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Volleyball Roundup: Spartans Win, Stars Lose Sectional Openers
Richfield spikers to play at St. Croix Lutheran on Friday.
The sectional playoffs began for both local volleyball teams on Wednesday night, with Richfield advancing following a victory at home, while Holy Angels was eliminated from postseason play after losing on the road.
Richfield
A four-game defeat of tenth-seeded St. Paul Academy (25-17, 22-25, 25-10, 25-17) vaulted the No. 7 seeded Richfield volleyball team into the quarterfinals of the Section 4AA Tournament.
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Individual statistics were not made available. The Spartans, now 11-16 on the season, will play at second-seeded St. Croix Lutheran on Friday night.
Holy Angels
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The Holy Angels volleyball team, seeded 11th, saw its season come to an end in a three-game loss (14-25, 9-25, 8-25) at sixth-seeded Apple Valley in the opening round of the Section 3AAA Tournament.
Individual statistics were not made available. The Stars finished the season with a three-game losing streak and were 10-17 overall this autumn.
