East Grand Forks Sacred Heart volleyball plays for third place in Minnesota Class A on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, the Grand Forks Herald reported. The match comes a day after top-seeded Minneota beat the Eagles 25-16, 25-17, 25-10 in Friday's state semifinal, according to the Herald's Nov. 13 scoreboard. The Eagles face Fillmore Central at 12:30 p.m., per the Herald.
How It Went
This is Sacred Heart's first trip to the Minnesota State High School League state volleyball tournament, the Grand Forks Herald reported. A year ago the Eagles came up one match short, falling 3-1 to Ada-Borup-West in the Section 8A final, according to KROX radio.
The Eagles came to St. Paul as the No. 4 seed and opened Thursday by sweeping No. 5 Chisholm 25-13, 25-21, 26-24, per the Minnesota State High School League's tournament recap. Bryn Stevens had a match-high 13 kills in that quarterfinal, according to the MSHSL and the Herald.
Minneota took Friday's semifinal in three sets, per the Herald scoreboard. Fillmore Central, Saturday's opponent, lost a five-set semifinal to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, according to the Herald scoreboard.
The Season So Far
- Sacred Heart was 30-3 after Thursday's quarterfinal win, the Grand Forks Herald reported.
- Sacred Heart is seeded No. 4 in the Class A state bracket, per the MSHSL.
Next Up
- Third-place match: East Grand Forks Sacred Heart vs. Fillmore Central, Saturday, Nov. 14, 12:30 p.m., Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul, per the Grand Forks Herald.
- Tickets and streaming: check mshsl.org.
Sources
- Grand Forks Herald: Sacred Heart falls to Minneota in state volleyball semifinals — the semifinal recap
- Grand Forks Herald: Friday's local scoreboard for Nov. 13 — set scores and the third-place pairing
- Grand Forks Herald: Sacred Heart's first trip to state tournament starts with a win — the quarterfinal win and record
- MSHSL: Thursday, Nov. 12 volleyball recaps — quarterfinal set scores and stats
- KROX: 2025 Section 8A final — last year's section final
