BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com Great Bend picked a perfect night to honor Kya Behr, Stevie Mayers and Meredith Mazouch on Senior Night. No. 7 state-ranked 5A Great Bend (19-3, 6-0 WAC) swept Garden City 25-16, 25-22, Liberal 25-5, 25-10 and Hays High 25-22, 25-11 Tuesday. "Our three seniors are great leaders," said Great Bend coach Tina Johnson. "It's a great team effort from everyone. Kya's an incredibly good setter, but also a great leader. The girls respond well to Kya. She knows her teammates. They have a great trust and bond." Great Bend's defending WAC volleyball champion handed state-ranked Garden City, featuring Central Arkansas commit Charly Vollertsen, its first WAC loss. The Panthers travel to Hays Oct. 6 and Liberal Oct. 13 to finish a 12-match WAC schedule. Kya Behr (491 assists) sparks the offense. Mikala Minton (184 serves received, 129 digs) and Meredith Mazouch (215 digs, 187 serves received) lead the defense. "That's one of Meredith's best nights defensively," Johnson said. "She dug out great saves. Kya Behr went after a ball that hit Meredith in the head and laid herself out. They were relentless on defense. This team shows a lot of grit." Minton (154 winners) and Jaya Stroup (147 winners) spark the offensive attack, but everyone contributes. "We spread the ball around so teams don't know where we're going with the ball," Johnson said. "We're hard to cover. We had the pedal on the gas last night. "We're balanced with a lot of offensive weapons. Our middles and outsides hit hard. They can hit from the back row. That comes from hard work in practice." Johnson believes the Panthers learned to appreciate a state championship level competing against No. 2 ranked Lenexa St. James Saturday at Topeka. "The girls figured out they can compete with anybody," Johnson said. "We played five great volleyball teams that gets us prepared for postseason. That's the level we need to be at to compete with the best teams." Great Bend will play Salina Central, Hutchinson, Wichita West and Newton in Saturday's Great Bend volleyball tournament starting at 9 a.m. NESS CITY — No. 1 ranked 2A Ellinwood (23-0) defeated La Crosse, 25-8, 25-7 and Ness City, 25-7, 25-6 to stretch its winning streak to 70 consecutive matches PANTHER STATS—Mikala Minton, 224 serves/19 aces, 184 serves received, 154 winners, 129 digs; Kya Behr, 491 assists, 204 serves/28 aces, 137 digs; Alex Mayers, 150 serves, 134 serves received, 119 digs, 84 winners; Meredith Mazouch, 215 digs, 187 serves received, 175 serves; Jaya Stroup, 147 winners, 126 serves/19 aces, 22 blocks; Stevie Mayers, 123 serves, 87 winners, 21 blocks; Micah Ellegood, 77 winners, 26 blocks; Catalina Schenek, 81 serves received. GREAT BEND QUAD—Great Bend def. Liberal, 25-5, 25-10; Great Bend def. Garden City, 25-16, 25-22; Great Bend def. Hays, 25-22, 25-11; Garden City def. Hays, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22; Garden City def. Liberal, 25-17, 25-6; Hays def. Liberal, 25-16, 25-19 CHASE TRIANGULAR—Central Plains def. Otis-Bison, 26-24, 25-20; Central Plains def. Chase, 25-6, 25-9; Otis-Bison def. Chase, 25-6, 25-1 NESS CITY TRIANGULAR—Ellinwood def. La Crosse, 25-8, 25-7; Ellinwood def. Ness City, 25-7, 25-6; Ness City def. La Crosse, 27-25 22-25, 25-16 HESSTON TRIANGULAR—Hesston def. Hillsboro 25-18, 25-17; Hesston def. Pratt, 25-18, 25-23; Hillsboro def. Pratt, 25-12, 25-21 HALSTEAD TRIANGULAR—Halstead def. Hoisington, 25-19, 25-16; Hoisington def. Smoky Valley, 25-13, 25-12; Halstead def. Smoky Valley, 25-18, 25-15 HAVEN TRIANGULAR—Larned def. Nickerson, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20; Larned def. Haven, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20; Nickerson def. Haven, 18-25, 25-21, 25-21 KINSLEY QUAD—St. John def. Victoria, 25-16, 25-18; St. John def. Macksville, 25-11, 25-20; St. John def. Kinsley, 25-19, 25-20; Victoria def. Kinsley, 25-15, 25-13; Victoria def. Macksville, 25-15, 26-24; Kinsley def. Macksville, 25-22, 25-19 MEADE—Meade def. Pawnee Heights, 25-15, 25-20; Meade def. Ashland, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18; Meade def, Minneola, 25-15 25-15; Ashland def. Pawnee Heights, 25-20, 25-23; Ashland def. Minneola, 26-20, 23-25, 25-17; Pawnee Heights def. Minneola, 25-21, 25-22