Prep volleyball: Section pairings

Section 2AAA
First Round Wednesday, Oct. 22
#1 Prior Lake has a bye
#2 Chaska has a bye
#3 Delano has a bye
#4 Chanhassen has a bye
1. #9 Buffalo def. #8 Hutchinson 3-0
2. #5 Shakopee def. #12 Mankato East 3-0
3. #6 Waconia def. #11 Mankato West 3-0
4. #7 Willmar def. #10 New Prague 3-0
Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 24
5. #9 Buffalo at #1 Prior Lake, 5 p.m.
6. #5 Shakopee at #4 Chanhassen, TBA
7. #6 Waconia at #3 Delano, 7 p.m.
8. #7 Willmar at #2 Chaska, 7 p.m.
Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 28
9. Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 at high seed, 7 p.m.
10. Winner 7 vs. Winner 8 at high seed, 7 p.m.
Championship Saturday, Nov. 1
Semifinal winners at site TBA, 6 p.m.
Section 3AA-North
Quarterfinal Thursday, Oct. 23
1. #1 New London-Spicer def. #8 Benson 3-0
Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 24
2. #5 Montevideo at #4 Litchfield, 7 p.m.
3. #7 Minnewaska at #2 Morris/Chokio-Alberta, 7 p.m.
4. #6 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop at #3 Redwood Valley, 7 p.m.
Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 28
5. Winner 1 vs. Winner 2 at high seed, 7 p.m.
6. Winner 3 vs. Winner 4 at high seed, 7 p.m.
Championship Thursday, Oct. 30
Semifinal winners at site TBA, 7 p.m.
Section Championship Saturday, Oct. 1
At Southwest MN State University, Marshall
North champion vs. South champion, 7:30 p.m.
Section 6AA-South
Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 24
1. #8 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at #1 Rocori, 7 p.m.
2. #5 Dassel-Cokato at #4 Annandale, 7 p.m.
3. #6 Foley at #3 St. Cloud Cathedral, 7 p.m.
4. #7 Paynesville at #2 Albany, 7 p.m.
Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 28
5. Winner 1 vs. Winner 2 at high seed, 7 p.m.
6. Winner 3 vs. Winner 4 at high seed, 7 p.m.
Championship Thursday, Oct. 30
At Sauk Rapids High School
Semifinal winners, 7:45 p.m.
Section Championship Saturday, Nov. 1
At College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph
North champion vs. South champion, 2 p.m.
Section 2A-North
First Round Monday, Oct. 20
#1 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart has a bye
#2 BOLD has a bye
#3 Nicollet has a bye
1. #9 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey def. #8 New Ulm Cathedral 3-2
2. #6 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s def. #11 Cleveland 3-1
3. #10 Sleepy Eye def. #7 Minnesota Valley Lutheran 3-2
Quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 23
4. #1 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart def. #9 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 3-1
5. #5 Mankato Loyola def. #4 Springfield 3-1
6. #3 Nicollet def. #6 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 3-2
7. #2 BOLD def. #10 Sleepy Eye 3-0
Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 28
At Glencoe
8. #1 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart vs. #5 Mankato Loyola, 6 p.m.
9. #3 Nicollet vs. #2 BOLD, 7:45 p.m.
Championship Thursday, Oct. 30
At Mankato West High School
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Section Championship Saturday, Nov. 1
At Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter
North champion vs. South champion, 6 p.m.
Section 3A-North
First Round Monday, Oct. 20
#1 Central Minnesota Christian has a bye
#2 Minneota has a bye
#3 Dawson-Boyd has a bye
#4 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg has a bye
1. #8 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton def. #9 Yellow Medicine East 3-2
2. #5 Lakeview def. #12 Hendricks 3-0
3. #7 Canby def. #10 Renville County West 3-1
4. #6 MACCRAY def. #11 Lac qui Parle Valley 3-0
Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 24
At Southwest MN State University, Marshall
5. #8 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton vs. #1 Central Minnesota Christian, 6 p.m.
6. #5 Lakeview vs. #4 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, 7:15 p.m.
At Granite Falls
7. #7 Canby vs. #2 Minneota, 6 p.m.
8. #6 MACCRAY vs. #3 Dawson-Boyd, 7:15 p.m.
Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 28
At Southwest MN State University, Marshall
9. Winner 5 vs. Winner 6, 6 p.m.
10. Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 7:15 p.m.
Championship Thursday, Oct. 30
At Southwest MN State University, Marshall
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
Section Championship Saturday, Nov. 1
At Southwest MN State University, Marshall
North champion vs. South champion, 6 p.m.
Section 5A-South
First Round Thursday, Oct. 23
#1-Pod 1 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa has a bye
#1-Pod 2 Browerville has a bye
#2-Pod 1 Kimball has a bye
#2-Pod 2 Upsala has a bye
#3-Pod 1 Royalton has a bye
1. #4-Pod 1 Eden Valley-Watkins def. #5-Pod 1 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 3-0
2. #3-Pod 2 Verndale def. #6-Pod 2 Eagle Valley 3-0
3. #5-Pod 2 Swanville def. #4-Pod 2 Bertha-Hewitt 3-1
Quarterfinals Friday, Oct. 24
4. #4-Pod 1 Eden Valley-Watkins at #1-Pod 1 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 7 p.m.
5. #3-Pod 2 Verndale at #2-Pod 2 Upsala, 7 p.m.
6. #5-Pod 2 Swanville at #1-Pod 2 Browerville, 7 p.m.
7. #3-Pod 1 Royalton at #2-Pod 1 Kimball, 7 p.m.
Semifinals Tuesday, Oct. 28
At Long Prairie
8. Winner 6 vs. Winner 7, 6 p.m.
9. Winner 4 vs. Winner 5, 7:30 p.m.
Championship Thursday, Oct. 30
At Pierz High School
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Section Championship Saturday, Nov. 1
At Pierz High School
North champion vs. South champion, 7 p.m.