The girls' volleyball state tournament started Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center with Class 4A and Class 3A action taking place simultaneously on two courts. Class 1A and 2A followed on Thursday and it all culminated Saturday with the championship matches in all four classes.
Follow live: The 2021 girls' volleyball state tournament championships at Xcel Energy Center
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November 14, 2021 at 4:55AM
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Class 1A championship: Mayer Lutheran def. Minneota 3-0.
- Everything went according to plan for No. 1-ranked Mayer Lutheran as it dispatched Minneota with a 25-15, 25-20, 25-18 sweep to win the Class 1A volleyball championship Saturday. Mayer Lutheran, without dropping a set, won the program's fourth state title. The others came in 1982, 2006 and 2017. Senior Lilly Wachholz had a match-high 17 kills, giving her 39 for the tournament and 376 for her career. Her cousin, junior Gabrielle Wachholz, had 11 kills and 10 digs, while junior Stella Maass recorded 10 kills, including four during the team's 9-0 run to pull away in the third set after trailing 7-5. Read more here.
Class 2A championship: Sauk Centre def. Jackson County Central 3-1.
- Early in the first set of Sauk Centre's 13-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 victory over Jackson County Central in the Class 2A championship match, Mainstreeters coach Jim Klaphake admitted that the team he saw on the court was far different from the team he knew. They reacted in the best way possible, winning three consecutive sets with defense that got better in each set and a diverse offensive attack. Read more here.
Class 3A championship: Marshall def. Kasson-Mantorville 3-0.
- Once Marshall gets going, it's tough to stop. The top-seeded Tigers finished off a dominate state tournament performance with a 27-25, 25-22, 25-16 victory over 2-seed Kasson-Mantorville. Marshall didn't drop a set at state. However, that streak was threatened when Marshall trailed for much of the first set against the KoMets, getting down 21-15 and then having to fend off three set points. Marshall senior Tessa Gannott had a pair of kills in that stretch before adding a block. Gannott ended up with 15 kills in the match, while junior Leah Jones and senior Taylor Ariasola each had eight. Read more here.
Class 4A championship: Wayzata def. East Ridge 3-1
- Wayzata closed out a season that can only be called one of the best in state history with a four-set 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19 victory over East Ridge in the State Volleyball Tournament's Class 4A championship match. Wayzata finished 34-0 for the season and has won 54 consecutive matches since 2019, when they won their first large-school championship. Avery Jesewitz led four Wayzata hitters in double figures in kills with 14. Stella Swenson had a whopping 55 set assists and libero Ella Voegele had 22 digs and 15 serve receives. Read more here.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
