Sixth-seeded Martin County West held off 11th-seeded Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 3-2 in the second round of the Section 2A volleyball tournament Monday in Trimont. Set scores were 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 15-7.
The Mavericks, 16-9, advance to play Valley Conference rival Cleveland (22-7) in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Thursday at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School in New Ulm.
That winner will advance to play either No. 2 seed Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (25-3) or No. 7 BOLD (13-11) next Tuesday 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
Upper bracket
Mayer Lutheran (25-5) vs. Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman (16-12), 6 p.m.
Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s (22-5) vs. Cedar Mountain (17-11), 7:45 p.m.
At Minnesota Valley Lutheran
Lower bracket
Cleveland (22-7) vs. Martin County West (16-9), 6 p.m.
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (25-3) vs. BOLD (13-11), 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
At St. Peter High School
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Championship
At St. Peter High School
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.