The operative word was sweep as the higher seeded teams all won in 3-0 fashion during first-round action Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Class One, District 14 Volleyball Tournament hosted by Sweet Springs.
Concordia, Northwest of Hughesville and Crest Ridge were all successful during the triple-header heard on KMMO. The closest skirmish of the evening was the opener with fourth-seeded Concordia coming from behind to slip past fifth-seeded La Monte in 1-2-3 fashion. The Orioles trailed throughout the first set, finding themselves down 23-19 before they scored six straight points to pull out a 25-23 victory against the Vikings. During the rest of the match, Concordia took charge earlier in the proceedings on their way to posting 25-16 and 25-17 wins against La Monte. The Orioles improved to 15-11-4 with the victory as La Monte closed out their year at 10-16-2.
Tuesday evening’s other matches were both decided early as second-seeded Northwest of Hughesville breezed past Leeton, 25-6, 25-2 and 25-8. The win was the 21st of the season for the Mustangs while Leeton, in only the second year of having volleyball at their school, ended up with a mark of 1-25-1.
Closing out the long night of district action, a pair of I-70 Conference teams met with third-seeded Crest Ridge disposing of the host school, Sweet Springs, 25-13, 25-19 and 25-14. The Cougars thus continued their mastery over the Greyhound spikers, having not lost to them since September 2013. With the win, Crest Ridge now has a record of 20-13-1 while Sweet Springs wraps the year up at 11-20.
Semifinal action from Sweet Springs is Wednesday, with top seed Santa Fe coming off their bye to face Concordia at 6 p.m., followed by Northwest challenging Crest Ridge. We’ll have both games on KMMO-FM 102.9 and online at kmmo.com.
Other results from Tuesday’s district volleyball action include:
Class One, District Five (at Calvary Lutheran, Jefferson City)
4) Columbia Christian Fellowship def. 5) Prairie Home
2) Otterville def. 7) Chamois
3) Columbia Independent 3, 6) Bunceton 0
Thursday Semifinals:
1) Calvary Lutheran vs 4) Columbia Christian Fellowship
2) Otterville vs 3) Columbia Independent
Class One, District 12 (at Archie)
3) Appleton City/Montrose 3, 6) Kingsville 0
Class One, District 13 (at Lincoln)
4) Smithton 3, 5) Green Ridge 0
3) Lincoln 3, 6) Lakeland 0
Wednesday Semifinals:
1) Osceola vs 4) Smithton
2) Sacred Heart vs 3) Lincoln
Class One, District 14 (at Sweet Springs; games on KMMO)
4) Concordia 3, 5) La Monte 0
2) Northwest (Hughesville) 3, 7) Leeton 0
3) Crest Ridge 3, 6) Sweet Springs 0
Wednesday Semifinals:
1) Santa Fe vs 4) Concordia
2) Northwest (Hughesville) vs 3) Crest Ridge
Class One, District 15 (at Northland Christian)
4) Faith Christian Academy 3, 5) Maysville 1
2) Wellington-Napoleon 3, 7) Orrick 1
3) KC Lutheran 3, 6) Academie Lafayette 0
Thursday Semifinals:
1) Northland Christian vs 4) Faith Christian Academy
2) Wellington-Napoleon vs 3) KC Lutheran
Class Two, District 7 (at Russellville) begins Wednesday:
4) Tipton vs 5) Russellville
(winner to face 1) Fatima on Saturday)
2) Cole Camp vs 7) New Bloomfield
3) Stover vs 6) Eugene
Class Two, District 13 (at Lafayette County)
4) St Paul Lutheran 3, 5) Windsor 1
3) Cass Sherwood 3, 6) Lexington 0
Wednesday Semifinals:
1) Lafayette County vs 4) St Paul Lutheran
2) Lone Jack vs 3) Cass Sherwood
Class Two, District 15 (at Lawson)
4) South Harrison 3, 5) Brookfield 0
3) Trenton 3, 6) Hamilton Penney 0
Wednesday Semifinals:
1) Lawson vs 4) South Harrison
2) Carrollton vs 3) Trenton
Class Three, District 7 (at Hallsville) begins Wednesday:
4) Kirksville vs 5) Southern Boone
(winner to face 1) Boonville on Thursday)
3) Hallsville vs 6) Centralia
(winner to face 2) Tolton Catholic on Thursday)
Class Three, District 8 (at Eldon) begins Thursday:
4) School of the Osage vs Blair Oaks
(winner to face 1) Helias Catholic on Saturday)
3) California vs 6) Versailles
(winner to face 2) Eldon on Saturday)
Class Three, District 13 (at Knob Noster)
5) Warsaw 3, 4) Knob Noster 2
3) Harrisonville 3, 6) Holden 0
Thursday Semifinals:
1) Nevada vs 5) Warsaw
2) Clinton vs 3) Harrisonville
Class Three, District 15 (at Excelsior Springs)
5) Richmond 3, 4) KIPP KC Legacy 0
3) Excelsior Springs 3, 6) Guadalupe Centers 0
Thursday Semifinals:
1) Oak Grove vs 5) Richmond
2) Odessa vs 3) Excelsior Springs
Class Three, District 16 (at Bishop LeBlond, St Joseph)
4) Maryville 3, 5) St Joseph Benton 2
2) Chillicothe 3, 7) Cameron 0
3) Bishop LeBlond 3, 6) St Joseph Lafayette 0
Thursday Semifinals:
1) Savannah vs 4) Maryville
2) Chillicothe vs 3) Bishop LeBlond
Class Four, District 5 (at Camdenton)
1) Marshfield 3, 8) Marshall 0
Class Four, District 7 (at St Teresa’s Academy, KCMO)
8) Grandview 3, 9) Raytown South 0
5) Pleasant Hill 3, 4) Notre Dame de Sion 2
3) Belton 3, 6) Warrensburg 0
Wednesday Quarterfinals:
1) St Michael the Archangel vs 8) Grandview
2) St Teresa’s Academy vs 7) Raytown
Class Five, District 5 (at Blue Springs South) begins Thursday:
1) Grain Valley vs 8) Rolla
4) Columbia Hickman vs 5) Columbia Battle
2) Columbia Rock Bridge vs 7) Blue Springs South
3) Waynesville vs 6) Smith-Cotton