Best of 2015 MUDECAS Volleyball

For three nights, I traveled to Beatrice to photograph the 2015 edition of the MUDECAS Volleyball Tournament. The first two nights, I focused on the B Division site, while Thursday night included both the B and A Division Championship Matches between Sterling and Palmyra (B Division) and Diller-Odell and Freeman (A Division). You can check out the Beatrice Daily Sun for more images and coverage. 

It was a long week of volleyball, which I love, but is a tough sport to photograph. It was helped by ending the week with the A Division match between two teams we cover -- and three of the four finals teams being ones from towns that are basically home to me. And the game between Diller-Odell and Freeman was definitely fun volleyball. 

With nine matches and a little more than 5,500 images, it was the most volleyball I've photographed in a couple of years -- all within four days. Hope you enjoy these few recap images from the week's tournament. Good luck the rest of the season! Hope to see some of these teams at state! 

JCC's Marissa Borrenpohl sends the ball back during the second set as the Palmyra Lady Panthers defeat the Johnson County Central Lady Thunderbirds, 2-0 (25-10, 25-20), in the first round of the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 14, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Titans Jena Fink, Bailey Kuhlmann and Jackalyn Fink celebrate an HTRS point during the second set as the Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer Lady Titans defeat the Parkview Christian Lady Patriots, 2-0 (25-5, 25-6), in the first round of the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 14, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Sterling senior Erika Goracke tips the ball over the net as the Sterling Lady Jets face the Lewiston Lady Tigers in the first round of the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 14, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Southern freshman Jayme Ullman serves as the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds defeat the Southern Raiders, 2-0 (29-27, 25-23), in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. JCC junior Marissa Borrenpohl sets the ball over the net as the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds defeat the Southern Raiders, 2-0 (29-27, 25-23), in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Southern junior Emily Zvolanek eyes a pass as the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds defeat the Southern Raiders, 2-0 (29-27, 25-23), in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. The Thunderbirds celebrate a two-set victory over the Southern Raiders, 2-0 (29-27, 25-23), in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. The Jets celebrate a point during the first set as the Sterling Jets defeat the HTRS Titans, 2-1 (15-25, 25-20, 25-18), in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Sterling junior Taylor Cockerill spikes the ball during the second set as the Sterling Jets defeat the HTRS Titans, 2-1 (15-25, 25-20, 25-18), in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Tournament on September 15, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. The Lady Jets cheer on as the starting lineup is announced prior to the game between the Sterling Jets and the Palmyra Panthers in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Palmyra's Jenna Butts (right) celebrates a Panther point as the Sterling Jets face the Palmyra Panthers in the MUDECAS Volleyball B Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Diller-Odell junior Madison Jurgens sends the ball over the net as the Freeman Falcons face the Diller-Odell Griffins in the MUDECAS Volleyball A Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Diller-Odell's Paige Vitosh celebrates a Griffin point during the first set as the Freeman Falcons face the Diller-Odell Griffins in the MUDECAS Volleyball A Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Freeman's Katie Unvert (left) and Emily Lenners (right) attempt to block a Diller-Odell spike as the Freeman Falcons face the Diller-Odell Griffins in the MUDECAS Volleyball A Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. Freeman's Emily Lenners reacts to a spike during the game between the Freeman Falcons and the Diller-Odell Griffins in the MUDECAS Volleyball A Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr. The Lady Griffins celebrate during the third set as the Freeman Falcons face the Diller-Odell Griffins in the MUDECAS Volleyball A Division Championship on September 17, 2015, in Beatrice, Nebr.