Volleyball: Detroit Lakes will play Kasson-Mantorville in the first round of the Class 3A state tournament

1 Grace Gunderson AD7C1383.JPG — Detroit Lakes' Grace Gunderson goes to the net for a kill in the Lakers' 3-2 win over Alexandria in the Section 8-3A title game win on Nov. 3, 2022 at The Hive in Perham.

By Jared Rubado

November 06, 2022 at 11:00 AM

DETROIT LAKES — The Detroit Lakes volleyball team will be upset hunting in the first round of the Class 3A state volleyball tournament on Wednesday.

The Lakers will take on second-seeded Kasson-Mantorville in the first round at 7 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center. The Komets are 24-8 on the season, beating Austin, Fairbault and Byron in the Section 1-3A tournament. Kasson-Mantorville pulled off a comeback win in three sets over Byron in the title game.

Kasson-Mantorville is no stranger to Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. This is the 10th trip to state for the Komets. They're coming off a runner-up finish in 2021 against Marshall.

Marshall (30-2) is the top seed in the field again. The Tigers will take on DeLaSalle (13-13) in their opening round matchup.

Benidle-St Margaret's (23-7) earned the third seed and will play against Monticello. The winner gets either Detroit Lakes or Kasson-Mantorville in the semifinals.

Fourth-seeded Grand Rapids and fifth-seeded Mahtomedi (24-5) will play for the fourth semifinal spot.

The first round of the Class 3A tournament begins on Wednesday night. The semifinals and consolation rounds will be gin on Friday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. The third rounds will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12. All games will be played at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. A full bracket can be found here.

Ticketing information can be found here.

By Jared Rubado

Jared Rubado is the sports editor for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and the Perham Focus. He moved to the area in September of 2021 after covering sports for the Alexandria Echo Press for nearly three years. Jared graduated from the University of Augustana in 2018 with degrees in journalism and sports managment.

Volleyball: Detroit Lakes will play Kasson-Mantorville in the first round of the Class 3A state tournament

The Detroit Lakes volleyball team will take on second-seeded and third-ranked Kasson-Mantorville in the first round of the Class 3A state tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center.