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Bison volleyball 4th at GNAC Tournament
COLUMBUS -- The McCook High School volleyball team placed fourth at the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday.
The GNAC Tournament was played at Columbus.
The Bison posted a 1-2 record and will take an 8-22 record into the Nebraska Class B-5 district tournament Thursday at Kearney.
McCook defeated Scottsbluff, the No. 8-ranked team in Class B, 28-26, 20-25, 25-22.
The Bison lost to North Platte 25-18, 25-10 in the semifinals and Kearney 25-23, 25-14 in the third-place match.
In the Scottsbluff match, the Bison were led in ace serves by Denae Owens with 4, followed by Allyx Shields with 3, Sara Cappel 2 and Jennifer Chmiel 2.
Shields had 9 kills, followed by Allison Smith 9 and Cappel 6. Abbee Haney had 12 set assists and Jessica Watkins 12.
Shields had 2 blocks, Courtney Moore 1 and Smith 1. Cappel had 9 digs, Moore 8 and Owens 6.
In the North Platte match, Cappel and Moore each had 1 ace serve. Moore had 6 kills, Smith 4 and Shields 2. Moore had 8 digs, Cappel 7 and Owens 5.
In the Kearney match, Chmiel had 2 ace serves. Smith and Moore each had 7 kills and Cappel 5. Smith had 1 block. Owens had 11 digs, Cappel 10 and Haney 6.
"We got a great win against Scottsbluff, the No. 8 team in Class B," said McCook coach Krystal Weber. "We played competitively against North Platte and Kearney."
The Bison play Holdrege at 8 p.m. Thursday at Kearney in the Class B-5 district opener.
Lexington plays Hastings at 4 p.m., followed by Grand Island Northwest vs. the Lexington-Hastings winner at 6 p.m.
The district title match is slated for 7 p.m. Friday.
NEBRASKA AREA VOLLEYBALL TEAMS
IN POSTSEASON
CLASS B
DISTRICT 5 AT KEARNEY
THURSDAY
Lexington vs. Hastings, 4 p.m.
Grand Island Northwest vs. Lexington-Hastings winner, 6 p.m.
McCook vs. Holdrege, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Final, 7 p.m.
CLASS C-1
DISTRICT 12 AT CRREK VALLEY
MONDAY
Mitchell vs. Kimball, 4:30 p.m.
Gordon/Rushville vs. Mitchell-Kimball winner, 6 p.m.
Chadron vs. Chase County, 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Final, 7 p.m.
CLASS C-2
DISTRICT 11 AT NORTH PLATTE
MONDAY
Grant vs. Southern Valley, 5 p.m.
Southwest vs. Southern Valley-Grant winner, 6:15 p.m.
Sutherland vs. North Platte-St. Pat's, 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Final, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS D-1
DISTRICT 11 AT McCOOK
MONDAY
Hitchcock County vs. Arapahoe, 4:30 p.m.
Medicine Valley vs. Elwood, 5:45 p.m.
TUESDAY
Eustis-Farnam vs. HC-Arapahoe winner, 4:30 p.m.
Cambridge vs. MV-Elwood winner, 5:45 p.m.
Final, 7:15 p.m.
DISTRICT 12 AT GARDEN COUNTY
TUESDAY
Leyton vs. Crawford, 3 p.m.
Wauneta-Palisade vs. Leyton-Crawford winner, 4 p.m.
Dundy County vs. Banner County, 5:30 p.m.
Final, 7 p.m.
CLASS D-2
DISTRICT 10
MONDAY
Hayes Center vs. Maywood, 5 p.m.
Wheatland vs. Brady, 6:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Paxton vs. Hayes Center-Maywood winner, 5 p.m.
Wallace vs. Wheatland-Brady winner, 6:30 p.m.
Final, 8 p.m.