2 weeks Ago By Staff reports
By the narrowest of margins, Proctor was an upset victim at the hands of Crosby-Ironton in a Section 7AA volleyball quarterfinal on Friday night in Proctor. The Rangers, who had already won on the road at Mesabi East on Wednesday, fought point for point with the host Rails. Crosby-Ironton took the odd-numbered sets and Proctor the events, and in the fifth, it went to the Rangers 16-14.
ADVERTISEMENT Reagan Rodberg had 22 kills to lead Proctor and she and Alyssa Brown both had 28 digs. Kaylyn Hemming added 16 kills and 19 digs, while Hannah Lynch was Proctor’s assist leader with 23 and added 10 digs. Crosby-Ironton moves on to face Esko on Wednesday, Oct.
30 in the second of two section semifinals at Hermantown. Esko rolled past Mora at home on Friday night, dismissing the Mustangs in straight sets, 25-23, 25-17, 25-20. On the other side of the bracket, defending section champion Rush City dominated Barnum 3-0 (25-16, 25-7, 25-11), while Two Harbors dismissed Greenway 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21).
The Tigers and Agates will play at 5:15, with the Rangers and Esko to follow. In Section 7A, Ely’s defense of its section title continued without much resistance in a 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-9) rout of Chisholm behind 15 kills by Lilli Rechichi and 10 from Audrey Kallberg. Ely will face South Ridge in the second of two semifinals on Wednesday after the Panthers downed Cromwell-Wright 3-1 (25-12, 22-25, 25-17, 25-15).
Floodwood cruised past Cherry 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-12) and into the semifinals for the third straight year, where the Polar Bears will meet Bigfork, a survivor of a five-setter against North Woods..
