Third-seeded Cleveland was a 3-0 winner over sixth-seeded Martin County West Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the Section 2A volleyball tournament at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School. Set scores were (25-19, 25-17, 25-18).
The Mavericks have their season end with a record of 16-10. The Clippers (23-7) will face second-seeded Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (26-3) in the second semifinal at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter High School.
In the first semifinal, top-seeded and Class 1A No. 1 ranked Mayer Lutheran (26-5) plays fourth-seeded Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s (23-5) at 6 p.m.
Tuesday’s winners will play for the section title at 6 p.m. Thursday, also at St. Peter High School.
SECTION 2A VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, Oct. 17
First round
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey def. Nicollet 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-18)
Madelia def. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-7, 25-20)
Mankato Loyola def. Springfield 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 32-30)
Monday, Oct. 21
Second round
Upper bracket
Mayer Lutheran def. Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 3-0 (25-16, 25-3, 25-14)
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman def. United South Central 3-2 (18-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-9)
Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s def. Sleepy Eye 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-18)
Cedar Mountain def. Lester Prairie 3-0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-16)
Lower bracket
Cleveland def. Madelia 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-14)
Martin County West def. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 15-7)
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart def. Mankato Loyola 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-22)
BOLD def. New Ulm Cathedral 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-19)
Thursday, Oct. 24
Quarterfinals
At St. Peter High School
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman def. Mayer Lutheran 3-0 (25-8, 25-15, 25-10)
Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s def. Cedar Mountain 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-15)
At Minnesota Valley Lutheran
Cleveland def. Martin County West 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18)
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart def. BOLD 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 26-24, 26-24)
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
At St. Peter High School
Mayer Lutheran (26-5) vs. Sleepy Eye Saint Marty’s (23-5), 6 p.m.
Cleveland (23-7) vs. Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (26-3), 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Championship
At St. Peter High School
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.