-10, 25-18; Ell-Saline def. Kingman, 25-18, 25-21

HOISINGTON TOURNAMENT

HOISINGTON — No. 2 state-ranked 2A Smith Center (18-0) battled past rival Phillipsburg 30-28, 27-29, 25-15 in an epic match to capture first place at the Hoisington Volleyball Tournament.  

Two-time defending 1A state champion Central Plains (14-6) outlasted Hoisington 25-16, 23-25, 27-25 for third place. Last year's third-place 1A finisher St. John (9-9) downed Otis-Bison 25-20, 25-22 for fifth place. 

HOISINGTON TOURNAMENT

1—Smith Center (18-0) def. Phillipsburg (15-2), 30-28, 27-29, 25-15 

3—Central Plains (14-6) def. Hoisington (15-12), 25-16, 23-25, 27-25 

5—St. John (9-9) def. Otis-Bison (6-13), 25-10, 25-22 

Smith Center def. Central Plains, 25-11, 25-17; Smith Center def. Hoisington, 25-23, 26-24; Smith Center def. St. John, 18-25, 25-8, 25-13; Smith Center def. Otis-Bison, 25-11, 25-10; Phillipsburg def. Central Plains, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23; Phillipsburg def. St. John, 25-19, 25-21; Phillipsburg def. Otis-Bison, 25-11, 25-13; Central Plains def. St. John, 25-15, 25-10; Central Plains def. Otis-Bison, 25-9, 25-6; Hoisington def. St. John, 25-19, 27-25; Hoisington def. Otis-Bison, 25-18, 25-11. 

TONGANOXIE TOURNAMENT

Great Bend def. Junction City, 25-19, 25-11 (Luna, 3 blocks; McReynolds, 6 serves received; Duvall, 4 winners; Blessing, 5 winners, 6 digs; Premer, 3 blocks; Davis, 10 assists; Spray, 3 aces, 5 digs, 7 assists; Nachtigal, 5 digs, 10 serves received); Great Bend def. Topeka High, 25-8, 25-17 (Luna, 8 winners, 4 blocks; Premer, 9 winners, 2 blocks; Davis, 3 aces, 15 assists; Nachtigal, 6 digs, 8 serves received; Blessing, 5 digs; Spray, 8 assists; Thexton 7 serves received);  Eudora def. Great Bend, 25-22, 25-20 (Duvall, 5 winners; Blessing, 5 winners, 12 serves received; Warren, 2 blocks; Nachtigal, 10 digs, 10 serves received; Spray, 8 digs, 8 assists; Davis, 11 assists); Tonganoxie def. Great Bend, 25-16, 20-25, 25-15 (McReynolds, 8 winners; Premer, 8 winners; Blessing, 3 aces; Luna, 3 blocks; Nachtigal, 10 digs, 17 serves received; Thexton, 9 digs, 16 serves received; Davis, 15 assists; Spray, 11 assists); DeSoto def. Great Bend, 25-16, 22-25, 25-14 (Premer, 6 winners, 3 blocks; Duvall, 5 winners; Luna, 5 blocks;  Nachtigal, 11 digs, 15 serves received; Thexton, 9 digs, 14 serves received; Davis, 13 assists; Spray, 7 assists;   

THURSDAY—Great Bend def. Goddard, 25-11, 25-15 (Premer, 6 winners, 5 serves received; McReynolds, 5 winners; Blessing, 2 aces, 6 digs; Nachtigal, 2 aces, 8 digs, 5 serves received; Davis, 9 assists; Spray, 8 assists); Hutchinson def. Great Bend, 25-22, 25-13 (Premer, 7 winners; Duvall, 5 winners; McReynolds, 3 blocks; Luna, 2 blocks; Thexton, 5 digs, 9 serves received; Spray, 8 assists; Nachtigal, 16 serves received)

KIOWA COUNTY TOURNAMENT

1—Ellis def. Kiowa County, 26-24, 25-23; SEMIFINALS—Ellis def South Gray, 26-24, 25-13; Kiowa County def. Skyline, 25-14, 25-17

POOL A—South Gray def. Macksville, 25-16, 27-25; Skyline def. Macksville, 25-23, 25-22; Macksville def. Larned, 25-21, 25-17; South Gray def. Larned, 26-24, 25-8; Skyline def. Larned, 25-6, 25-12; South Gray def. Skyline, 25-20, 25-23

POOL B—Kiowa County def. Ness City, 25-16, 9-25, 26-24; Kiowa County def. LaCrosse, 25-14, 25-22; Kiowa County def. Ellis, 25-23, 25-14; Ellis def. LaCrosse, 25-19, 25-14; Ellis def. Ness City, 25-21, 25-19; Ness City def. LaCrosse, 25-23, 25-12






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