Section 5A playoff results

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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.

#2-seeded 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 showing up the Prairie Conference!

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)

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Anyone wanna make a prediction on the Sebeka-vs-Bertha Hewitt match? I would like to get a fresh update on the outcome of that match, if anyone is interested in calling me with the result it would be greatly appreciated - for the Glenwood radio station, covering B-B-E. Let me know and I'll post my phone number (if that's allowed!)??

Once the B-B-E vs. Kimball match is "final" I will post that on this forum right away.

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The B-B-E Jaguars took the sub-section (west/south half of 5A) for the third year in a row.

It was a battle tonight, with Bertha-Hewitt giving a stiff challenge.

Match score was 3-1.

12-25, 25-23, 28-26, and 25-21 - B-H just pounded the Jaguars in game one, but that was all they'd get.

Game three was a cliff-hanger where the Jaguars almost blew a big lead.