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The West Michigan Conference 2015 Volleyball Tournament took place at Mason County Central High School on Thursday night.
Whitehall continued its dominance in the WMC taking home the championship over Shelby (25-12, 25-14, 25-18). The Vikings did not loose a single game in the tournament beating North Muskegon (25-17) and Ravenna (25-14, 25-20) to reach the finals.
Second place Shelby reached the finals after wins over Oakridge (25-17, 25-20) and Montague (25-18, 25-12).
Finishing in third place was Montague who topped fourth place Oakridge (25-23, 25-15). North Muskegon finished in sixth place with a win over Hart.
Check out the following photos form area photographer Steve Markel who was there to capture the action.
Hart’s No. 12 Baylee Draper winds up for the spike while Ravenna’s No. 5 Megan Crowley and No. 6 Amber Jacob reach up for the block. Photo/Steve Markel
Shelby’s No. 14 Brooke James gets the block as Oakridge’s No. 5 Stefania Garofolo tries to react at the net. Photo/Steve Markel
Hanna Evans finds the dig for Whitehall with No. 8 Alyssa Myers preparing for the set. Photo/Steve Markel
Montague’s Emma Flagstead watches her spike find the court as Shelby netminders No. 14 Brooke James and No. 13 Sarajane Fortier look back for a Tiger dig. Photo/Steve Markel
Hart’s Jessica Riggs attempts the spike against Ravenna’s Amber Jacobs. Photo/Steve Markel
Shelby’s No. 14 Brooke James and No. 5 Jaren Smith look to block Montague’s No. 2 Robbie Berg. Photo/Steve Markel
Whitehall’s No. 7 Allisyn Grams gets a spike past Ravenna’s No. 7 Madison Mundinger and No. 15 Sabrina Bawcum. Photo/Steve Markel
Julie Brown spikes the ball for Whitehall with North Muskegon’s No. 11 Rylee Cooke and No. 13 Molly Huisingh defending. Photo/Steve Markel
Andie Bolles reaches for the Whitehall dig as No. 10 Julie Brown and No. 14 Brianna Copley react. Photo/Steve Markel
No. 5 Jaren Smith gets the dig for Shelby. Photo/Steve Markel
Brianna Copley attempts the spike past Ravenna’s No. 5 Megan Crowley (right) and No. 8 Ryen Huyser. Photo/Steve Markel
Conference champions Whitehall consists of Emma Knowlton (1), Hanna Evans (22), Andie Bolles (3), Gabrielle Hepler (4), Tiffany Young (5), Avery White (7), Alyssa Myers (8), Lauren Lopez (9), Julie Brown (10), Melissa Shoup (12), Jessica Uganski (13), Brianna Copley (14), Madelyn Boyd, Katelyn Goodrich, Talia Megna and Clara Moore. Photo/Steve Markel
McKenna Peters on the spike for Shelby as Oakridge’s No. 7 Jade Ware looks for the block. Photo/Steve Markel