Championship bracket set for VISD Spikefest

BY PAUL EBNER - PEBNER@VICAD.COM

August 21, 2008 - 11:00 p.m.

Even though one team failed to show it didnt put a damper on the annual Victoria ISD Spikefest volleyball tournament.

Laredo United was a no-show and caused the teams -Memorial and Goliad - to come up a game short in pool play, but both teams managed to get in a second game. Memorial took on Schulenburg and Goliad went against the Memorial JV to get in an extra game after both had qualified for Saturdays championship bracket with the Laredo United forfeits.

Yoakum, Hallettsville and Palacios won their respective pools, along with Memorial and go into Saturdays bracket play as the top seeds. Play begins Saturday at the Memorial senior campus gym at 9 a.m.

Blue Pool

Yoakum captured its pool with a 26-24, 25-22 win over St. Joseph and a hard-fought 24-26, 28-26, 25-22 win over Schulenburg.

Briana Palvicek had 20 kills and 12 digs, while Ariel Machacek added 13 kills to lead Yoakum.

Schulenburg went on to take second in pool play with a 25-17, 25-19 win over St. Joseph.

White Pool

Hallettsville, last years runner-up, showed it was ready to challenge for the title again after turning back Calhoun 25-10, 25-6 and the Memorial JV 25-19, 25-18.

Kelly Hairell recorded 16 kills and served up 12 points for Hallettsville, while Callie Herrington had 40 assists and 11 service points.

Calhoun fought off the Memorial JV 25-23, 16-25, 25-14 to claim second place in the pool.

Black Pool

Brittany Stafford, Sam Alvarez and Bianca Trevino combined for 12 kills to lead Memorial to a 25-11, 25-21 win over Goliad to win its pool.

Memorial later defeated Schulenburg 26-24, 25-20 in an extra game. Stafford finished with seven kills and Katie Lytle added five in the win.

White Pool

Palacios downed Cuero 27-25, 25-20 and Hallettsville Sacred Heart 25-12, 25-9 to take the top spot in its pool.

Cuero took the runner-up spot with a 25-18-25-18 win over Sacred Heart.