Two Jackson County Central players were named to the all-tournament team at the conclusion of the state Class 2A volleyball tournament at Xcel Energy Center.
Senior Sadie Voss and junior Maci Farmer were both named to the honor squad.
In the three state tournament matches, Voss had 68 kills, 67 digs, two blocks and was 33-for-40 serving with six ace serves.
Farmer had 131 set assists, 33 digs, one block and was 32-34 serving with three ace serves.
Here’s the complete Class 2A all-tournament team. Listed are player, school and position.
Emma Kittelson, Sauk Centre, MH
Cierra Kortan, Sauk Centre, OH
Sadie Voss, Jackson County Central, OH
Maci Farmer, Jackson County Central, S
Alexandra Ellertson, Hawley, S/RH
Faith Rustad, Hawley, OH
Kaija Kunze-Hoeg, Mounds Park Academy, OH
Lola Pilon, Mounds Park Academy, OH
Estelle Haugen, Southwest Christian, OH
Jaci Winchell, Cannon Falls, S
Saturday scores
All of Saturday’s scores at the state volleyball tournament:
Class 2A
Championship
Sauk Centre def. Jackson County Central 13-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19
Third place
Hawley def. Mounds Park Academy 29-27, 12-25, 22-25, 31-29, 19-17
Fifth place
Southwest Christian def. Cannon Falls 3-1 (25-18, 25-19,25-16).
Class 1A
Championship
Mayer Lutheran def. Minneota 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-18)
Third place
Bethlehem Academy def. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 3-1 (25-18, 15-25, 25-22, 25-16)
Fifth place
Legacy Christian def. Breckenridge 3-0 (24-26, 25-19, 25-21, 25-21)
Class 3A
Championship
Marshall def. Kasson-Mantorville 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-16)
Third place
New Prague def. Grand Rapids 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-21)
Fifth place
Chisago Lakes def. Sauk Rapids-Rice 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19)
Class 4A
Championship
Wayzata def. East Ridge 3-`1 (25-22 25-17, 23-25, 25-19)
Third place
Eden Prairie def. Rogers 3-2 (33-31, 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13)
Fifth place
Bloomington Jefferson def. Forest Lake 3-2 (21-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-11)
Huskies made finals again
JCC has played in three state tournaments and has made it to the championship match in each of those appearances.
In their first two trips the Huskies played the Section 8AA champions for the state title.
Jackson County Central defeated Roseau 3-0 (15-11, 17-15, 15-3) for their first AA title in 1999. That was in the olden days before rally scoring.
In 2003, the first year of rally scoring, JCC beat Lake of the Woods 3-0 for the AA crown (25-18, 25-21, 25-17).
Marshall wins again
Big South Conference champion Marshall defeated Kasson-Mantorville 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-16) for the Class 3A title, the seventh state title in school history.
The Tigers had three players named to the 3A all-tournament team, Caitlyn Christensen, Maysa Gillingham and Tessa Gannott.
Marshall was playing the state tourney for the 30th time, won its seventh state title and played in the state championship match for the 14th time.
The Tigers have bookend Class 3A titles, 2004 and this year. In between Marshall won Class 2A state titles in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Marshall finished second in Class AA in the two-class format in 1979 and 1992.
In the three-class format, the Tigers have five runner-up finishes, Class 3A in 2002 and 2005 and Class 2A in 2008, 2014 and 2018.
Big South appearances
Here’s a list of state volleyball tournament appearances by Big South Conference schools.
BSC West
Jackson County Central: 1999 AA Champion, 2003 AA Champion, 2021 AA Runner-up.
Luverne: 1984, 1986.
Marshall: 1977, 1978, 1979 AA Runner-up, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992 AA Runner-up, 1998, 2001, 2002 AAA Runner-up, 2003, 2004 AAA Champion, 2005 AAA Runner-up, 2006, 2007 AA Champion, 2008 AA Runner-up, 2009 AA Champion, 2010, 2011 AA Champion, 2012 AA Champion, 2013 AA Champion, 2014 AA Runner-up, 2017, 2018 AA Runner-up, 2019, 2021 AAA Champion.
Pipestone: 1977, 1979, 2005, 2006.
Redwood Falls-Morton (Redwood Valley): 1974, 1976, 1977 A Runner-up, 1978.
Windom: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 A Runner-up, 1990, 2000 AA Runner-up, 2007 A Runner-up, 2008 A Champion.
BSC East
Blue Earth Area: 1998.
St. James: 1995, 1997.