The Jaguars improved to 25-5 overall with their incredible 11th straight playoff-opening win with a convincing 25-15, 25-11, 25-14 win over the Upsala Cardinals tonight. They've won every playoff opening match since 1999.
The Jaguars now face the Kimball Area Cubs in a match that will be held next Tuesday night at 7pm in another home match for B-B-E.
Upsala finishes their season 19-6-1 overall, including an 8-2 run through the Prairie Conference schedule, good for second place behind conference champion Osakis.
Upsala was the #4 seed in the southwest pod of Section 5A.
Kimball Area defeated visiting Osakis tonight in a match that was "neck and neck" the whole way, with the Cubs prevailing 3-1.
Props to the Central Minnesota Conference for dumping the best of the Prairie Conference out of the playoffs!
Since the 1988 pairing, the Jaguars Volleyball team is 18-4 in playoff opening matches. The only years they didn't win at least one playoff matches was 1990, 1992, 1996, and 1998. This year marks the 10th straight sub-section quarterfinal win, going back to 2000 when they finished as Section 6AA-North runners up to Sauk Centre.
Section 5A results:
Bertha-Hewitt 3, Browerville 0
East Central 3, Braham 1
Nevis 3, Onamia 0
Sebeka 3, Verndale 0
Pillager 3, Pine River-Backus 1 (PR-B is upset in a home match, finishes 16-9)
Other area playoff results:
**Section 5AA: Fridley 3, Rockford 0
**Section 6A: Parkers Prairie 3, West Central Area 0 (Parkers is the #1 seed in Sub-Section 6A-South, WCA was the #9 seed)
Ada-Borup 3, Park Christian 0 (Ada-Borup is 22-4)
Brandon-Evansville 3, Wheaton 1
Norman County East 3, Ulen-Hitterdal 0
Hancock 3, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 0
Underwood 3, Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 0
Section 3AA results:
BOLD 3, Redwood Valley 1
Benson 3, Lac qui Parle Valley 0
Jackson County Central 3, Fairmont 0
Marshall 3, New Ulm 0
Montevideo 3, Yellow Medicine East 1
Morris Area 3, Minnewaska Area 0
Section 3A results:
Lakeview 3, Renville County West 2
Canby 3, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0
MACCRAY 3, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 1
Murray County Central 3, Fulda 0
Southwest MN Christian 3, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 1
Southwest Star Concept 3, Red Rock Central 0
More information will follow throughout the weekend.
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