HUMBOLDT — Humboldt took first place as a team and Crest’s Kayla Hermreck registered her career’s 1,000 kill at the Humboldt High volleyball tournament Saturday morning.
The Lady Cubs secured a first place finish while Waverly came in second place, Crest placed third and Coffeyville rounded out the pack in fourth place.
Humboldt
Humboldt opened up their home tournament by defeating Altoona-Midway in two sets, 25-13 and 25-11.
Skylar Hottenstein led the Lady Cubs from the serving line with a school-record 11 aces. Shelby Shaughnessy led Humboldt with a team-high 10 kills. Ricklyn Hillmon added seven kills.
Defensively, Humboldt was led by Kenisyn Hottenstein’s 21 assists and S. Hottenstein had a team high four digs. Shaughnessy added three digs and Cassidy Friend had two digs. 
“I was pleased with our play all day today,” Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows said. “We stayed focused and never let up. I thought our serve was aggressive all day and we kept a lot of teams out of system.”
The Lady Cubs then took down Pleasanton in two sets, 25-13 and 25-16.
Skylar Hottenstein led Humboldt from the serving line with a team-high three aces while Tucker added two. Offensively, Shaughnessy had a team-high nine kills while Hillmon had four kills and Laney Hull recorded three kills.
Defensively, Shaughnessy had a team-high one block while Kenisyn Hottenstein had a team-high 20 assists. Skylar Hottenstein and Shaughnessy each had a team-high seven digs.
Humboldt defeated Waverly in two sets, 25-21 and 25-16. 
Shaughnessy, Skylar Hottenstein and Kenisyn Hottenstein each had a team-high three aces while Shaughnessy led offensively with a team-high 11 kills.
Defensively, Shaughnessy had a team-high 15 digs while Teghan Jaro had 12 digs and Kenisyn Hottenstein had nine digs.
The Lady Cubs then beat local foe Marmaton Valley in two sets, 25-9 and 25-17.
Skylar Hottenstein led at the serving line with a team-high three aces. Shaughnessy led with a team-high 11 kills. Defensively, Hillmon had a team-high two blocks while Skylar Hottenstein had a team-high 13 digs.
Humboldt took down Coffeyville and Waverly in the championship, going 6-0 on the day.
The Lady Cubs travel to Burlington on Saturday.
Crest
The Crest Lady Lancers (16-6) went 5-1 at the Humboldt Invitational and senior Kayla Hermreck notched her career’s 1,000 kill. Crest’s lone loss was to Waverly before the Lady Lancers defeated Coffeyville for the third place finish.
“Passing is the ticket to having success and we passed well for the first part of the day,” Crest head coach Abigail Hermreck said. “We had some struggles with passing later in the day and slightly fell apart. The girls rallied and pulled back together to win third place. I am very proud of the determination that always remains.”
Crest rolled through the competition, defeating Yates Center in two sets, Coffeyville in two sets, Wichita Heights in three, and Central Heights in two before losing to Waverly.
The Lady Lancers then knocked off Coffeyville for a third place finish, 25-18 and 25-21.
