SWC Volleyball Tournament – Holdrege Champion / Broken Bow Finishes Fifth

Broken Bow hosted the Southwest Conference volleyball tournament Friday.  In the opening round, Broken Bow fell to Gothenburg in straight sets 25-22, 25-13.  That moved Broken Bow to the consolation bracket where they would face Valentine in the consolation semifinals.  Broken Bow would prevail in straight sets 25-15, 25-12  to advance to the fifth place match where they would face McCook.  Broken Bow would win in straight sets 25-19, 25-18.

In the championship semifinals, Gothenburg handed top seed and Class C1 #1 ranked Minden its first loss of the season as the Swedes upset the Whippets in straight sets 25-22, 25-20.  Gothenburg would face Holdrege for the tournament title.  Holdrege advanced to the championship with a 2-1 win over Ogallala (25-12, 23-25, 25-16).  In the championship, Holdrege def. Gothenburg in straight sets 25-23, 25-22.

Minden def. Ogallala in the third place consolation match Minden def. Ogallala, 25-12, 25-18 (2-0).

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