Tournament volleyball
JCC to face Redwood; Marshall heads to state
Second-seeded Jackson County Central faces top-seeded Redwood Valley in the championship match of the Section 3AA South Sub-Section volleyball tournament at 7 p.m. Thursday in Windom.
Both teams won their semifinal match at home Tuesday by a 3-1 margin.
The Huskies, 14-16, defeated third-seeded Windom by set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24. The Cardinals (23-6) won over Luverne 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-17.
Redwood defeated JCC 3-0 when the teams played in Jackson on Sept. 10.
The top two seeds also advanced to the title match in the North Sub-Section, where No. 1 New London-Spicer (16-7) plays No. 2 Paynesville (16-9) in Willmar. NLS won 3-0 when those teams met on Sept. 3 in New London.
SECTION 3AA VOLLEYBALL
South Sub-Section
Friday, Oct. 25
Quarterfinals
Redwood Valley had bye
Luverne def. Pipestone 3-2 (27-25, 16-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-8)
Jackson County Central def. Fairmont 3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 25-27, 25-23)
Windom def. St. James Area 3-0 (25-2, 25-17, 25-11)
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
Redwood Valley def. Luverne 3-1 (21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-17)
Jackson County Central def. Windom 3-1 (25-21, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24)
Thursday, Oct. 31
Championship
At Windom
Redwood Valley (24-6) vs. Jackson County Central (14-16), 7 p.m.
North Sub-Section
Friday, Oct. 25
Quarterfinals
New London-Spicer had bye
Litchfield def. Morris/Chokio-Alberta 3-2 (19-25, 25-20, 24-26, 26-24, 15-8)
Paynesville def. Montevideo 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-9)
Eden Valley-Watkins def. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-23)
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
New London-Spicer def. Litchfield 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-19)
Paynesville def. Eden Valley-Watkins 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-22)
Thursday, Oct. 31
Championship
At Willmar High School
New London-Spicer (16-7) vs. Paynesville (16-9), 7 p.m.
Section 3AA
Saturday, Nov. 2
At SMSU
South Sub-Section champion vs. North Sub-Section champion, 7:30 p.m.
Marshall heads to state again
Big South Conference champion Marshall dropped the first set but won the next three to defeat Willmar 3-1 in the championship match of the Section 2AAA volleyball tournament Wednesday night in Redwood Falls.
The second-ranked Tigers beat the fifth-ranked Cardinals by set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 25-21, 25-8 to advance to the Class 3A state tourney that starts Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
It’s the seventh straight year there’s been a state tournament that Marshall has qualified. There was no state tournament in 2020.
The Tigers have long been a fixture in the state tournament. This will be the 50th state volleyball tournament and Marshall has played in 33 of them.
State tournament trips
Marshall’s appearances in the state volleyball tournament:
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
2022 AAA champion
2023 AAA champion
2024 ?