The Kenai Central volleyball team finished second at the West Spiketacular on Friday and Saturday in Anchorage.
In the tournament’s top bracket, the Kardinals fell 2-1 to Wasilla in the championship match. Kenai had gotten to the title match by defeating Thunder Mountain 2-1 and Chugiak 2-0.
Emma Beck made the all-tournament team for Kenai.
Soldotna and Homer both made the silver bracket and finished fifth.
The Stars lost to Colony 2-1, while the Mariners lost to West Valley 2-1. In consolation matches, SoHi lost to Ketchikan 2-1 and Homer lost to Palmer 2-0.
Nikiski defeated Seward 2-0 for the championship of the bronze bracket. Nikiski beat Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale to make the final, while Seward defeated Grace Christian 2-0.
In Friday and Saturday pool play, Kenai finished 10-2 in Pool C, Nikiski finished 2-10 in Pool C, Soldotna finished 5-7 in Pool B, Homer finished 4-8 in Pool A and Seward finished 2-10 in Pool A.
In pool play, the Kardinals defeated Colony 25-16, 25-15, split with South by winning 25-14 and losing 25-23, split with Service by losing 25-17 and losing 25-13, defeated Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kale 25-14, 25-13, defeated Kodiak 25-13, 25-16, and defeated Nikiski 25-15, 25-16.
The Bulldogs lost to Kenai, defeated Juneau 25-20, 25-5, lost to Colony 25-15, 25-22, lost to Kodiak 25-22, 25-20, lost to South 25-18, 17-15, lost to Service 25-23, 21-15.
The Stars split with Grace Christian by winning 25-11 and losing 25-14, lost to Dimond 25-6, 25-16, defeated Ketchikan 25-22, 25-24, defeated Palmer 25-16, 25-22, lost to Valdez 25-19, 25-19 and lost to Chugiak 25-15, 25-23.
The Mariners lost to Wasilla 25-12, 25-11, defeated Bartlett 25-15, 25-14, lost to West Valley 25-13, 25-18, lost to Thunder Mountain 25-18, 25-21, split with Seward by winning 25-17 and losing 25-22, and split with West by losing 25-18 and winning 25-7.
The Seahawks lost to West 25-13, 25-20, lost to West Valley 25-16, 25-12, lost to Wasilla 25-16, 25-10, split with Bartlett by winning 25-17 and losing 25-21, lost to Thunder Mountain 25-18, 25-15, and split with Seward.
