Blooming Prairie, NRHEG, Medford Volleyball to Open Playoffs at Home

Section brackets are out for several local teams. Blooming Prairie opens their subsection at home Monday, October 26. NRHEG and Medford play home matches October 29.

Blooming Prairie (8-15) heads into the Section 1A, West Subsection playoffs coming off a three-set sweep of NRHEG on Thursday. The Awesome Blossoms are the No. 7 seed and entertain No. 10 Leroy-Ostrander on Monday at 7PM. The winner goes to No. 2 Hayfield on Thursday, October 29. Medford (15-11) is the No. 3 seed and plays their first match at home Thursday against the winner of Grand Meadow (16-15) and Glenville-Emmons (0-19). Defending state champion Faribault Bethlehem Academy is the top seed.

NRHEG (12-12) is the No. 2 seed in Section 2AA, South Subsection. The Panthers host No. 7 Waseca (4-11) Thursday. The winner goes to Mankato East High School on Monday, November 2, to play the winner of St. Peter (10-15) and Blue Earth Area (8-19). HVL champion Kenyon-Wanamingo is the top seed.

Section brackets for Triton and Owatonna will be released soon. The Cobras will open on the road Thursday. The Huskies will have a home match either Wednesday or Friday depending on whether they get a first-round bye.

Volleyball section pairings

Section 1A, West Subsection
First round, October 26 / 27
Leroy-Ostrander at Blooming Prairie
Glenville-Emmons at Grand Meadow
Randolph at Southland
Quarterfinals, October 29
Southland / Randolph winner at Faribault BA
Lyle-Pacelli at Goodhue
Blooming Prairie / Leroy-Ostrander winner at Hayfield
Grand Meadow / Glenville-Emmons winner at Medford
Semifinals, October 31 at Mayo Civic Center

Section 2AA, South Subsection
Quarterfinals, October 29
Waseca at NRHEG
Blue Earth Area at St. Peter
Fairmont at Tri-City United
Maple River at Kenyon-Wanamingo
Semifinals, November 2 at Mankato East High School