NDHSAA State Volleyball Preview

By Tom Mix
NDHSAA Media Specialist

FARGO – The North Dakota High School Activities Association’s Class A and Class B State Volleyball Tournaments are set to begin Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Fargodome.

Quarterfinal matchups are as follows:

Class A
West Region No. 1 Bismarck Century vs. East Region No. 4 West Fargo, 12 p.m.
East Region No. 2 Fargo Shanley vs. West Region No. 3 Jamestown, 2 p.m.
East Region No. 1 Fargo Davies vs. West Region No. 4 Bismarck High, 6 p.m.
West Region No. 2 Bismarck Legacy vs. East Region No. 3 Grand Forks Red River, 8 p.m.

Class B
No. 2 Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich vs. Center-Stanton, 12 p.m.
No. 3 LaMoure vs. Hazen, 2 p.m.
No. 1 Minot Our Redeemer’s vs. Ray, 6 p.m.
No. 4 Park River-Fordville-Lankin vs. No. 5 Kindred, 8 p.m.

Class A Previews:

Bismarck Century
Record:
38-2
Road to State: West Region Champions; Defeated Bismarck Legacy 3-0 in West Region Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making 29th state tournament appearance in program history. Patriots have won four NDHSAA Class A state championships (1984, 2008, 2012, 2015).

West Fargo
Record:
22-14
Road to State: Defeated Fargo North 3-1 in state-qualifying match at East Region Tournament.
State Tournament History: Making 17th state tournament appearance in program history. Packers won the 2001 NDHSAA Class A state championship.

Fargo Shanley
Record: 26-9
Road to State: Advanced to East Region Championship Match to receive automatic berth into state tournament; Lost 3-1 to Fargo Davies in East Region Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making 22nd state tournament appearance in program history. Deacons have won three NDHSAA Class A state championships (1988, 1991, 2014).

Jamestown
Record:
26-13
Road to State: Defeated Minot 3-0 in state-qualifying match at West Region Tournament.
State Tournament History: Making sixth state tournament appearance in program history. Blue Jays won the 2013 NDHSAA Class A state championship.

Fargo Davies
Record:
21-12
Road to State: East Region Champions; defeated Fargo Shanley 3-1 in East Region Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making fifth state tournament in program history.

Bismarck High
Record:
23-15
Road to State: Defeated Mandan 3-0 in state-qualifying match at West Region Tournament.
State Tournament History: Making 27th state tournament appearance in program history. Demons have won two NDHSAA Class A state champions (1985, 2010).

Bismarck Legacy
Record: 31-8
Road to State: Advanced to the West Region Championship Match to receive an automatic berth into state tournament; Lost 3-0 to Bismarck Century in West Region Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making second state tournament appearance in program history.

Grand Forks Red River
Record:
26-8
Road to State: Defeated West Fargo Sheyenne 3-1 in state-qualifying match at the East Region Tournament
State Tournament History: Making 30th state tournament appearance in program history. Roughriders have won seven NDHSAA Class A state championships (1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002 Winter, 2009, 2011).

Class B Previews:

Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich
Record:
40-2
Road to State: Region 4 Champions; Defeated North Star 3-0 in Region 4 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making 17th state tournament appearance in program history. Cardinals have won three NDHSAA Class B state championships (2003, 2008, 2010).

Center-Stanton
Record:
30-9
Road to State: Region 5 Champions; Defeated Bismarck Shiloh Christian 3-1 in Region 5 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making fourth state tournament appearance in program history. Wildcats won the 1990 NDHSAA Class B state championship.

LaMoure
Record:
33-3
Road to State: Region 3 Champions; Defeated Carrington 3-2 in Region 3 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making seventh state tournament appearance in program history. Loboes won the 2015 NDHSAA Class B state championship.

Hazen
Record:
25-15
Road to State: Region 7 Champions; Defeated Heart River 3-1 in Region 7 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making ninth state tournament appearance in program history. Bison won the 1993 NDHSAA Class B state championship.

Minot Our Redeemer’s
Record:
40-2
Road to State: Region 6 Champions; Defeated Rugby 3-0 in Region 6 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making fifth state tournament appearance in program history. Knights were NDHSAA Class B runners up in 2004.

Ray
Record:
20-16
Road to State: Region 8 Champions; Defeated Watford City 3-2 in Region 8 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making 11th state tournament appearance in program history. Jays were NDHSAA Class B runners up in 1995.

Park River/Fordville-Lankin
Record:
23-11
Road to State: Region 2 Champions; Defeated Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 3-1 in Region 2 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making 11th state tournament appearance in program history. Aggies won the 1992 NDHSAA Class B state championship.

Kindred
Record:
24-18
Road to State: Region 1 Champions; Defeated Fargo Oak Grove 3-1 in Region 1 Championship Match.
State Tournament History: Making second state tournament appearance in program history. Vikings won the 2012 NDHSAA Class B state championship.

CLASS A STATE VOLLEYBALL BRACKET

CLASS B STATE VOLLEYBALL BRACKET

STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMNET INFORMATION

 

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