RUNNELLS -- Kennedy won five of six matches Saturday at the Southeast Polk Invitational volleyball tournament.

The Cougars beat Ottumwa twice, Des Moines North, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson and Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, all in straight sets.

Kennedy was beaten by West Des Moines Valley, 2-0.

The Cougars finished ninth out of 20 teams. They improved their overall record to 8-7.

SOUTHEAST POLK TOURNAMENT

Pool A - 1. SE Polk 3-0, 2. Oskaloosa 2-1, 3. Pella 1-2, 4. DM Hoover 0-4

Pool B - 1. WDM Valley 3-0, 2. CR Kennedy 2-1, 3. Ottumwa 1-2, 4. DM North 0-3

Pool C - 1. Urbandale 3-0, 2. Nevada 2-1, 3. CR Jefferson 1-2, 4. DM East 0-3

Pool D - 1. Waukee 3-0, 2. CB Lincoln 2-1, 3. DM Roosevelt 1-2, 4. DM Lincoln 0-3

Pool E - 1. Indianola 3-0, 2. Ames 2-1, 3. Ankeny Centennial 1-2, 4. CB Jefferson 0-3

Kennedy and Jeffferson pool results

Kennedy def. Ottumwa 22-20, 21-12
Kennedy def. DM North 21-9, 21-9
WDM Valley def. Kennedy 21-13, 21-16
Nevada def. Jefferson 21-12, 21-14
Urbandale def. Jefferson 21-7, 21-10
Jefferson def. DM East 21-13, 21-12

Gold Bracket (Seeds 1-8)
Championship
Nevada def. SE Polk 21-13, 19-21, 15-10

Silver Bracket (Seeds 9-16)
Quarterfinals
Kennedy def. CB Thomas Jefferson 21-8, 21-6
CB Abraham Lincoln def. CR Jefferson 21-16, 21-11
Centennial def. DM Roosevelt 21-18, 9-21, 15-13
Ottumwa def. Pella 25-23, 21-14

Semifinals
Kennedy def. Ottumwa 21-18, 21-17
CB Abraham Lincoln def. Centennial 19-21, 21-13, 15-12

Championship
Kennedy def. CB Abraham Lincoln 21-16, 21-11

Concolation Bracket (Seeds 17-20)
Championship
DM Lincoln def. DM east 21-9, 21-16