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South volleyball team cruises to Chugiak Invitational crown

The South Wolverines captured the championship of the 10-team Chugiak Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday.

South capped a dominant two-day performance by beat West Valley 25-21, 25-23 in the championship match of the gold bracket.

The Wolverines went 17-1 in pool play, with West finishing right behind them with a 16-2 record.

But West Valley upended the Eagles in the gold bracket semifinals, 25-16, 25-19, to move into the title match against South, which disposed of Valdez 25-15, 25-13 in the other semifinal.

Valdez bounced back to claim third place with a 25-14, 10-25, 15-9 win over West.

In the silver bracket, Eagle River took the title by winning a long, hard match against Chugiak, 25-22, 28-30, 15-8.

In the bronze bracket finale, Service beat Nome 25-20, 25-10.

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Chugiak Invitational

Gold bracket

Championship – South def. West Valley 25-21, 25-23. Third place – Valdez def. West 25-14, 10-25, 15-9. Semifinals – South def. Valdez 25-15, 25-13; West Valley def. West 25-16, 25-19.

Silver bracket

Championship – Eagle River def. Chugiak 25-22, 28-30, 15-8. Third place – East def. Colony 25-15, 19-25, 15-13. Semifinals – Eagle River def. Colony 25-17, 22-25, 15-7; Chugiak def. East 25-11, 25-22.

Bronze bracket

Championship – Service def. Nome 25-20, 25-10.

Pool play records

South 17-1, West 16-2, West Valley 10-8, Valdez 9-9, Eagle River 8-10,. East 8-10, Chugiak 7-11, Colony 6-12, Nome 6-12, Service 3-15.

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