State Volleyball Champions Crowned

Dwight Cadwell – NSO

Class A Championship: Minneota (33-3) is the Class A Champion for 2019 as they defeat Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (34-3) 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 on Saturday November 9 at Xcel Energy Center.

It was Sophomore Natalee Rolbiecki who led the Viking attack with 14 kills. Sophomore McKenna Yost put up 29 assists. Junior hitter Toryn Richards had 10 kills and had 17 digs for the Buccaneers.

Class AA Championship: Stewartville, the top seed in Class AA was pushed to five sets by North Branch, but were victorious, 20-25, 25-19, 25-16, 23-25, 15-12 on Saturday November 9 at Xcel Energy Center.

The Tigers were led by junior middle hitter Erin Lamb with 21 kills and senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Prodzinski who added 18 more. Jaidyn Brower had 46 assists.

The Vikings Cianna Selbitschka was again dominant with 33 kills, 17 digs and no serving or receiving errors.

Class AAA Championship: Wayzata edged Eagan in the fifth set to win the Class AAA title. The scores were 25-20, 14-25, 25-21, 19-25, 16-14, in a match played on Saturday November 9 at Xcel Energy Center.

Junior hitter Sophie Jesewitz led the Trojans with 25 kills. Senior hitter Kate Long had 20, and senior setter Olivia Johnson was credited with 58 assists.

The Wildcats got an all-around game from junior setter Kennedi Orr; she had 12 kills, 10 digs, and 25 assists. Sophomore hitter Sienna KIfill had 13 kills.