By Brenda Erdahl
The Maple Lake High School volleyball team ended its season in the Section 5AA Championship match last weekend.
The Irish went into the tournament as the No. 2 seed and cruised through the bracket defeating No. 7 seed Kimball at home in the quarterfinals, and No. 3 seed Providence Academy in the semifinals to advance to the championship game where they faced No 1 seed Annandale for a state tournament berth.
The Cardinals won 4-1 which means they will advance to the Minnesota State High School League State Tournament Nov. 6-9th at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Their first match is Thursday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. against No. 4 seed Southwest Christian (19-12). The Cardinals (23-6) are the No. 5 seed.
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