The Newark and Serena volleyball teams took turns grabbing and holding on to the momentum during Saturday’s 51st Little Ten Conference Tournament championship match on Al Stegman Court at Serena High School.

In the end, the top-seeded Norsemen were able to capture their ninth straight title with a 23-25, 25-23, 25-16 victory over the No. 2-seeded Huskers (14-7-1).

Newark (23-3) has now won the tournament 28 times, including 15 of the last 16, and 25 of the last 29.

“We were up in that first set seven points, but Serena just fought back and grabbed the momentum,” Newark coach P.J. McKinney said. “I told the girls before the second set that I didn’t think we were playing poorly, so we had to find a way to get that momentum back to our side and we did. We were tested tonight for sure,

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