Wakefield and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge both went 0-2 in their first games of the Wakefield Invitational on Thursday at Wakefield High School.
The host Trojans lost to B-R/L-D and Hartington Cedar Catholic in straight sets, while the Lady Bears fell victim to Ponca and Lutheran High Northeast, also in straight sets.
Games continue Saturday with the final round of pool play and the championship and consolation brackets.
Thursday’s results and Saturday’s schedule are as follows:
Thursday’s Results
Pool A
Hartington CC def. Wakefield, 25-8, 25-11
B-R/L-D def. Homer, 25-14, 25-20
Hartington CC def. Homer, 25-8, 25-2
B-R/L-D def. Wakefield 25-21, 27-25
Pool B
Ponca def. LCC 25-8, 25-18
Lutheran High NE def. LCC 25-13, 25-11
Ponca def. Pierce 25-20, 17-25, 25-21
Pierce def. Lutheran High NE 16-25, 25-18, 25-8
Saturday’s Schedule
Pool A Games
8:30 — Wakefield vs. Homer
9:30 — B-R/L-D vs. Hartington CC
Pool B Games
8:30 — Ponca vs. Lutheran High NE
9:30 — LCC vs. Pierce
Championship Bracket
11 a.m. — Pool A 1st place vs. Pool B 2nd place
12 p.m. — Pool B 1st place vs. Pool A 2nd place
1 p.m. — Third-place game
2 p.m. — Championship game
Consolation Bracket
11 a.m. — Pool A 3rd place vs. Pool B 4th place
12 p.m. — Pool B 3rd place vs. Pool A 4th place
1 p.m. — Seventh-place game
2 p.m. — Consolation championship game
