Jordan Survives Mayer Lutheran

#3 posting 11.3.2006
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AA ACTION
Concordia Roseville, a #4 seed in their half of the 4AA bracket is still alive in the post season. Another lower seed is still fighting for a state berth: #3 Pipestone in 3AA.

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#1 East Wabaha-Kellogg beat Caledonia in four in the east half of the section.

In west #1 Stewartville swept Byron. Byron battled in the first game 25-20 until Stewartville kicked it into high gear and take the next two games 25-12, 25-13. Although the Bears passed better on serve receive than they did in their last meeting a month ago, Stewartville found other ways to out score Byron. The Tigers had a block that seemed to be a brick wall for our outside hitters tonight.
Jill Storlie had 8 kills , 6 digs and 3 ace blocks, Racquel Reker had 6 kills and 9 digs, Ashley Pyfferoen had 4 kills and 6 digs, and Nicole Koester had 3 kills and 6 digs. Steph Vosberg had 11 set assists and 5 digs, and Brittlyn Olson had 9 set assists. Byron finished their season with an overall record of 23-6.

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On the east side #1 Montgomery-Lonsdale ended the cinderella story for #7 Kenyon-Wanamingo in three.
In the west side of the bracket #2 LeSueur-Henderson swept #1 Belle Plaine. The second game did go extra points at 28-26. From the Mankato Free Press.

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#3 Pipestone downed Southwest conference rival #4 Jackson County Central in four. You will find a recap at the tail end of the 3A story on SW Star in the Worthington Daily Globe.
#2 Springfield surprised GFW in four. Springfield lost the first game in the match. GFW had two wins during the year over Tomahawk rival Springfield. From the New Ulm Journal

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#4 Concordia Roseville knocked off #3 Minnehaha in three on the east side.
#1 Jordan survived a five gamer with #2 Mayer Lutheran. Jordan trailed 2-0 before slamming the door in the next three games.

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Esko beat Polar rival Carlton in four. They will face St. Cloud Cathedral for the right to go to State.

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BBE beat Sauk Centre in four. They will defend their section title on Saturday.
Montevideo also won in four over MACCRAY. In was Montevideo's 23 win in a row. From the West Central Tribune.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
ASSISTS
4 games
Ashley Weatherly, Pipestone 39 vs Jackson County Central 3-1

DIGS
4 games
Emily Roelike. BBE 22 vs Sauk Centre 3-1
Tiffany Wilhelmi, Springfield 21 vs GFW 3-1
3 games
Nicole Neumann, LeSueur-Henderson 27 vs Belle Plaine 3-0

KILLS
4 games
Krystal Schwanke, Springfield 30 vs GFW 3-1
Amber Ryan, Esko 21 vs Carlton 3-1
Nicole Buysse, Pipestone 18 vs Jackson County Central 3-1
Kari Caspers, MACCRAY 18 vs Montevideo 1-3
Amber Bloom, Carlton 16 vs Esko 1-3
April Hansen, BBE 16 vs Sauk Centre 3-1
Shanna Schmiesing, Sauk Centre 16 vs BBE 1-3

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