VALLEY CITY, N.D.  (NewsDakota.com) A total of 24 teams traveled to Valley City on Saturday for the 2018 Valley City Optimist Volleyball Tournament.  The tourney started at 8am and ended around 5:30pm. Teams were placed in six different pools, utilizing six courts.  The Cardinals of Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich took home the championship by defeating the Jaguars of Northern Cass in the championship 2-1 (25-12, 21-25, 15-5). The Loboes of Lamoure/Litchville/Marion won it last year over Medina/Pingree/Buchanan.

In the third place match, Oakes comes from behind to defeat Carrington 2-1 (21-25, 25-16, 15-11). Both the Oakes Tornadoes and the Carrington Cardinals are from District 5, Region 3.