Laker Volleyball Sweeps St. Cloud Tech to Advance In 8AAA Playoffs

St. Cloud, MN (KDLM) – On Thursday night, Detroit Lakes dominated play against the St. Cloud Tech Tigers, winning in straight sets 25-20, 25-18, and 25-19. The Laker volleyball team was led by great team play to pick up the win and advance to the next round of the Section 8AAA volleyball playoffs.

As the higher seed, the St. Cloud Tech Tigers hosted the game but could not take advantage of their home court. The Tigers made too many self-inflicted errors that put them behind in all three sets. The Lakers capitalized with Grace Gunderson and Jalynn Gunderson leading the way in kills and Logan Fredrickson and Helena Daggett leading the team in blocks, as Detroit Lakes was dominant at the net. The Lakers also had excellent passing from their setter Kiah Gloege and their libero Olivia Clark-Burnette. Detroit Lakes also had excellent bench play from Bailey Lindblad and reliable serving by Madissen Bellanger.

On Tuesday, the number-fived seeded Lakers will take on the top team in the section, the Alexandria Cardinals. The Cardinals obtained the number seed due to finishing the regular season with a record of 19-1. The Cardinals improved their record to 20-1 when they took St. Cloud Apollo in straight sets.

The Lakers and Cardinals game on Tuesday is scheduled for 8:01 pm. KDLM will broadcast the game on Tuesday, with pregame coverage beginning at 7:40 pm.

Other results in Section 8AAA Volleyball:

Section 8AAA Quarterfinals

#1 Alexandria beats #8 St. Cloud Apollo, 3-0

#2 Sauk Rapids-Rice beats #7 Becker, 3-0

#3 ROCORI beats #6 Little Falls, 3-0

Other Lakers Scores:

Cross Country: The Section 8AA meet was held on Thursday in Alexandria, and here are the results.

Boys Results:

1. Willmar 71
2. Pequot Lakes 90
3. Alexandria 95
4. Fergus Falls 96
5. ROCORI 127
6. Little Falls 132
7. East Grand Forks 140
8. Albany 219
9. New London-Spicer 234
10. Melrose 277
11. Thief River Falls 285
12. Detroit Lakes 306

Girls Results:

1. Willmar 45
2. Alexandria 55
3. ROCORI 62
4. Pequot Lakes 134
5. Little Falls 160
6. Albany 185
7. Fergus Falls 187
8. Detroit Lakes 208
9. New London-Spicer 232
10. Thief River Falls 245
11. Melrose 269
12. East Grand Forks 314

Girls Swim & Dive: The Laker swim and dive team took part in the Mid-State Conference Championship on Thursday in Park Rapids. The Laker finished in second place overall with a score of 438. Here are the team results:

1. Park Rapids 485
2. Detroit Lakes 438
3. Perham New York Mills 335

The Lakers had first-place finishes in the 200-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard freestyle relay, and 100-yard breaststroke.