While it wasn’t the placements they envisioned, the Pella and Pella Christian volleyball team finished with wins in the Little Hawkeye Conference tournament Thursday night.

The No. 4 in class 4A Lady Dutch finished in 3rd place — sweeping Grinnell (21-11, 21-14) and Oskaloosa (21-10, 21-17), falling to eventual league champion DCG (16-21, 17-21), and defeating Norwalk (19-25, 25-17, 15-10) in the 3rd place game. Pella Christian split their matches — falling to the Warriors (18-21, 18-21) and Indianola (13-21, 15-21) in straight sets, and beating Newton (21-13, 21-9) and Oskaloosa (19-25, 25-20, 15-8) to place 5th overall.

The Lady Dutch finish the regular season at 29-6 and await the winner of Knoxville/Carlisle for a playoff game on October 23rd, while the Eagles move to 16-15 and tune up for the playoffs at the Knoxville tournament Saturday. Listen to Pella Head Coach Catie Brand and Eagles Head Coach John Evenhouse on Saturday’s Coaches Corner from 10 a.m. to noon.