ST. JOSEPH — The Niles volleyball team had a great showing at the Class A Powerhouse SMAC Conference Tourney as it finished third out of 11 teams Saturday. 

The Vikings were seeded third overall heading into the tourney based on their second-place finish in SMAC West Division Conference season play.

Niles took on Portage Northern in its opening-round match and defeated the Huskies 25-20, 21-25 and 15-11.

The Vikings then fell to ranked Mattawan 25-22 and 25-19 before rebounding to defeat Battle Creek Lakeview 21-25, 25-20 and 15-12.

The Vikings are 36-8-4 heading into Monday night’s Class B district opener against host South Haven.

Eddies third in Wolverine

THREE RIVERS — The Dowagiac volleyball team finished eighth at the Wolverine Conference tournament hosted by Three Rivers Saturday.

The Chieftains defeated Otsego 25-7 and 25-9 in its opening match before falling to the host Wildcats 25-16 and 28-26.

In the seventh-place match, the Chieftains were defeated by Paw Paw 25-17 and 25-16. Dowagiac and the Redskins will meet against Wednesday in the Class B district semifinals at Three Rivers.

Vicksburg defeated South Haven 19-25, 25-16, 25-12 and 25-16 to win the Wolverine Conference championship.

Edwardsburg finished third by defeating Plainwell 25-9 and 25-12.

The Eddies defeated Paw Paw 25-11 and 25-10 in the opening round before falling to Vicksburg in the semifinals 25-16 and 27-25.