Bluejay soccer team to host regional semifinal match tonight

The Minnesota West Bluejay men's soccer team will open Region 13 Tournament play tonight when it hosts Alexandria Technical & Community College in a semifinal match. The action is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. at Trojan Field.

The Bluejays enter today's match with a record of 4-6-2 but nevertheless are in the driver's seat when it comes to playing at home. Should Minnesota West defeat Alex tonight, it will host either Anoka-Ramsey or Riverland on Sunday, with a trip to the NJCAA national tournament on the line.

After enduring a September during which they played all five of their matches away from home and went 0-4-1, the Bluejays have been winning at the right time. They're 3-1-1 in October, with victories over both Anoka-Ramsey and Riverland as well as Dakota County Technical College. The loss came against the Dordt University JV and the tie against Alexandria, which Minnesota West also beat 5-2 at Trojan Field back on Aug. 30.

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The Bluejay football team, meanwhile, will kick off their postseason at noon Sunday when they take on Minnesota State-Fergus Falls at Trojan Field.

Minnesota West is 4-3 overall and ranked fourth in the latest NJCAA Division 3 Poll. The Spartans have a record of 2-5.

The two teams met back on Sept. 5 in Fergus Falls and it was all Bluejays. Minnesota West won 64-0 as quarterback Armon Vinson tossed five touchdown passes and threw for 305 yards. He has thrown for 2,140 yards and 25 TDs in seven games against 13 interceptions.

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The seventh-seeded Worthington Trojans volleyball team was defeated 3-0 Wednesday night by the second-seeded Willmar Cardinals in a Section 2AAA quarterfinal match in Willmar. Game scores were 25-10, 25-12, 25-9.

Playing in the final volleyball match of her career, senior Alaina Feit led WHS in kills with six. Another senior, Natya Khamphanh, had a pair of solo blocks while passing for 13 set assists and adding seven digs. 

Kamryn Olson led the Trojans in digs with 12. Mara Thier had a pair of solo blocks while also contributing four kills. 

Worthington concludes its 2025 season with a record of 10-17.

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The Minnesota West Lady Jays completed their regular volleyball season by cruising past Minnesota State-Fergus Falls 3-0. Game scores were 25-7, 25-18, 25-15.

The Lady Jays, ranked sixth in the NJCAA Division 3 poll, moved to 33-4 on the season. Sadie Krahling paced Minnesota West offensively with 13 kills while also contributing three ace serves. It was another match in which Minnesota West was able to empty its bench, with every player on the team's active roster seeing at least some action on the floor.

The Lady Jays will now be idle until next week, when they play at the Region 13 Tournament at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The event is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. Minnesota West is aiming toward a second straight trip to the national tournament; it lost in the championship match last year.