Holy Angels rallied from a 2-sets-to-1 deficit to beat Kasson-Mantorville in the quarterfinals of the Class AA state high school volleyball tournament at Xcel Energy Center. The No. 4 versus No. 5 seeded match-up took nearly two hours to settle
Faribault Bethlehem Academy rallied from a 2-sets-to-1 deficit and fought off two match points in the fifth game to outlast Hayfield 3-2 Thursday at Mayo Civic Center and add another Section 1A, West Subsection trophy to their collection. A year ago Hayfield topped the Cardinals for the crown.
The University of St. Thomas swept St. Olaf College in volleyball at the Skoglund Center in Northfield Wednesday to take over the lead in the MIAC in a match carried on KDHL AM 920. Each team entered with a 3-0 conference mark,
Owatonna raced to a 25-11 win in the opening set Thursday night, but Faribault bounced back to push the match to five sets before the Huskies escaped with the 3-2 win.
Two defending state champions punched their tickets back to Xcel Energy Center on Saturday in Rochester. Bethlehem Academy and Stewartville captured section titles.