Ninth straight sub-section title volleyball berth is earned tonight by the Jaguars!

Very fittingly, senior Julie Hieserich served the Jaguars out to a commanding 13-2 lead in game four, fueling a 10-0 run that included two aces by the third-year starter.

The fans were absolutely incredible tonight - the energy level was unprecedented for a sub-section semi-final match.

This Thursday night, the Jaguars volleyball team will battle in their ninth straight sub-section championship match.

Now 25-2 overall, the Jaguars slugged out a four-game win over state-ranked Upsala tonight in the Sub-Section 5A-West semi-finals. It was quite a match!

Their opponent on Thursday will be the Bertha-Hewitt Bears for the third year in a row in the sub-section championship. The match will be held at Pierz Healy High School, a very familiar location for our Jaguars. I expect their gymnasium to be filled to capacity for the match, which begins at 6:30pm.

Bertha-Hewitt dispatched Park Region Conference rival Sebeka 3-1 tonight to advance out of their semi-final bracket of Sub-Section 5A-West. The B-H Bears, who went 6-0 in the Park Region Conference, improved to 24-5-2 overall with tonight's win. They are the real deal and will pose a very tough challenge for our Jaguars.

In Sub-Section 5A-East semi-final action tonight, top-seeded Nevis swept a very good Pillager team to make their sub-section final for the third straight year. Pillager finishes 21-7. In the other 5A-East semi-final, #1 seed East Central beat #3 seed Braham 3-1.

Nevis is 28-2-2 overall.

The Jaguars lineup is introduced prior to the Upsala match tonight.


Update at 10:36pm...the B-B-E levy referendum vote has an early "yes" lead...YES - 202 NO - 166. Update at 12:52am, 435 YES to 363 NO. Update at 1:04am, the B-B-E levy tallies are: 464 YES to 414 NO.

Update at 8:41am on Wednesday...the B-B-E levy passed!