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Final
TON
LOU47
58 -
Final
BUR
LOU51
58 -
Final OT
LOU
AC74
80 -
Final
LOU
FRON69
47 -
Final
LOU
PIP44
57 -
Final
TUR
LOU48
80 -
Final
LOU
EUD31
59 -
Final
LOU
BONSP46
72 -
Final
LOU
BAL71
61 -
Final
LOU
BW58
40 -
Final
LOU
WEL53
64 -
Final
LOU
HAR45
51 -
Final
SH
LOU50
43 -
Final
LOU
PAO46
33 -
Final
OTT
LOU61
49 -
Final
LOU
SH25
48 -
Final
EUD
LOU39
49 -
Final
BONSP
LOU69
49 -
Feb 19 630 pm
MA
LOU
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Feb 22 730 pm
PAO
LOU
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Final
TONG
LOU26
58 -
Final
BUR
LOU48
32 -
Final
LOU
AC53
43 -
Final
LOU
FRON57
51 -
Final
LOU
PIP17
66 -
Final
TUR
LOU23
57 -
Final
LOU
EUD28
51 -
Final
LOU
BONSP56
44 -
Final
LOU
BAL19
49 -
Final
SH
LOU63
59 -
Final
LOU
WELL28
60 -
Final
LOU
AC64
46 -
Final
LOU
TH34
48 -
Final
LOU
PAO54
56 -
Final
OTT
LOU16
54 -
Final
LOU
SH44
53 -
Final
EUD
LOU49
39 -
Final
BONSP
LOU21
47 -
Feb 19 5 pm
MA
LOU
-
Feb 22 6 pm
PAO
LOU
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Final
PAO
LOU0
3 -
Final
LOU
MAN1
2 -
Final
LOU
OLW2
0 -
Final
LOU
DES0
2 -
Final
LOU
SFT2
1 -
Final
LOU
BURL1
2 -
Final
LOU
BONSP3
0 -
Final
LOU
LAN0
2 -
Final
LOU
DES2
1 -
Final
LOU
OLW2
0 -
Final
LOU
SEA1
2 -
Final
LOU
PIP2
0 -
Final
LOU
SMW2
0 -
Final
LOU
SH3
1 -
Final
OTT
LOU0
3 -
Final
LOU
GIR2
0 -
Final
LOU
FS2
0 -
Final
OLN
LOU0
2 -
Final
SME
LOU0
2 -
Final
LEAV
LOU0
2 -
Final
BL
LOU0
2 -
Final
SMW
LOU0
2 -
Final
LOU
BAL3
0 -
Final
TONG
LOU0
3 -
Final
LOU
HIPA2
0 -
Final
LOU
BM1
2 -
Final
LOU
OLW2
0 -
Final
LOU
OTT2
0 -
Final
LOU
BL2
0 -
Final
LOU
EUD3
0 -
Final
LOU
OLN3
0 -
Final
LOU
LFS2
1 -
Final
LOU
SH HEI2
1 -
Final
LOU
MAIZE2
0 -
Final
LOU
WASH0
2 -
Final
LOU
LAW0
2 -
Final
LOU
BONSP2
0 -
Final
PIP
LOU0
3
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Final
PAO
LOU15
0 -
Final
PAO
LOU15
0 -
Final
LOU
PV6
1 -
Final
LOU
PV7
12 -
Final
LOU
EUD0
10 -
Final
LOU
EUD3
4 -
Final
LOU
WELL10
11 -
Final
LOU
WELL5
6 -
Final
BAL
LOU17
0 -
Final
BAL
LOU17
5 -
Final
OSA
LOU24
19 -
Final
OSA
LOU12
11 -
Final
LOU
DES5
6 -
Final
LOU
DES4
13 -
Final
ANDCO
LOU1
16 -
Final
ANDCO
LOU6
11 -
Final
LOU
OTT8
15 -
Final
LOU
OTT3
10 -
Final
SH
LOU17
2 -
Final
SH
LOU17
7
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Final
PAO
LOU17
0 -
Final
PAO
LOU5
9 -
Final
LOU
PV19
3 -
Final
LOU
PV18
2 -
Final
LOU
EUD10
11 -
Final
LOU
EUD6
9 -
Final
LOU
WELL1
5 -
Final
LOU
WELL7
11 -
Final
BAL
LOU12
0 -
Final
BAL
LOU1
10 -
Final
OSA
LOU0
10 -
Final
OSA
LOU2
15 -
Final
LOU
DES0
4 -
Final
LOU
DES0
9 -
Final
ANDCO
LOU0
8 -
Final
ANDCO
LOU3
0 -
Final
LOU
OTT4
11 -
Final
LOU
OTT1
12 -
Final
SH
LOU14
4 -
Final
SH
LOU6
5
Louisburg 2, Leavenworth 0 – LOU Invite Pool Play
- Updated: August 26, 2018
A year ago, the Louisburg High School volleyball team found itself playing at the middle school of their home tournament.
