KEARNEY – In the final night of the FKC volleyball tournament, it was the defending FKC champions, the Amherst Broncos who were once again atop the Fort Kearny Conference as they swept Ansley-Litchfield (25-21, 25-6, 25-13) for their second straight conference championship.
The first set of the championship match was quite competitive as both teams went back and forth. Brooke Bosshamer had five first set kills while both Libby Mitchell and Sadie Van Ranken added four for the Broncos. Asia Lyon had four for the Spartans as well. The first set was tied at 20 before the Broncos ended the set on a 5-1 run to take it 25-21. It was all Amherst in the second. The Broncos started the set on a 14-0 run powered by Kenna Hagan at the service line who had two aces as a part of that stretch. Mitchell had six kills in the second alone to help Amherst cruise winning 25-6. Amherst jumped out to a 12-2 lead in the third set to help get ahead and stay ahead. Bosshamer had four kills and three aces in the third alone to help the Broncos complete the sweep winning 25-13.
Bosshamer and Mitchell both had 11 kills while Bosshamer had three aces and a block as well. Van Ranken added nine kills as well. The Broncos had 12 service aces and just three errors at the line. Lyon led the way for Ansley-Litchfield with eight kills and an ace while Kaycee Nelson added four kills, a block and an ace. The Spartans had five aces and four errors at the line.
Amherst improves to 23-4 while Ansley-Litchfield falls to 21-7 with the postseason on the horizon.
Listen to the match here.
Earlier in the night was the third place match, with Loomis winning three competitive sets to take it over Wilcox-Hildreth. The Falcons actually led 15-11 in the first before Loomis took over late with four kills from both Natalie Kegley and Victoria Trompke in the set to take it 25-19. Loomis got ahead 7-0 early in the second set before Wilcox-Hildreth rallied back late to make it close, but four more kill in the set from Trompke and Sophia Schemper would help Loomis win 25-22. In the third, Loomis once again got ahead early 8-2, but Wilcox-Hildreth would rally back late in the set, but with Loomis up by one Trompke would cap off her nice night with a kill to give Loomis the 25-23 win and the third place finish.
Loomis was led by Schemper who finished with 10 kills while both Trompke and Kegley had nine. Loomis had seven service aces and four errors. Wilcox-Hildreth was led by Camryn Bunger who had 10 kills, Elsie Donley had eight kills, two blocks and an ace while Madison Sheen pitched in five kills and two aces.
Loomis is now 16-11 while Wilcox-Hildreth falls to 15-11.
Listen to the match here.
