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Photos: Eastview Volleyball Splits Pair in Apple Valley Tourney
The Lightning beat Hibbing and Moorhead, but fell to No. 3 Shakopee and Class 1A No. 1 Bethlehem Academy in the 16-team tournament, which featured most of the best volleyball teams in the state.
went 2-and-2 in a 16-team tournament that featured most of the best volleyball teams in the state--the prestigious Apple Valley Eagle Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Eastview lost to No. 3 Shakopee (16-25, 22-25), beat Moorhead (23-25, 25-13, 15-13), lost to top-ranked Class 1A Bethlehem Academy (17-25, 23-25) and beat Hibbing (25-17, 25-11) to finish 11th in the tournament.
Eight of the top 10 ranked Class 3A teams participated in the tournament, along with Marshall, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A and Bethlehem Academy, ranked first in Class 1A.
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Sixth-ranked Blaine swept Bloomington Jefferson (25-15, 25-18) to win the tournament championship. The Bengals had a stellar tournament with sweeps against No. 1 and No. 2 Bloomington Jefferson to capture the championship.
Lakeville North finished third with a three-game win over fifth-ranked Wayzata.
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Eastview (7-9) hosts crosstown rival (8-7) Tuesday in a South Suburban Conference match starting at 7 p.m.
