Darren Kinnard
Section618.com
CARTERVILLE — With a field that featured half our Volleyball Coaches’ Poll top 10 as well as two more teams receiving votes, the Nashville Hornettes were the last team standing to win the annual SIRR Preview Tournament.
Pinckneyville, Carterville, and Nashville made it to the Gold Division. The Lady Lions beat the Panthers 25-22, 25-18. The Hornettes then beat the Lady Lions 25-13, 26-24, and then clinched the tournament title by beating the Panthers 21-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Here is the All-Tournament team: Megan McNitt (Murphysboro), Bella Mavigliano and Amanda Howerton (Carterville), Grace Alongi (Du Quoin), Addie Waggoner and Jillian Shaneyfelt (Pinckneyville), Hazel Konkel and Emily Schnitker (Nashville), Hailey Edwards (Massac Co.), and Regan Deaton (Herrin).
Here are the tournament scores:
Pool A
Pinckneyville def Harrisburg 25-5, 25-7
Murphysboro and Du Quoin tied 25-22, 22-25
Pinckneyville def Du Quoin 25-20, 25-15
Murphysboro def Harrisburg 25-10, 25-18
Du Quoin def Harrisburg 25-14, 25-8
Pinckneyville def Murphysboro 25-9, 25-22
Pool B
Herrin def Anna-Jonesboro 25-6, 25-10
Carterville def West Frankfort 25-8, 25-14
Herrin def West Frankfort 25-16, 25-15
Carterville def Anna-Jonesboro 25-11, 25-12
West Frankfort def Anna-Jonesboro 25-10, 25-12
Carterville def Herrin 25-18, 25-16
Pool C
Massac Co. def Benton 25-7, 25-21, 25-22
Nashville def Benton 25-9, 25-11, 25-18
Nashville def Massac Co. 25-14, 25-23, 25-13
Gold
Carterville def Pinckneyville 25-22, 25-18
Nashville def Carterville 25-13, 26-24
Nashville def Pinckneyville 21-25, 25-23, 15-7
Silver
Du Quoin def Herrin 25-7, 25-19
Massac Co. def Herrin 19-25, 25-16, 16-14
Massac Co. def Du Quoin 25-22, 18-25, 15-6
Bronze
Murphysboro def West Frankfort 25-15, 25-11
Benton def West Frankfort 25-14, 25-17
Benton def Murphysboro 25-23, 26-28, 15-8