by Scott DCamp
Sports Editor
Thief River Falls (18-8) earned the number six-seed in the upcoming Section 8AA volleyball playoffs. The Prowlers will host the 11th-seeded Pelican Rapids Vikings (8-16) on in the opening round Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.
Dilworth-Glyndon Felton (21-8) and Hawley (23-5) are the top-two seeds in the section and both teams will sit out Wednesday’s opening round with byes before hosting quarterfinal matches on Friday night.
Wadena-Deer-Creek (19-9), East Grand Forks (17-11) and Barnesville (16-10) are seeded third through fifth. Perham (10-17), Park Rapids Area (12-14), Roseau (14-12) and Frazee (12-12) are seeded seventh through 10th. Warroad, Menahga and Crookston round out the seeding in spots 12 through 14.
Thief River Falls has lost head-to-head against DGF (3-0), East Grand Forks (2-0, 2-1 and 3-0) and Barnesville (2-0), but it is a combined 7-0 against Perham, Park Rapids Area, Roseau, Frazee, Warroad and Crookston.
The Prowlers’ 18 regular season wins are the most since 2014. The 2014 Prowlers went 19-9 in the regular season before getting hot in the post season and winning a section championship.
Section 8AA
W L QRF
DGF 21 8 140.8
Hawley 23 5 147.1
Wadena-Deer Creek 19 9 134.4
East Grand Forks 17 11 117.1
Barnesville 16 10 103.8
Thief River Falls 18 8 104.2
Perham 10 17 82.9
Park Rapids Area 12 14 88.2
Roseau 14 12 76.8
Frazee 12 12 75.2
Pelican Rapids 8 16 59.9
Warroad 7 19 54.0
Menahga 3 19 40.2
Crookston 0 18 28.2
Section AA Volleyball Playoffs
• First Round, Wednesday, Oct. 23 – Byes – DGF and Hawley; Crookston at Wadena-Deer Creek; Menahga at East Grand Forks; Warroad at Barnesville; Pelican Rapids at Thief River Falls; Frazee at Perham; Roseau at Park Rapids Area.
• Quarterfinals, Friday, Oct. 25 at High Seed.
• Semifinals, Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Neutral Site, 6 p.m.; 7:45 p.m.
• Championship, Saturday, Nov. 2 at Neutral site, 7 p.m.