The Mid-Nebraska Activities Conference volleyball tournament begins today with opening round matches to be played in Mullen and Thedford. Mullen is the top seed and Sandhills/Thedford is the #2 seed. Opening round matches in Mullen will include Twin Loup (#4 seed) vs Anselmo-Merna (#5 seed) followed by Mullen (#1 seed) vs Sandhills Valley (#8 seed). Opening round matches in Thedford will include Brady (#3 seed) vs South Loup (#6 seed) followed by Sandhills/Thedford (#2 seed) vs Arthur County (#7 seed). First round matches will be the best of three set matches.
Opening round matches from Mullen will be broadcast on KCNI radio with a live video stream of the matches, accompanied by the radio call, available through Sandhills Express Facebook and You Tube. Opening round matches from Thedford will be broadcast on KBBN radio. Matches at both locations are scheduled to start at 4 p.m. central time.
The final day of the tournament takes place on Saturday at Anselmo-Merna high school. Consolation bracket matches will start the day at 10 a.m. The championship semifinals are scheduled for 1:30 central time followed by the 3rd place consolation match and then the championship. Live coverage of the semifinals, 3rd place consolation, and championship will be broadcast on KCNI 1280 AM / 96.3 FM / kcni1280.com. A live video stream of the matches, accompanied by the radio call, will be available through the Sandhills Express Facebook page and Sandhills Express You Tube Channel.
