East Buchanan wins Lathrop Volleyball Tournament; THS goes 1-4

The East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs ripped through the Lathrop Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, going 5-0 to win the championship in the eight school, two pool event played at two different gymnasiums at the school building in Lathrop.

Trenton went 1-4 in the event, with three straight losses in pool play, to Lathrop (25-18, 25-13), East Buchanan (25-5, 25-8) and Wellington-Napoleon (25-21, 25-20).  In a consolation bracket semifinal, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Orrick 25-9, 25-19, before a loss to Wellington-Napoleon in the consolation final 25-21, 17-25, 25-14.

For the Lady Bulldogs, Abby Simpson racked up 23 assists and 9 aces over the five games, with Makenzee Epperson 18 kills, Saige Gott with a pair of blocks, and Zoie McGowan 17 digs.

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Results from Pool A: 

Mid-Buchanan d. Plattsburg – 2 sets to 0 

Cameron d. Orrick – 2 sets to 0 

Mid-Buchanan d. Orrick – 2 sets to 0 

Cameron d. Plattsburg – 2 sets to 1

Plattsburg d. Orrick – 3 sets to 2

Cameron d. Mid-Buchanan – 2 sets to 1

Results from Pool B: 

East Buchanan vs. Wellington-Napoleon – 2 sets to 0 

Lathrop d. Trenton – 2 sets to 0

East Buchanan d. Trenton – 2 sets to 0 

Lathrop d. Wellington-Napoleon – 2 sets to 0 

Wellington-Napoleon d. Trenton – 2 sets to 0 

Lathrop d. East Buchanan – 2 sets to 0

Brackets: 

Championship Semifinals: Lathrop d. Cameron, East Buchanan d. Mid-Buchanan

Championship Match: East Buchanan d. Lathrop – 2 sets to 0 

Third Place : Cameron tied Mid-Buchanan 1-1

Consolation Semifinals: Trenton d. Orrick, Wellington-Napoleon d. Plattsburg

Fifth Place: Wellington-Napoleon d. Trenton – 2 sets to 1

Photo credit – KQ2 News / Lathrop, MO