PLEASANTON - Top-ranked Ansley cruised to two more victories (25-21, 25-9 over Anselmo-Merna and 25-15, 25-13 over Pleasanton) at the Pleasanton triangular on Tuesday.

In the other match, Anselmo-Merna downed Pleasanton 25-16, 25-13.

Ansley 2, Anselmo-Merna 0

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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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VOLLEYBALL

Classification - D-2

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LOOMIS - It's been a while since the Elwood girls have played a meaningful volleyball tournament match.

So naturally, it took them a little while to get started.

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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ST. PAUL — The Greeley-Wolbach Titans proved there’s strength in numbers Thursday night, as the Titans secured a spot in next week’s state volleyball tournament with a victory in the Class D-2, District 4 Championship.

The Titans defeated Pleasanton 25-22, 25-23, 25-19 in a match that probably wasn’t as close as it looked. And the lion’s share of the credit for the win goes to the G-W front line, which overwhelmed the Bulldog defense by consistently being able to hit from all angles, regardless of who was in the lineup.

PLEASANTON - Jordan Squiers, daughter of University of Nebraska-Kearney coach Rick Squiers, was recently hired to be the head volleyball coach at Pleasanton High School.

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PLEASANTON - Pleasanton will be seeking a new volleyball coach after J.J. Wagner resigned.

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KEARNEY — Volleyball isn’t just a sport for Katie Sokolowski.

It’s similar to medicine: You take it and start feeling better.

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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