Section 5A-South Volleyball Playoffs Begin With the Jaguars Overwhelming Kimball Area 25-12, 25-10, 25-10

In their final home match of the season, the Jaguars had no trouble sweeping the Cubs for the second time this season. Kimball Area finishes with a record of 7-15.

The Jaguars advance to the sub-section semi-final round to face the winner of the Braham/Eden Valley-Watkins match. The semi-final will take place on Friday, October 26 at the Melrose Area High School at 7:00.

Braham took a 2-0 lead in games against Eden Valley-Watkins tonight. The Eagles (16-6) are hosts, as they were seeded #2. Braham, out of the mostly Class 1A Great River Conference, is #3 and entered the match with a 17-8 record, winning 11 of their past 14 matches after a 6-5 start. EV-W won game three tonight and as I type this the fourth game is underway.

***Fresh update at 8:56... Braham lost, so the Jaguars will face the Eagles for a third time this season. The match at Eden Valley went all five games, with the Eagles winning the final three as they advance.

According to Coach Weller, who was listening to the match on 95.5 (a Braham-area radio station) after ours concluded, the fifth game went to the wire, with Eden Valley winning 15-13.

Game scores were:
EVW Braham
19 25
22 25
25 14
25 16
15 13

Friday night will be fun. It's always a good time to smoke a team from Eden Valley-Watkins!