The Northern Lights Conference Volleyball Tournament opened three days of competition on Thursday with a pair of upsets of the top two, seeded teams.
The Soldotna Stars, #2 seed in the NLC, fell in four games to Palmer 19-25,25-19, 25-17, 25-21. The Colony Knights also recorded an upset over #1 seed Wasilla in three games.
The Kenai Kardinals fell to Colony in three straight in Kenai’s opening game.
The NLC tournament is a double-elimination tournament and all teams continue play on Friday at Wasilla High School.
Friday, the Kenai Kardinals and Soldotna Stars will face-off in an elimination game at 11:00 a.m. The winner will advance with a chance to qualify to the upcoming 4A state volleyball tournament; the loser will be eliminated from the tournament.
Southcentral Conference Vollleyball Tournament @ Houston
The bracket for the Southcentral Conference Volleyball Championships is set. The Nikiski girls will be the #2 seed in the SCC tournament. Based on seeding, Nikiski will open with a first-round pairing against Joe Redington at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. The SCC tournament is a two-day, double-elimination format tournament.
Seeding for Southcentral Conference Tournament
#1 Grace Christian 14-0
#2 Nikiski 12-2
#3 Seward
#4 Homer
#5 Houston
#6 ACS
#7 Joe Redington
Southcentral Conference Volleyball Bracket