Club Legacy, Premier, VCNebraska All Take Home Club Division Titles
OMAHA – Mizuno Northern Lights took a pair of Club Division titles back to the Twin Cities, but local clubs Club Legacy, Premier and VCNebraska each kept on title in Nebraska on Monday at the 2017 Asics President’s Day Classic at CenturyLink Center.
Below is a recap of each of the age divisions in Club along with the championship match score and results of all Nebraska teams.
18 Club
Club Legacy 18 ROX cruised into the championship semifinals on Monday without having dropped a set in the tournament before running into a buzzsaw in Platform Elite 18 Black Adidas. Platform, which would go on to win the championship, defeated Club Legacy 25-18, 25-15 in the semifinals. The third-place finish by Legacy was the highest among all Nebraska teams.
Championship Match
Platform Elite 18 Black Adidas def. CIS 18M 25-23, 25-23
Nebraska Results
Club Legacy 18 ROX – 3rd place
Premier 18 Black – 5th place
VCNebraska 18 Elite – 25th place
Nebraska Juniors 182 – 30th place
Banzai 181 – 32nd place
Starlings Omaha 18s – 37th place
17 Club
Nebraska Elite 17 Simul had its quest for a championship derailed in the semifinals by Mizuno Northern Lights 172, which handed Elite a 25-14, 25-22 loss on its way to winning the title.
Championship Match
Mizuno Northern Lights 172 def. Mizuno Northern Lights 17B 25-14, 23-25, 15-11
Nebraska Results
Nebraska Elite 17 Simul – 3rd place
Performance 17 NIKE – 5th place
Nebraska ONE 17 Kasai – 9th place
Premier 17 Black – 15th place
VCNebraska 17 Black – 17th place
Banzai 171 – 17th place
TeamMagic 171 – 26th place
Club Legacy 17 ROX – 29th place
Nebraska ONE 17 Chaos – 40th place
Performance 17 Power – 45th place
Club Legacy 17 Shattered – 54th place
16 Club
Championship Match
Mizuno Northern Lights 162 def. SMV 161 Black 25-17, 25-14
Nebraska Results
Premier 16 Red – 9th place
Nebraska Elite 16 Lokai – 19th place
Premier 16 Black – 19th place
VCNebraska 16 Black – 21st place
Banzai 161 – 25th place
Club Legacy 16 ROX – 35th place
Nebraska ONE 16 Platinum – 37th place
Club Legacy 16 Shattered – 53rd place
Nebraska ONE 16 Renegades – 53rd place
Performance 16 NIKE – 58th place
Nebraska ONE 16 Synergy – 59th place
15 Club
It took some extra effort on Monday, but Club Legacy 15 ROX was able to bring home the 15 Club title after a stressful semifinal thriller against Topeka Impact 151.
Legacy needed three sets to win its first championship bracket match on Monday over Minnesota Select 152, then cruised past Club North 151 25-18, 25-16 to reach the semifinals. The semifinal match went to extended points in the third set before Legacy pulled out a 26-24, 17-25, 16-14 win to reach the championship. In the finals, Legacy downed Mizuno Northern Lights 152 25-19, 25-22.
Championship Match
Club Legacy 15 ROX def. Mizuno Northern Lights 152 25-19, 25-22
Nebraska Results
Performance 15 NIKE – 19th place
Nebraska Elite 15 Chaos – 21st place
TeamMagic 151 – 21st place
Club Legacy 15 Shattered – 25th place
Club Legacy 15 Accelerator – 29th place
Nebraska ONE 15 Thunder – 35th place
Nebraska ONE 15 Fusion – 35th place
Premier 15 Silver – 37th place
Nebraska Juniors 152 – 41st place
Premier 15 Red – 42nd place
Nebraska ONE 15 Surge – 43rd place
Nebraska Elite 15 Dauntless – 45th place
VCNebraska 15 Black – 53rd place
Nebraska Elite 15 Meraki – 53rd place
VCNebraska 15 Blue – 57th place
Club Legacy 15 Prism – 58th place
Banzai 151 – 59th place
Nebraska ONE 15 Blaze – 61st place
Nebraska Elite 15 Fury – 61st place
Nebraska Elite 15 Eclipse – 61st place
14 Club
As if playing in a championship bracket isn’t stressful enough on its own, VCNebraska 14 Elite took the stress to a whole new level on Monday, winning all four of its bracket matches in three sets to win the 14 Club title.
