Palmer defeated Kenai Central 25-20 and 25-23 to win the 18th annual Shayna Pritchard Memorial Volleyball Tournament at Nikiski Middle-High School on Saturday.

The tournament is in honor of Pritchard, a former volleyball and basketball player for the Bulldogs who was killed in a car accident in Colorado in 2007. Half of the proceeds go to the Shayna Pritchard Scholarship Fund.

Homer’s Madelyn Miotke won the Shayna Marie Pritchard Award. The honor goes to a player that works hard, has fun and supports teammates.

The Moose were able to stop Kenai’s five-year run atop the tournament.

Palmer, a Class 4A school, had to defeat Nikiski, last year’s Class 3A state champ, in the semifinals, then the Kardinals, last year’s 3A state runner-up, in the final.

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