Saturday's prep sports roundup

After compiling a 13-15 record in the regular season, Elk River was made the No. 4 seed for the Class 3A, Section 7 state volleyball playoffs.

On Saturday at Andover, the Elks swept past two-time defending section champion Forest Lake 25-21, 25-22, 25-21 to capture their first-ever berth in the state tournament.

Elle Cotton, a sophomore, and Kennedy Gleason, a senior, each had eight kills to lead the Elks.

The Elks (16-15) defeated fifth-seeded Grand Rapids in the quarterfinals and knocked off top-seeded Andover 3-1 in the semifinals to reach the Section 7 final.

The loss ended an eight-match winning streak for Forest Lake (20-10), the No. 2 seed.

Forest Lake swept Elk River in a September meeting at Elk River.

In other Class 3A matches:

Section 2: Minnetonka outlasted Chaska 25-20, 25-15, 11-25, 14-25, 15-13 to capture its first berth in the state volleyball tournament since 1976. In the fifth game, Chaska jumped to an 8-4 lead, but the Skippers came back to tie the game 10-10. The teams were tied 13-13 before the Skippers put away the last two points.

Section 6: St. Louis Park and Bloomington Jefferson alternated winning the first four games before St. Louis Park won the deciding fifth game 15-13, clinching the Orioles' first trip to the state tournament.

Class 2A:

Section 1: Top-seeded Stewartville rolled to a 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 25-20 triumph over Kasson-Mantorville. Stewartville's Jaidyn Brower had 45 assists in the match to reach 1,000 for her career. With the help of front row hitters Erin Lamb and Kaitlyn Prondzinski, who had 16 and 14 kills, the Tigers will make their first state appearance since 2015. Emilee Terry had 18 kills and Noelle VanOort had 11 for the KoMets (27-8).

Section 2: Belle Plaine earned its first section title since 2015 with a 25-12, 25-18, 28-26 sweep of Le Sueur-Henderson at Mankato East.

Section 5: Top-seeded Watertown-Mayer outlasted third-seeded Totino-Grace 25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 17-25, 15-13 at Bloomington Kennedy to earn its third consecutive section championship. Paige Thibault had 30 kills and Kate Thibault had 33 digs for Watertown-Mayer (24-6).

Section 7: Defending Class 2A state champion North Branch earned its third consecutive trip to the state tournament with a 25-21, 25-18, 25-23 victory over Proctor at Cloquet. Senior hitter Cianna Selbitschka led the Vikings with 16 kills. Kylie Kline and Macy Brodin each had 15 digs for the Vikings (27-4).

Class 1A

Section 1: Medford outlasted Mabel-Canton 25-14, 25-23, 19-25, 20-25, 15-12 in a rematch of last year's section championship match. Junior middle hitter Kinsey Cronin had 22 kills for Medford, which was runner-up to Minneota at last year's state tournament.

Section 2: Waterville-Elysian-Morristown rallied in the fifth set for a 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19, 15-13 victory over Mayer Lutheran at Mankato East. The Buccaneers advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2015.

Class 3A