Martin County West secured fourth place in the Valley Conference with a 3-0 win over Loyola in its final conference match Tuesday in Mankato.
One match remains to be played on this year’s Valley Conference schedule, with Alden-Conger playing at Cleveland Friday. The Knights and Clippers are both 7-0 in the conference.
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial finishes third with a 6-2 record and MCW is fifth at 5-3.
The Mavericks have three nonconference matches to close out their regular-season schedule, playing at Blue Earth Area Thursday, hosting Sleepy Eye Monday and traveling to Cedar Mountain Tuesday.
First-round matches in the Section 2A South Sub-Section tournament are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 19 with the quarterfinals on Monday, Oct. 23.
VALLEY CONFERENCE
Volleyball standings
Cleveland 7-0
Alden-Conger 7-0
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 6-2
Martin County West 5-3
St. Clair 4-4
Madelia 3-5
GHECTML 1-7
Mankato Loyola 1-7
Nicollet 1-7
Conference matches only
MCW volleyball schedule
Sat., Aug. 27: Central Minnesota Christian at Adrian, W 2-1 (20-25, 25-22, 15-11)
Sat., Aug. 27: at Adrian/Ellsworth, L 2-0 (25-17, 25-13)
Sat., Aug. 27: Hills-Beaver Creek at Adrian, W 2-0 (25-20, 25-20)
Thurs., Aug. 31: at Fairmont, L 3-1
Sat., Sept. 9: Redwood Valley at Mapleton, L 2-0
Sat., Sept. 9: St. Charles at Mapleton, W 2-1
Sat., Sept. 9: Austin at Mapleton, L 2-0
Sat., Sept. 9: Sibley East at Mapleton, W 2-1
Sat., Sept. 9: at Maple River, L 2-0
Mon., Sept. 11: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, L 3-2
Tues., Sept. 12: at Alden-Conger, L 3-0
Thurs., Sept. 14: Madelia, W 3-0
Sat., Sept. 16: at Jackson County Central, L 2-0
Sat., Sept. 16: Red Rock Central at Jackson, W 2-0
Sat., Sept. 16: New Ulm at Jackson, L 2-1
Sat., Sept. 16: Austin at Jackson, L 2-0
Tues., Sept. 19: GHEC/Truman/Martin Luther, W 3-1
Thurs., Sept. 21: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, L 3-0
Tues., Sept. 26: at Cleveland, L 3-0
Thurs., Sept. 28: at Nicollet, W 3-1
Tues., Oct. 3: St. Clair, W 3-2
Mon., Oct. 9: Jackson County Central, L 3-0
Tues., Oct 10: at Loyola, W 3-0
Thurs., Oct. 12: at Blue Earth Area, 7 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 16: Sleepy Eye, 7 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 17: at Cedar Mountain, 7 p.m.