Centura edges St. Paul for LPC VB Title

Centura earned a five-set victory over St. Paul for their first ever LouPlatte Conference tournament volleyball title. The Centurions battled from four down in the first for a 25-15 win. St. Paul trailed by five in the second before surviving 26-24. The defending champion Wildcats pulled out a 27-25 victory to take a 2-1 lead. But Centura controlled the last two sets to claim the title. 

Kennedy Davis had 25 kills to pace Centura. Taya Taukiuvea had 20. Aubree Fitzgerald led St. Paul with 15 kills. Piepyr Klinginsmith contributed 11. 

It was a special win for Centura Coach Shawn Fairbanks.

St. Paul Coach Matt Koehn-Fairbanks was encouraged in the loss.

#1 Centura (27-1) 25  24  25  25  15
#3 St. Paul (17-12) 15  26  27  17   7

Fourth Seed Ord  swept #2 Central City 25-17, 18 for third place. Ravenna defeated Arcadia-Loup City 25-17, 25-19 for fifth.

The championship match was broadcast on 97.3 the Wolf. Next coverage of St. Paul volleyball on Country 96 will be in the C-1 Sub District Tournament beginning October 26th