Rochester Day 2, 17 of 32 Sections Seeded

#6 posting 10.18.2008]
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ROCHESTER DAY 2
Henry finished the day with two 2-0 losses. In the 7th place game in Pool B Dover-Eyota opened with a 12-0 run and cruised to a 25-11 win. The margin didn't vary much in the second set 25-13. Again DE came out with an 8-1 opening to set the tempo. For the two combined sets Henry earned four points.

In the match up with the 8th place finisher in the A Pool Irondale Henry was a bit more competitive, however the Knights prevailed. Henry didn't give up any monster runs in the first set, but they allowed five runs of three to make the contest more difficult. Henry led 6-4 for their latest lead in any of the Rochester contests. The most entertaining point of the whole tournament for Henry came on Irondale's 25th point in set one where the Patriots made numerous saves off of Irondale attacks before the Knights finished off. The second set Irondale held advantage after a six point run to make it 9-4.

SECTION OUTLOOKS
AAA
Section 1: no word yet

Section 2: no word yet

Section 3: Eastview is #1. Lakeville North is #2

Section 4: Woodbury is #1. Stillwater is #2.

Section 5: Blaine is #1. Osseo is #2.

Section 6: no word yet.

Section 7: Grand Rapids is #1. Andover is #2.

Section 8: No word yet.

AA
Section 1: Stewartville rules the roost in the west, while Caledonia is #1 in the East. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Section 2: LeSueur-Henderson is #1 in the West. Jordan is #1 in the East.

Section 3: Yellow Medicine East is #1 in the West. Marshall is #1 in the South.

Section 4: No word yet.

Section 5: Mora is #1 in the North. No word on the South.

Section 6: Rocori is #1 in the South. No word on the North

Section 7: no word yet

Section 8: East Grand Forks is #1 in the North. Perham is #1 in the South.

A
Section 1: In the east Wabasha-Kellogg is the top seed. Bethlehem Academy is #1 in the west. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Section 2: Sleepy Eye St. Mary's is #1 in the North. Martin County West is #1 in the south.

Section 3: Minneota is #1 in the North. Windom is #1 in the South.

Section 4: Meadow Creek is #1 in the North. Southwest Christian of Chaska is #1 in the South.

Section 5: There are four #1 seeds in this section: Nevis, Onamia, Bertha-Hewitt, and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

Section 6: Ada-Borup is #1 in the North. Parkers Prairie is #1 in the South.

Section 7: Carlton is #1 in the East. Hill City is #1 in the West.

Section 8: no word yet

LATE REPORTS
Anoka-Ramsey swept Riverland with a margin of 18 points. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

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Saturday Results in Monday Papers

#1 posting 11.5.2007
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LATE SATURDAY RESULTS
Here are some girls volleyball results from Saturday's Section finals. They are here today because the local papers don't print on Sundays.

AA
3: Marshall survived a spirited five game match from Yellow Medicine East. It is Marshall's 7th straight trip to the tournament. From the West Central Tribune.

A
3: Windom beat defending champ Minneota in four. This is Windom's first trip since 2000. From the Worthington Globe and Marshall Independent.

5: BBE stopped Pine River-Backus in four. From the West Central Tribune.

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Post Season Tournaments, Seed the State

#1 posting 10.22.2007
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TOURNAMENT RECAPS
Chaska won their own title with an upset win over Eagan in the finals. From the Chaska Herald.

Willmar finished 2-2 at Moorhead. From the West Central Tribune.

POST SEASON TOURNAMENTS
The StarTribune handicaps the post season volleyball tournament field.

THIS WEEK
There are a few non tournament games left today with Rocori at St. Michael-Albertville the most interesting.
MONDAY
In class A 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 all start off their tournaments
In AA 1 is in action
TUESDAY
In class AAA 3 is the only section playing in what is traditionally a football playoff night.
WEDNESDAY
7 A continues along with 7AA and 1 & 4 in AAA
THURSDAY
A: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
AA: 1, 2, 5, 8
AAA: 2, 3 are in action
FRIDAY
A: 3
AA: 3, 6
AAA: 1, 4
SATURDAY
AAA: 2
There are more, but they haven't been posted yet.

You can find out seeds, who plays who, and where and when from the MN State High School League or by checking out MN Scores.

SEED THE STATE TOURNAMENT
I don't understand why the state tournaments are not seeded. If you want the best to play the best you need to have them meet in the finals, not the quarters or semis. I know basketball did this last year and it worked out fine. Perhaps no one wants to be labeled the 8th seed. Last year the #1 team in the South Dakota girls basketball tournament got beat by #8 Brandon Valley in the quarters.
By seeding the tournament you will generate more interest and, if the seeding is accurate, make for a much better tournament.

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