State Volleyball: Tigers drop state quarterfinal match to Minneota

The Pine River-Backus Tigers lost 3-0 to the top-seeded Minneota Vikings in the Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 12, at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul. Pine River-Backus briefly kept pace after scoring the first point of the opening set, but Minneota’s consistency carried it through the match. Leah Eveland led the Tigers with 11 digs, seven assists, one kill and two aces.