SMITH CENTER – The Smith Center Lady Red claimed the MCL Volleyball Tournament crown Saturday on their home floor.

After going 2-0 on Thursday, the first day of pool play the Lady Red added two more wins on Saturday to win pool 1 with a 4-0 record. Norton finished second in pool 1 with a record of 3-1. Their only loss was to Smith Center.

As the top two finishers in pool they advanced to the semifinals.

Phillipsburg won pool 2 with a record of 4-0 and Trego finished 3-1 with their only loss against Phillipsburg. They also advanced to the semifinals.

In the first semifinal matchup Smith Center swept Trego in two winning 25-14 and 25-17. Phillipsburg also advanced to the finals with a sweep of Norton winning 25-21 and 25-22.

Smith Center went on to claim the championship with a sweep of Phillipsburg, winning 25-19 and 25-16.

Trego beat Norton in three sets to finish 3rd.

TMP went 2-2 in pool play. The Monarchs finished 1-1 in pool play on Thursday and then lost to Trego 25-21 and 25-22 in their first match Saturday. In their final match they swept Oakley winning 25-23 and 25-7.

Sub-state volleyball for classes 3,2 and 1A will be Saturday, Oct. 20th. The brackets and seedings for each substate location will be released on Wednesday.