After an 0-2 start to the season against perennially-tough opponents Hillsboro and Beloit, the Ellinwood High School volleyball team has rattled off nine straight wins. The Lady Eagles went 5-0 Saturday to claim the tournament championship in Ellsworth.

Ellinwood needed just two sets for four of its five matches Saturday. The Eagles downed Salina-Sacred Heart 25-23, 25-16, then beat league foe Central Plains 25-17, 25-16. A 25-11, 25-19 win against Nickerson, and a 25-11, 25-19 victory against Republic County put the Lady Eagles into the title match. There they came from behind to beat Ellsworth 21-25, 25-20, 25-18.

(Note: This story has been edited. Ellinwood lost its matches to reigning 2A champion Hillsboro and No. 2 Beloit (3A))

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 <figcaption>The Lady Eagle volleyball team improved to 9-2 on the season with a championship run in Ellsworth Saturday.</figcaption>
 </figure>Great Bend Post SportsAfter an 0-2 start to the season against perennially-tough opponents Hillsboro and Beloit, the Ellinwood High School volleyball team has rattled off nine straight wins. The Lady Eagles went 5-0 Saturday to claim the tournament championship in Ellsworth.Ellinwood needed just two sets for four of its five matches Saturday. The Eagles downed Salina-Sacred Heart 25-23, 25-16, then beat league foe Central Plains 25-17, 25-16. A 25-11, 25-19 win against Nickerson, and a 25-11, 25-19 victory against Republic County put the Lady Eagles into the title match. There they came from behind to beat Ellsworth 21-25, 25-20, 25-18.(Note: This story has been edited. Ellinwood lost its matches to reigning 2A champion Hillsboro and No. 2 Beloit (3A))

Lady Eagles win Ellsworth volleyball tournament