Trojan volleyball team will face Mankato West to start sectional play
The Worthington Trojans volleyball team has been awarded the sixth seed in the Section 2AAA Tournament and will have a quarterfinal match Wednesday night at third-seeded Mankato West.
The Trojans and Scarlets have yet to meet this volleyball season. WHS has an overall record of 16-13, while Mankato West is 13-7.
Wednesday’s match will begin at 7 p.m. The winner will face the victor of No. 7 Hutchinson and No. 2 Willmar. That semifinal showdown will take place Friday night at the higher seed.
In Class A, the Adrian-Ellsworth Dragons have the No. 3 seed in the Section 3A South bracket and will entertain sixth-seeded Southwest Minnesota Christian at 7 p.m. Friday in Adrian. The Dragons have a record of 18-9 this fall. Should it win, A-E would compete in a South bracket semifinal match next Monday in Pipestone.
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, the Section 3A South eighth seed, played ninth-seeded Red Rock Central on Monday night in Fulda and came away with a 3-0 triumph by game scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-23. Senior Hannah Post recorded her 500th career kill for the Coyotes, who will play at top seed Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Friday.
In Class AA, Jackson County Central is the top seed on the South side of the Section 3 bracket and will have a first-round bye. They will open play in the tourney next Monday night at home against either No. 4 Luverne or No. 5 Fairmont. Should the Huskies win, they’ll play a South semifinal match on Thursday evening in Springfield.
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