KEARNEY – The championship match for the Fort Kearny Conference Tournament is set after Ansley-Litchfield swept Loomis (25-23, 25-7, 25-17) and Amherst took care of Wilcox-Hildreth in three (25-9, 25-16, 25-20).
In the first game, Ansley-Litchfield struggled the most with Loomis in the first set. Loomis got ahead 6-4 but then the Spartans had 10 straight points. After they looked to run away with it in the first up 24-16, Loomis rallied back and cut the lead to one before Ansley-Litchfield shut things down winning 25-23. Four aces in the second from Taryn Cole helped the Spartans win 25-7 in the second in dominating fashion and then in the third it was Jenna Holm who helped put an exclamation point on the match with eight kills to help the Spartans complete the sweep winning it 25-17.
Holm led the way for Ansley-Litchfield with 11 kills and two blocks while Asian Lyon added eight kills and three aces. Jaycee Beckman also had six kills. The Spartans were great at the service line with 12 aces and just four errors. Sophia Schemper had seven kills and an ace to pace the Wolves while Victoria Trompke had six kills and an ace. Loomis had five service aces and two service errors.
Ansley-Litchfield improved to 21-6 while Loomis fell to 15-11.
Listen to the match here.
Amherst got ahead early in the second match of the night. Four first set kills from Brooke Bosshamer and three aces from Kenna Hagan helped the Broncos take the first 25-9. A few second set aces from Georgia Guthrie helped Wilcox-Hildreth stay in the second set early, but Bosshamer and Libby Mitchell came alive late combining for seven kills in the second to help Amherst win 25-16. The third set saw the Falcons push the Broncos to the brink, leading 20-19 late, but Amherst went on a 6-0 run to end the third and complete the sweep 25-20.
Bosshamer led the way for Amherst with 12 kills and a block, Mitchell added 10 kills and a block while Sadie Van Ranken had five kills and two blocks. Amherst had nine service aces and just two errors. Camryn Bunger led the way for Wilcox-Hildreth with six kills, an ace and a block, while Madison Sheen also had five kills and a block. The Falcons had five service aces and four errors.
Amherst is now 22-4 while Wilcox-Hildreth is 15-10.
Listen to the match here.
So now the stage is set. Loomis and Wilcox-Hildreth will play in the 3rd place match at 6 PM while Amherst and Ansley-Litchfield will play in the title at 7:30 PM on Thursday. The matches are at Kearney High and can be heard on 880 KRVN.
