AXTELL - It was definitely a team effort but when the chips were down in the third set, the Kring sisters took over to help overcome a first set deficit and down Fort Kearney Conference foe Loomis 17-25, 25-18, 25-19 in the third match of the Axtell Triangular Thursday.

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MCCOOK - The 20th Annual Sertoma All-Star Volleyball Classic gets underway at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 18th when 25 of the area recently graduated volleyball stars meet at McCook High School.

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Darren Ivy/NebVolleyball Elm Creek's Aisha Bourke looks to set teammate Dani Coons, while Tamary Lybarger of Elm Creek (1), Kelsey Himmelberg of Lawrence-Nelson (13) and McKayla Kucera of Red Cloud look on during the Fort Kearny Conference win over the Twin Valley Conference All-Stars.

MINDEN - The LouPlatte Conference All-Star volleyball team was slightly shorthanded on Thursday night at the New West All-Star Classic to benefit the Nebraska Kidney Association in Minden.

It didn't phase the LouPlatte All-Stars in their 25-11, 25-20. 25-15 victory over the Southwest All-Stars in the first game.

However, the lack of depth caught up with the LouPlatte Conference team of Cassie Donlinger and Mariah Reicks of Kearney Catholic, Taylor Hand of Ravenna, Angie Bowers of Wood River, Chelsea Caruso and Makenzie Mudloff of St. Paul and Brook Henry of Loup City as the Fort Kearny Conference All-Stars won the championship in three sets in the best-of-three format.

The New West All-Star Classic benefiting the Nebraska Kidney Association will be held on June 9 starting at 5 p.m. at Minden.

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The Fort Kearny Conference recently announced the All-Conference selections for the season. These players also will make up the Fort Kearny Conference All-Star Team for the summer.

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LOOMIS — Molly Weissert towed the back line and served the final 10 points for Elwood in Set 1 of the Pirates’ 25-12, 25-10 victory over S-E-M Monday at the Fort Kearny Conference Volleyball Tournament.

“The key was just keeping our serves in,” Elwood coach Codina Shutz said about what was integral in the win.

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ELWOOD — The sounds of excitement mingle with the slap of hands on volleyballs as the Elwood volleyball team goes through two-a-day practices.

They have good reason to be excited.

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LOOMIS - Hailey Kring gave Axtell the shot the Wildcats needed.

Trailing Elwood 8-4 in the third set of the Fort Kearny Conference Tournament championship Thursday night in Loomis, Kring took over.

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ELWOOD – The Elwood Lady Pirates volleyball didn’t care if the Huskers were playing on television Thursday night, they were too busy getting a convincing win of their own.

Elwood reeled off its sixth straight win Thursday night with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 win over Arapahoe, heading into the FKC Tournament at the beginning of next week.

Elwood went 2-0 at the S-E-M triangular Thursday.

Elwood defeated Wilcox Hildreth 22-25, 25-20, 25-21 and S-E-M 25-16, 25-17. S-E-M defeated W-H 25-23, 15-25, 25-19 in the other match.

Elwood 2, Wilcox-Hildreth 1
Molly Weissert’s 14 kills and two ace blocks paced Elwood. Sami Ferguson added 11 kills, and Rachel Mahlberg had four kills and three ace serves for the Pirates.