Day One of RPAC Tournament is in the Books

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On Thursday, October 15th, the RPAC Volleyball Tournament began with four host sites. #1 Wauneta-Palisade and #2 Dundy County Stratton hosted the West, while #1 Arapahoe and #2 Cambridge hosted the East. Let's dive into Thursday's results.

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West: Wauneta-Palisade Host Site

In the first match, it was #1 Wauneta-Palisade vs #8 Wallace. The Broncos swept the Wildcats 3-0, with set scores of 25-19, 25-9, and 25-13. The win keeps Wauneta-Palisade in the winners bracket and moves Wallace to the consolation bracket.

In the second match, #5 Maxwell faced #4 Paxton. Paxton swept Maxwell, 3-0, with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, and 25-12. Maxwell fell to the consolation bracket, and Paxton advanced in the winners bracket.

In the third match, a consolation match between #5 Maxwell and #8 Wallace. Maxwell won 2-0, 25-11, 25-18. With the win, Maxwell advances in the consolation bracket and will face #6 Sutherland on Monday at 4:00 PM CT at Wauneta-Palisade. Wallace's run in the RPAC Tournament ends.

In the final match of the evening, it was #1 Wauneta-Palisade vs #4 Paxton. The Broncos jumped out and took the first set 25-18, but the Tigers responded, took the second set 25-18, and evened the match at 1-1. The third set was back-and-forth, but Wauneta-Palisade emerged 25-22 to take the 2-1 lead. It was all Wauneta-Palisade, though, in the fourth set as they defeated Paxton 25-13 and won the match 3-1. Wauneta-Palisade will face #3 Maywood-Hayes Center at home on Monday at 7:00 PM CT, and Paxton will face #2 Dundy County Stratton at 5:30 PM CT on Monday at Wauneta-Palisade.

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West: Dundy County Stratton Host Site

In the first match, it was #3 Maywood-Hayes Center vs #6 Sutherland. The Wolves swept Sutherland 3-0, 25-16, 25-11, and 25-17. MHC moved on in the winners bracket, and Sutherland fell to the consolation bracket.

In the second match, #2 Dundy County Stratton faced #7 Hitchcock County. The Tigers swept the Falcons, 3-0, with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, and 25-16. The Tigers move on in the winners bracket, and Hitchcock County fell to the consolation bracket.

In the consolation match, #6 Sutherland faced #7 Hitchcock County. This was a solid back-and-forth match, and it took all three sets to decide the winner. The Sailors took set one 25-19, but Hitchcock County took the second set 25-18 to even the match up at 1-1. Sutherland took set three 26-24 to win the match, 2-1. Sutherland will face #5 Maxwell on Monday at Wauneta-Palisade at 4:00 PM CT. Hitchcock County's RPAC Tournament run ended.

In the final match, it was #2 Dundy County Stratton and #3 Maywood-Hayes Center. The Wolves came out with a bang with a clear mission: Strong Serve and Big Block. They took an early 2-0 lead over the Tigers, 25-14 and 25-20. DCS took the third set, 25-15, but MHC took the fourth, 25-23, and defeated the Tigers 3-1. Dundy County Stratton moves to the consolation bracket and will face #4 Paxton at 5:30 PM CT at Wauneta-Palisades on Monday. Maywood-Hayes Center moves on to face #1 Wauneta-Palisade on Monday at 7:00 PM CT at Wauneta-Palisade.

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East: Arapahoe Host Site

In the first match, it was #1 Arapahoe vs #8 Southern Valley. Arapahoe earned the 3-0 sweep with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, and 25-21. The Eagles fell to the consolation match, and the Warriors advanced to the winners bracket.

In the next match, it was #4 Southwest vs #5 Alma. In the first set, Alma dominated with strong serves and big blocks at the net to win the set, 25-14. Momentum flipped in set two as Southwest took the set, 25-13. In the third set, Alma dominated again, taking the set 25-11 and the 2-1 lead. Set four was competitive, but it was the Cardinals who came out on top, 25-19, and won the match, 3-1. Southwest moved to the consolation bracket, and Alma advanced to the next round in the winners bracket.

In the third match, it was #4 Southwest and #8 Southern Valley. The first set was all Roughriders as they ran away with the set, 25-14. In set two, the Eagles wouldn't let up as they fought to the end of the set but came up short, 25-23, and lost the match, 2-0. Their run in the RPAC Tournament came to a close, and Southwest will play on Monday in Arapahoe against #7 Medicine Valley at 4:00 PM CT.

In the final match, it was #1 Arapahoe vs #5 Alma. The Warriors swept the Cardinals with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, and 25-29. Alma moves to the consolation bracket where they will face #3 Hi-Line on Monday in Arapahoe at 5:30 PM CT, and the Warriors will face #2 Cambridge at home at 7:00 PM CT.

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East: Cambridge Host Site

In the first match, it was #3 Hi-Line vs #6 Bertrand. The Bulls swept the Vikings 3-0, with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, and 25-22. Bertrand fell to the consolation bracket, and Hi-Line advanced in the winners bracket.

Next, it was #7 Medicine Valley vs. #2 Cambridge. The Trojans dominated and swept the Raiders, 3-0, 25-12, 25-9, and 25-13. Medicine Valley moved to the consolation bracket, and Cambridge advanced in the tournament.

In the third match, #6 Bertrand faced #7 Medicine Valley. It was a back-and-forth, evenly matched contest, but the Raiders swept the Vikings 2-0, with set scores of 25-21 and 25-22. The Raiders advanced and will face #4 Southwest in Arapahoe at 4:00 PM CT, and Bertrand's RPAC Tournament came to an end.

In the final match, #2 Cambridge faced #3 Hi-Line. The Trojans took control in set one and won the set 25-11. The Bulls responded in set two, and it was a tighter contest, but Cambridge still won 25-20 to go up 2-0. The third set was another back-and-forth battle that took extra points to win. Hi-Line won the third set, 27-25, but still trailed 2-1. In set four, Cambridge dominated, defeating the Bulls 25-17. Hi-Line moves to the consolation bracket and will face #5 Alma at 5:30 PM CT in Arapahoe on Monday, while the Trojans will get a rematch with #1 Arapahoe at 7:00 PM CT in Arapahoe on Monday.