The West Elk Patriots (Howard, KS) volleyball held off the visiting Bluestem Lions (Leon, KS), 2-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 9-10 record. They play next when they host Udall for a South Central Border bout on Tuesday, October 1. West Elk will clash with a Eagles team coming off a 0-0 non-league Cunningham (Cunningham, KS). The Eagles record now stands at 2-14.

With the loss, Bluestem drops to 3-12 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, KS) to clash with the Trojans in a non-league bout on Saturday, September 28. The Trojans come into the bout with a record of 11-6. Hillsboro lost 2-0 in their recent league bout against Halstead (Halstead, KS)