VCNebraska 14 Elite won its first-round match 25-14, 22-25, 16-14 over Mizuno Northern Lights 14B and then downed Mizuno Northern Lights 142 25-19, 18-25, 15-12 to reach the semifinals. VCNebraska then took a 24-26, 25-19, 15-9 win over KNVBC 141 in the semifinals before beating Five Star VBC 16-25, 27-25, 15-11 for the championship.
Championship Match
VCNebraska 14 Elite def. Five Star VBC 16-25, 27-25, 15-11
Nebraska Results
Club Legacy 14 ROX – 3rd place
Premier 14 Black – 5th place
Performance 14 NIKE – 5th place
VCNebraska 14 Black – 9th place
Premier 14 Red – 18th place
South Central Nebraska 14 Black – 19th place
Nebraska Elite 14 Smash – 25th place
Club Legacy 14 Shattered – 26th place
VCNebraska 14 White – 27th place
Nebraska ONE 14 Velocity – 27th place
Nebraska Elite 14 Xplosion – 29th place
Nebraska ONE 14 Ambush – 29th place
Nebraska Elite 14 Black Ice – 33rd place
Nebraska ONE 14 Storm – 35th place
Nebraska Elite 14 Fusion – 37th place
Premier 14 Silver – 37th place
VCNebraska 14 Blue – 37th place
Club Legacy 14 Accelerator – 43rd place
VCNebraska 14 Silver – 45th place
Nebraska ONE 14 Heat – 45th place
Nebraska Juniors 14 Red – 49th place
Club Legacy 14 Prism – 53rd place
Starlings Omaha 14s – 53rd place
Performance 14 Power – 53rd place
Nebraska Elite 14 Force – 61st place
Nebraska ONE 14 Blitz – 61st place
Nebraska Elite 14 Velocity – 61st place
Nebraska Juniors 14 Silver – 61st place
13 Club
With the exception of a wild 25-17, 19-25, 15-13 win over Nebraska Elite 13 Thunder in the championship quarterfinals, Premier 13 Gold was absolutely dominant the entire weekend en route to winning the championship.
The match against Elite 13 Thunder aside, Premier 13 Gold did not allow more than 19 points in any set to any of its other nine opponents on the weekend in one of the most impressive marches to a title in any age division. In the championship match, Premier only allowed Northern Lights 21 points total despite the fact Northern Lights came into the final undefeated on the weekend.
Championship Match
Premier 132 Gold def. Mizuno Northern Lights 131 25-9, 25-12
Nebraska Results
Nebraska Elite 13 Thunder – 5th place
Nebraska ONE 13 Volts – 5th place
Premier 13 Black – 5th place
Nebraska Elite 13 Storm – 9th place
VCNebraska 13 Elite – 9th place
Performance 13 NIKE – 17th place
Club Legacy 13 ROX – 17th place
Nebraska Elite 13 Matrix – 20th place
Nebraska Elite 13 Fusion – 23rd place
VCNebraska 13 Black – 26th place
Nebraska ONE 13 Collision – 27th place
Nebraska Elite 13 Intensity – 27th place
Nebraska ONE 13 Eclipse – 29th place
Premier 13 Silver – 31st place
Premier 13 Red – 32nd place
Club Legacy 13 Prism – 35th place
Nebraska ONE 13 Smash – 37th place
Nebraska Elite 13 Titanium – 39th place
Club Legacy 13 Shattered – 41st place
Nebraska Elite 13 Edge – 43rd place
Nebraska ONE 13 Crushers – 45th place
Banzai 131 – 45th place
12 Club
Championship Match
Dynasty 12 Black def. Topeka Impact 25-17, 25-8
Nebraska Results
Premier 12 Gold – 3rd place
Nebraska Elite 12 Blitz – 3rd place
Nebraska ONE 11 Empire – 5th place
Nebraska ONE 12 Renegades – 8th place
Premier 12 Black – 9th place
Premier 11 Gold – 11th place
Nebraska Elite 12 Aces – 14th place
Nebraska Elite 12 Sigma – 15th place
Club Legacy 12 ROX – 15th place
Premier 12 Red – 17th place
Nebraska ONE 12 Force – 19th place
Club Legacy 12 Prism – 20th place
Nebraska Elite 12 Purple Thunder – 23rd
Performance 12 NIKE – 23rd place