A trip to the middle school usually means you are playing in the consolation bracket and it was a feeling the Lady Cats had a tough time letting go of last season.
They wanted to make sure it didn’t happen again.
Louisburg put together a dominant performance Saturday during the Louisburg Invitational as it rolled through five matches without losing a set and the Lady Cats captured their first home tournament title since 2013.
“Last year was not good,” senior Carson Buffington said. “We did not enjoy going to the middle school at all. To stay here and win the championship felt really good. It really is exciting because the last tournament we played in we got second and I think we are just getting better and better as the season goes on.”
The Lady Cats (17-5) got off to a great start in pool play as they downed Leavenworth (25-16, 25-8), Shawnee Mission East (25-18, 25-12) and Olathe North (25-16 and 25-12).
Shawnee Mission West was Louisburg’s opponent in the semifinals of the championship bracket and the Lady Cats rolled to a pair of 25-14 victories. The Lady Cats then moved on to the championship against Basehor-Linwood, and saw their toughest competition of the day, but still won in two, 25-20 and 25-23.
“I am very proud of them,” Louisburg coach Jessica Compliment said. “I wanted them to go after every match and not leave anything to chance. I wanted them to leave it all out on the court and finish it. It was big for them because it gives them a confidence boost and it allowed us to pick up five more wins and a tournament win. The biggest thing though is they had fun out there and that is important too.”

Members of the Louisburg volleyball team celebrate a big point Saturday during the Louisburg Invitational.
Although much of the day happened without a lot of suspense, the Lady Cats did encounter a some adversity in their championship match against Basehor.
After winning the first set, Louisburg built a 14-8 lead on the Bobcats in the second set and appeared as if it was going to run away with the match. Instead, Basehor fought back and took a 20-15 lead late before Louisburg made a run of its own.
The Lady Cats rallied to tie it at 23-all before they won the final two points to secure the championship.
“Teams are going to make good plays over and over again and we just can’t let that get in our head and dig a big hole for ourselves,” senior Anna Dixon said. “We just moved on to the next play and were able to pull it out.
“We knew coming in that we would be playing teams that we haven’t seen before, but we just wanted to come in and play our game. The record really matters this year for the postseason, so we are just taking it game by game and getting that record up for sub-state.”
Louisburg played well in many different areas Saturday, but its defense was a big reason for its success. Libero Reilly Ratliff-Becher, along with Riley Kallevig and Dixon, provided the team with several key digs throughout the day.
Kallevig recorded a team-high 43 digs and Dixon finished with 34 as both play all six rotations. Ratliff-Becher also played well with 32 digs and freshman Rinny McMullen had 27.
“I thought our defense, especially Riley and Reilly, had some great digs and some great saves,” Compliment said. “The libero always controls the defense and runs that back court, but one of the advantages we have is Reilly Ratliff, who is the current libero, running that defense and then we have Riley Kallevig who was our libero the last two years. Both of them back there is just amazing sometimes because of the plays that they get to.
“Then you see Kallevig’s defense show on the front row and she gets a lot of dunks and things that trickle over and she reads tips really well. I think that just comes from playing libero before and they both did really well.”
Dixon was a big threat at the net offensively as she recorded a team-high 47 kills to spark the Louisburg offense. Junior middle hitter Haley Cain had 14 kills, while fellow middle hitter Carleigh Pritchard and Buffington each added 13 win the win.
The setter combination of McMullen and Davis Guetterman also distributed a lot of those swing opportunities. McMullen led Louisburg with 46 assists over the five matches and Guetterman added 35.
Louisburg also served well at times as Kallevig led the team with seven aces, while Cain and Dixon each finished with six.
“Our serving was more aggressive this time around, even though we did make some more errors,” Compliment said. “Anna was a little more consistent on her serves, which is big, and we stepped it up there as well.
“Hitting-wise, I think we are moving the ball around more as well and more players are getting more opportunities to swing instead of just setting it to Anna all the time.”
Louisburg will try to keep its winning ways going today when it travels to Baldwin for a Frontier League dual, before the Lady Cats return home for another league dual Thursday against Tonganoxie. They are currently 4-0 in league play.
“One of our main goals to start the season was to win league, and right now we are undefeated,” Dixon said. “As we get closer and closer to the postseason, we are working harder and harder in practice toward our ultimate goal – which is to get back to state.”
For a photo gallery from Saturday’s tournament, make sure to click here.