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Teams are now in full playoff action this week

Sectional volleyball action kicked off this week with local teams in action Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Things will heat up even more with semifinals and finals in the coming days. Find scores and matchups below.

Section 7A

Monday

No. 8 Cherry 3,

No. 9 Fond du Lac 0

Wednesday

No. 5 Silver Bay 3, No. 4 Carlton/Wrenshall 1

No. 3 Cromwell-Wright 3, No. 6 Cook County 0

No. 2 South Ridge 3,

No. 7 Lakeview Christian Academy 0

No. 1 Floodwood 3,

No. 8 Cherry 0

Friday, Oct. 27

Cromwell-Wright at South Ridge, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Silver Bay at

No. 1 Floodwood, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Nashwauk-Keewatin at No. 2 North Woods,

6 p.m.

No. 4 Chisholm at

No. 1 Ely, 6 p.m.

Quarterfinal action takes place on Friday, Oct. 27 at the higher-seed home court, and semifinal play is set to take place on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The championship will take place at 6 p.m. Nov. 4. Both the semifinals and finals will be held in Virginia at Rock Ridge High School.

Area teams make up the southern part of the section and left side of the bracket, with teams farther up north playing on the other side of the bracket.

Section 7AA

Wednesday

No. 4 Duluth Marshall 3, No. 5 Barnum 0

No. 3 Pine City 3,

No. 6 ML/WR 0

No. 2 Esko 3, No. 7 Hinckley-Finlayson 0

Friday, Oct. 27

Pine City at Esko, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Marshall at

No. 1 Rush City. 7 p.m.

No. 5 Greenway at

No. 1 Mesabi East, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Crosby-Ironton at No. 2 International Falls, TBD

Semifinal and final-round action will take place at Hermantown High School beginning at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 1 and 6 p.m. Nov. 4.

Section 7AAA

Monday, Oct. 30

North Branch Area/Princeton winner at Cloquet,

6 p.m.

No. 1 Cloquet received a first-round bye and will not play until Monday. The Lumberjacks will host the winner of Wednesday’s North Branch Area/Princeton in a semifinal matchup at 6 p.m. Monday in Cloquet. The final will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at a yet to be determined site.