Marmaton Valley hosted fellow area team and Three Rivers League foe Crest along with Madison and Hartford for their home opener.
The Lady Cats went 2-1 while the Lady Lancers went 3-0 with three sweeps.
Marmaton Valley started things off with a sweep (25-15, 25-16) of Hartford. Patricia Outlan had five kills and three blocks while Bailey Griffith had 10 points and Karlie Stephens had 11 points and four kills.
Crest opened things up with a two-set sweep over Madison, 25-16 and 25-24. The Lady Lancers trailed 24-22 in set two and fought back from match point to win the set and the match.
Cassie Bowen had nine kills, six digs and a block while Regan Godderz had two aces and two digs and Camryn Strickler had four kills and five digs to go along with an 85 percent serving record over seven serves.
Marmaton Valley also grabbed a sweep of Madison, 25-19 and 25-14. Outlan had 12 kills and three blocks while Griffith had seven kills and nine total points and Stephens and Kayla Ard each had six points.
Crest swept Hartford, 25-12 and 25-14. Godderz had a 90 percent serving record over 21 serves and recorded five aces. Bowen had seven kills, two blocks and two aces and Jewel Armstrong and Aubree Holloran each had two kills.
THE LADY Lancers and Wildcats wrapped things up by facing each other and it was Crest who walked away with a sweep of their host 25-17 and 25-19.
Bowen and Strickler each had five kills with Bowen recording four aces, a block and three digs and Strickler putting up a 100 percent serving clip while recording five digs and a block assist.
Holloran had five aces and a kill and a dig and Armstong was 100 percent from the serving line to go along with two digs.
I was so proud of the girls, head coach Abigail Hermreck said. I have been coaching the seniors for seven years now and this was a moment we have been working for. It was an awesome night.
Outlan had 10 kills for Marmaton Valley while Griffith had seven points and Sarah Spillman had four points.
Crest will continue the season at Pleasanton on Tuesday while Marmaton Valley will travel west to Yates Center.
Three Rivers League Tournament
Marmaton Valley competed in the Three Rivers League tournament last weekend and walked away with a 2-3 record.
The Lady Wildcats beat Uniontown 2-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-19). Outlan had 17 kills and two blocks, Griffith had 12 points and nine kills and Stephens had 11 points and four kills.
Marmaton Valley followed that with a sweep of Altoona-Midway 25-6 and 25-10. Outlan had four kills and Griffith had five. Ard had nine points and Kari Shadden had eight points.
The Lady Wildcats then lost to Jayhawk-Linn 25-22 and 25-19. Outlan had four kills and three blocks and Ard and Becker each had five points.
Marmaton Valley then lost to St. Paul, 25-13 and 25-18. Outlan had eight kills.
The Wildcats closed out the tournament with a three-set loss to Yates Center. Outlan had seven kills and two blocks, Becker had eight points and Shadden had six points.
