East wins own invitational

Columbus East beat Plainfield 25-22, 25-23, Franklin 25-22, 25-27, 15-7 and Class 2A No. 1 Barr-Reeve 25-16, 13-25, 15-13 in pool play and downed 2A No. 2 Heritage Christian 23-25, 25-13, 15-10 in the title match Saturday to win the East Invitational.

Reece Whitehead pounded 34 kills, Katy Jordan recorded 106 assists, Libby Dippold had three solo and nine assist blocks, Cadence Gilley notched 54 digs and Gabby Dean served six aces to lead the Olympians (18-5).

Also for East, Dean tallied 20 kills and three solo and six assist blocks. Libby Dippold posted 15 kills Saige Stahl had seven assist blocks and 36 digs, Jordan added two solo blocks and four aces, Whitehead contributed 30 digs and Gilley served five aces.