Ponca and Hartington CC went 2-0 in their respective brackets on the first day of the Wakefield Invitational volleyball tournament.
Hartington Cedar Catholic needed three sets to get past B-R/L-D and swept Pierce to start Bracket A action at 2-0, while Ponca upset Lutheran High NE and defeated Homer in straight sets to go unbeaten in Bracket B.
Wakefield/Allen lost a three-set heartbreaker to B-R/L-D before coming back to beat Pierce in Bracket A. LCC also went 1-1 in Bracket B, losing to Lutheran High NE and beating Homer.
Action continues Saturday with the finish of bracket play and completion of consolation and championship brackets.
Thursday's Results
Bracket A
B-R/L-D def. Wakefield/Allen, 2-1 (15-25, 25-13, 25-22)
Hartington CC def. B-R/L-D, 2-1 (25-15, 17-25, 25-23)
Hartington CC def. Pierce, 2-0 (26-24, 25-16)
Wakefield/Allen def. Pierce, 2-0 (25-23, 25-22)
Bracket B
Lutheran High NE def. LCC, 2-0 (25-18, 25-11)
Ponca def. Lutheran High NE, 2-0 (25-21, 25-19)
Ponca def. Homer, 2-0 (25-16, 25-20)
LCC def. Homer, 2-0 (25-23, 25-20)
Saturday's Schedule
Bracket A
8:30 a.m. -- Wakefield/Allen vs. Hartington CC
9:30 a.m. -- Pierce vs. B-R/L-D
Bracket B
8:30 a.m. -- LCC vs. Ponca
9:30 a.m. -- Lutheran High NE vs. Homer
Championship Bracket (Main Gym)
11 a.m. -- No. 1 Bracket A vs. No. 2 Bracket B
12 p.m. -- No. 2 Bracket A vs. No. 1 Bracket B
1 p.m. -- Third-place match
2 p.m. -- Championship match
Consolation Bracket (Auxiliary Gym)
11 a.m. -- No. 3 Bracket A vs. No. 4 Bracket B
12 p.m. -- No. 4 Bracket A vs. No. 3 Bracket B
1 p.m. -- Seventh-place match
2 p.m. -- Fifth-place match
