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BRADY — Both Brady and Mullen won their semifinal matches Tuesday and will now head towards a match-up in the finals of the Sandhills Conference in Brady on Saturday.

The Lady Eagles received a bye in the first round and then had little trouble in downing Hyannis in the first semifinal contest 25-14, 25-15 and 25-15. Hyannis had beaten Cody-Kilgore in game one of the tournament, 25-10 and 25-11 to advance to the semifinal.

The Sandhills Conference recently released its All-Conference and Honorable Mention teams.

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GRAND ISLAND - Courtney VanGroningen draws most of the attention for Sterling, and rightfully so as the kills leader in the state this season (572 and counting).

But it was evident in the third-ranked Jets' 25-21, 25-20, 25-17 sweep of Mullen in the first round of the D-2 state tournament that the contributions of others become more important each postseason match.

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BRIDGEPORT — For the third straight year, the Hay Springs volleyball team’s chances of playing in next week’s state tournament will hinge on a wildcard after the Hawks dropped a 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16 decision to Mullen in the Class D-2, District 6 championship match Thursday night at Bridgeport High School.

The Hawks, who now boast a record of 25-4, have advanced to state on a wildcard entry in each of the last two seasons. Hay Springs looks to be in solid position to do that again this year. The official pairings will be released by the Nebraska School Activities Association today.

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Class D-1

Rank School 2010 record Returning starters
1. Exeter-Milligan 33-1 4
2. Guardian Angels CC 27-10 6
3. Heartland 19-13 5
4. Humphrey 23-6 6
5. Winside 21-9 6
6. Newman Grove 18-10 5
7. BDS 23-7 4
8. Hitchcock County 24-5 6
9. Cedar Valley 33-2 3
10. Sutherland 15-17 6

Contenders: Chambers/Wheeler Central, Palmer, Pawnee City, Osceola, Bancroft-Rosalie, Cedar Bluffs, Paxton, Clearwater/Orchard.

LINCOLN - Looking at the 25-10 final score of the third and final game of the match, it may seem like the Clay Center Wildcats dominated their D-2 first round opponent in the Mullen Broncos, but the match at Lincoln Southwest on Thursday was anything but one-sided.

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Ratings Comments: Wallace and Mullen both took big steps forward with impressive sweeps last week. Wallace avenged its only loss, a three-set affair at the Paxton Tournament on Sept. 22, with a home sweep of the Tigers on Friday. Three days after taking C2 No. 5 North Platte St. Pat's to five, Mullen handed Hay Springs its first defeat with a home sweep.

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Kearney - The Top Ten Camp at Kearney Catholic crowned its final champion Sunday afternoon. Exeter-Milligan finished on top of the Class D-1 and D-2 schools with a 28-2 record. Bertrand and Humphrey both finished with identical 24-6 records; however Bertrand was rewarded second in a tie breaker by just one point based on head to head competition against Humphrey. Howells (22-8) finished fourth with Hitchcock County rounding out the top 5 with a 21-9 record.

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We're about a month into the season and what better time to take a look at the district assignments and compare/contrast now that we have a better idea of what exactly each team is made of.

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