Good clean fun

Allie Irwin watches the ball go back to the other side of the net during a mud volleyball tournament held Friday, April 22, at the Osage Prairie YMCA.

Megan Hendrix takes a break before getting back on the field.

Close to 300 people turned out at the Osage Prairie YMCA for Friday afternoon's LOL Mud Volleyball Tournament. Play began at 1 p.m. and ended at 5:30 p.m. A total of 15 teams participated with 82 students in grades 9-12 from Nevada and Sheldon participating. The fourth place team was 4 Girls, 2 Guys -- Ethan Dade, Jake Brasfield, Josie Loyd, Kylie Guest, Lexi Rawlings and Jessica Rawlings; third place went to the Tea Time team of Olivia Culbertson, Taylor Shepherd, Kyle Bennett, Silas Smith, Cassidy Lowery and Brooke Munsterman; second place went to the Mud Slingers -- Kelci Cliffman, Allie Irwin, Michelle Westerhold, Klay Beisley, Kyler Cliffman and Bubba Banes; and first place and the title of Champions went to the River Bottom Boys and One Girl -- Austin Denning, Trevor Hunholz, Trent Yarsulik, Trey Manes and Erica Wagenknecht.

T-shirts for the winners will be provided by Dr. Jason Meisenheimer of Nevada Chiropractic and Boo-Boo's Shirt Shack, along with pizzas from Pizza Hut.

A total of $410 was raised for LOL at this event with the $5 entry fee from each participant.

Cassidy Lowery tries to decide whether she wants to get up or just stay in the mud and play with the ball.

Members of the Tea Time volleyball team try to get reorganized during the L.O.L Mud volleyball tournament. Team members, in no particular order, are: Olivia Culbertson, Taylor Shepherd, Kyle Bennett, Silas Smith, Cassidy Lowery and Brooke Munsterman.