Colby wins GWAC volleyball tournament

Hugoton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Seven GWAC schools made their way to Hugoton on Saturday for the annual Great West Activities Conference Tournament at Hugoton High School. For the Class 3A schools, it was their final chance to improve their record for regional seeding.

Colby would take their first GWAC title since 2015, going unbeaten on the day, after they defeated Goodland in the championship match. The Cowgirls were the surprise of the tournament, after finishing 0-6 in league play entering Saturday, as they would go 3-2 on the day. Holcomb outlasted Scott City in the third place match.

Results
1. Colby; 2. Goodland; 3. Holcomb; 4. Scott City; 5. Ulysses; 6. Cimarorn; 7. Hugoton
Pool A
Colby def Goodland 22-25, 25-10, 25-14; Colby def Ulysses 25-15, 25-13; Colby def Cimarron 25-23, 25-12; Ulysses def Cimarron 24-26, 25-10, 25-16; Goodland def Cimarron 24-26, 25-23, 26-24; Goodland def Ulysses 25-17, 23-25, 25-17
Pool B
Scott City def Hugoton 25-12, 25-9; Holcomb def Hugoton 25-12, 25-17; Holcomb def Scott City 27-25, 31-29

Semi-Finals
Colby def Scott City 25-20, 25-11; Goodland def Holcomb 26-24, 16-25, 28-26
Championship
Colby def Goodland 25-14, 25-12
3rd Place
Holcomb def Scott City 22-25, 25-23, 25-19
5th-7th Place Round Robin
Cimarron def Hugoton 25-11, 25-14; Ulysses def Cimarron 23-25, 25-16, 25-21; Ulysses def Hugoton 25-20, 25-23