Section 1 girls volleyball playoff schedules

Nov. 6—On Thursday, October 22, the first round of the Section 1 girls volleyball playoff schedules began with Houston defeating Glenville-Emmons 3-2, NRHEG sweeping Kingsland 3-0, and Hayfield overcoming Schaeffer Academy 25-18, 25-13, 25-9. The second round saw Fillmore Central triumph over Houston 25-6, 25-20, 25-8, and Faribault Bethlehem Academy claim a hard-fought win against Grand Meadow 25-18, 25-17, 16-25, 24-14.

Mabel-Canton edged LeRoy-Ostrander 25-7, 25-9, 25-13, while Alden-Conger bested Lanesboro 25-23, 25-13, 26-24. Kenyon-Wanamingo edged out NRHEG 25-8, 25-15, 25-13, and Lewiston-Altura pulled off an upset against Southland 23-25, 30-32, 25-7, 25-20, 15-12. Spring Grove defeated Hayfield 25-7, 25-17, 25-16, and Lyle/Austin Pacelli edged Wabasha-Kellogg 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 28-26, 15-10.

On Thursday, October 29, the quarterfinals commenced at the Mayo Civic Center. Fillmore Central triumphed over Bethlehem Academy 25-15, 25-3, 25-8, while Mabel-Canton defeated Alden-Conger 25-20, 17-25, 25-16, 25-20. Kenyon-Wanamingo claimed victory over Lewiston-Altura 3-0, and Spring Grove emerged victorious against Lyle/Austin Pacelli 25-17, 25-14, 25-18.

Thursday, November 5, saw the semifinals take place at the Mayo Civic Center. Fillmore Central advanced past Faribault 3, M-C 1, while Kenyon-Wanamingo defeated Spring Grove 3, 0. The championship match for the first weekend took place on Saturday, November 7, with Fillmore Central facing off against Kenyon-Wanamingo in a noon showdown.