The Mid Nebraska Activities Conference volleyball tournament began with opening round and quarterfinal matches on Thursday. At Callaway, the day began with Hyannis knocking off Cody-Kilgore 3-2 (18-25, 27-25, 25-19, 18-25, 16-14). With the win, Hyannis advanced to play the top seed South Loup. South Loup advanced to the semifinals with a straight set win over Hyannis 25-6, 25-2, 25-21. South Loup will face Sandhills/Thedford in the semifinal round Saturday. The Lady Knights came from 2 sets down to Arthur County to come back and win in a five set thriller 23-25, 13-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13. On the other side of the bracket at Anselmo-Merna high school, the night began with Brady collecting its ninth win of the season by defeating Mullen in straight sets 26-24, 25-15, 25-22. The win advanced Brady to the quarterfinal round where they faced the #2 seed Anselmo-Merna. The two battled in a five set thriller with Brady pulling off the upset 3-2 (25-19, 16-25, 13-25, 25-21, 15-10). Brady will face Twin Loup in the semifinals. The Lady Wolves defeated Sandhills Valley in straight sets 25-13, 25-13, 25-19.
Consolation matches, semifinals, and finals will take place at Broken Bow on Saturday, October 15th. The semifinals, beginning at 1 p.m. central, will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com. The third place consolation and championship match will be broadcast on KCNI 1280 AM / 96.3 FM and kcni1280.com. A live video stream of these four matches, accompanied by the radio call, will be available on the Sandhills Express Facebook page and the Sandhills Express You Tube channel.
Other area scores:
SEM def. Axtell in 3rd place consolation of Fort Kearny Conference Tournament 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-20)
Kearney Catholic def. Broken Bow 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22)
