Streeters headed back to state!

Jena Klaphake with the set.

Kendra Zenzen puts one past Annandale.

Ashley Gruber and Macy Weller go up for a block.

They did it again.

After going the distance against Albany and Little Falls to get through the sub-section playoffs, the Sauk Centre volleyball squad beat Annandale 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-16) to advance to their second consecutive state tournament.

While the matches against Albany and Little Falls were highly intense and close, this one was relatively anti-climactic. Sauk got out to an early lead in game one and never looked back. Annandale had some spurts of solid play, but the 26-4 Streeters were just too much for the 10-19 Cardinals.

After struggling with their serving and passing in their last two matches, Sauk looked solid in the section final. They were able to spread the ball around to numerous hitters. It wasn’t just Macy Weller and Krista Primus putting balls down…it was Ashley Kollman, Kendra Zenzen, Ashley Gruber, Brianna VonWahdle and many more taking their turns. Solid setting was provided by both Lexie Berscheit and Jena Klaphake.

Klaphake, along with Weller and Primus, were named to the All-Section squad after the game.

The win improves Sauk to 27-4 and puts them in position to make a run at a state title. Their first-round opponent is unknown at this point. They will play Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center at either 5 p.m. or 7 p.m.

Macy Weller was named to the all-section squad.