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(Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Share Article By Marcus Fuller The Minnesota Star Tribune November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM It’s Championship Day in Minnesota high school girls volleyball. By the end, we’ll have champions in four classes, and this is where you can keep informed. The afternoon features finals in Class 2A and Class 1A. The evening is devoted to the championship matches in Class 3A and Class 4A. Meantime, scroll through the scoreboard on Strib Varsity to see results and schedules, past and present. View brackets for the state tournaments here, or catch up on what happened on the opening day of the tournament Wednesday, the second day of the tournament Thursday and the third day of the tournament Friday. All games are streamed live on NSPN. Saturday’s schedule Class 1A championship: 2:30 p.m., Mayer Lutheran 3, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0 Class 2A championship: 3 p.m., Hawley vs. Chatfield Class 3A championship: 6:30 p.m., Marshall vs. Benilde-St. Margaret’s ADVERTISEMENT Class 4A championship: 7 p.m., Prior Lake vs. Lakeville South Extra reading: All-Minnesota girls volleyball team; Predicting the state tournament winners. The Hawley student section cheered during player introductions. Hawley faced Chatfield in the state high school Class 2A volleyball championship game Saturday. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Related Coverage Live: Updates from the state championship matches The championships are set: Here are the eight schools vying for girls volleyball state titles Recap: The semifinal matchups are set in Class 3A, 2A and 1A State quarterfinals in two biggest classes produce one big surprise State tournaments: Strib Varsity goes round-by-round with a forecast Class 1A, 3rd Set: Mayer Lutheran 25, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 23 Mayer Lutheran wins match 3-0. The Crusaders defeated the Knights to win the Class 1A girls volleyball state title on Saturday afternoon, taking the third set 25-23 third set. Courtney Tuttle leapt into the air for a spike over the net that brought Mayer Lutheran closer to a 3-0 sweep. Tuttle repeated the move to clinch the set and match-winning point. But RTR came close to holding off its rivals with a third-set performance that bested the first two and interrupted Mayer Lutheran’s run chances. Sara Thooft’s kill brought the score to 24-23 before the Crusaders won the title. Recap: An upset of the highest order comes to the state quarterfinalsFootball Live: Updates from third and final day of state quarterfinalsFootball Watch the show: Shaver covers a big shakeup in Class 6A and more football actionFootball Highlights and soundbites: Lakeville South ousts Maple Grove in Class 6A quarterfinals Football — Olivia Hicks Class 2A, 2nd Set: Chatfield 13, Hawley 11 Chatfield leads the match 1-0. Hawley setter Sella Flemming was part of the scoring early with an opening kill and ace to help her team get going to start the second set with a 6-3 lead. Chatfield battled back, including for the fourth tie at 11-11 before taking the lead on two aces from Grace Patten. – Marcus Fuller Class 1A, 3rd set: Mayer Lutheran 15, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 12 Both teams trade attack errors in a continuous standoff: 6-6, 8-8 and then 10-10. Paisley Thooft’s kill fed from Laken Baartman led the RTR team while Country Tuttle’s kill for the Crusaders evened the score. Both crowds, one in white and the other in navy, take turns yelling as each team enjoys a spot in the lead. — Olivia Hicks Class 2A, 1st Set: Chatfield 18, Hawley 14 The Nuggets used a 14-7 run to tie it midway through the first set, which included a couple attack errors. Chatfield responded with confident swinging from Trindy Barkeim and Cora Bicknese. But Amaya Harmening got into the scoring as well with a ball that dropped in the back corner. The Gophers fans were energized. – Marcus Fuller Class 1A, 3rd set: Mayer Lutheran 6, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 4 Mayer Lutheran leads match 2-0 The action got dicey right up against the net at the start of the third set as RTR enjoyed a brief 4-2 lead over Mayer Lutheran. Two kills from Sara Thooft followed immediately by an Ava Karbo kill brought the Knights a necessary advantage in their final fight for the state title. The Crusaders responded with a series of spikes that allowed them to regain the lead. — Olivia Hicks Class 2A, 1st Set: Chatfield 12, Hawley 11 The Gophers led by as much as seven points, but that wouldn’t be nearly a wide enough margin to keep Hawley down for long. Annaka Johnson and Katie Vetter still haven’t been too impactful for the Nuggets. And it’s already getting close. That’s not a good sign for Chatfield. – Marcus Fuller Class 1A, 2nd set: Mayer Lutheran 25, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 15 Mayer Lutheran leads match 2-0 The Crusaders held off the Knights to take the second set. Courtney Tuttle and Izzy Keaveny’s consecutive pair of kills allowed for a 10-point lead over RTR. — Olivia Hicks Class 2A, 1st Set: Chatfield 7, Hawley 1 Chatfield meant business to start Saturday’s Class 2A championship. The Gophers jumped out to a 7-0 lead, which included three aces from Harper Goldsmith. Hawley, the defending champion, beat Chatfield in last year’s semifinals. You think revenge was on the mind of the Gophers? You betcha. – Marcus Fuller Class 1A, 2nd set: Mayer Lutheran 21, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 11 Mayer Lutheran leads match 1-0 The Knights and the Crusaders go on a sprint of trading kills with Mayer Lutheran’s Ada Hahn going on a consecutive kill streak in between RTR’s Paisley Thooft, Brynn Borreson and Kaysie Serreyn scoring points for the Knights. — Olivia Hicks 2nd set: Mayer Lutheran 13, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 5 Mayer Lutheran leads match 1-0 Mayer Lutheran came into the second set hot off the first with a 3-1 lead to start. The team’s 6-0 run allowed for a seven-point advantage as RTR took one of its two allotted timeouts. Braylin Stahlke, the Crusader’s opposite hitter, smacked another powerful spike. — Olivia Hicks 1st set: Mayer Lutheran 25, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 17 Mayer Lutheran leads match 1-0 The Crusaders clinched the first set as RTR failed to find solid ground with several attempts at getting the ball over the net falling short. Ava Karbo led the Knights in attacks. Mayer Lutheran’s Hallie Hunter’s consecutive kills brought her total to four, matching teammate Izzy Keaveny. Braylin Stahlke, the team’s opposite hitter, scored to make the score 22-13. An attack error by Brynn Borreson brought the final score of the first set to 25-17. — Olivia Hicks 1st set: Mayer Lutheran 17, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 12 Izzy Keaveny’s kill — lofted up by her sister, Clara — paired with Courtney Tuttle and Preslie Hunter’s kills allowed Mayer Lutheran to make it 10-6 ahead of a timeout. But RTR’s navy and white squad, led by Sara Thooft’s attacks, cut back any chances of the Crusaders securing a solid run. Mayer Lutheran’s Ada Hahn’s kill and subsequent block stretched the scoreboard to 17 in favor of the Crusaders. — Olivia Hick 1st set: Mayer Lutheran 6, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 5 Mayer Lutheran, the defending champions, set the tone in Saturday’s Class 1A state final match. The Crusaders got the first point on an attack error from the Knights’ Ava Karbo. But in the first couple of minutes, the two top teams showed just how well matched they are with a back-and-forth volley. Outside hitter Hallie Hunter’s back-to-back spikes over the net, both fed from setter Izzy Keaveny, stretched Mayer Lutheran’s lead. — Olivia Hicks Class 1A championship: Mayer Lutheran vs. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton I’m here at Grand Casino Arena where the Minnesota Wild’s home ice has been turned into a blue and red volleyball court for the Class 1A girls volleyball state finals. No. 1 seed Mayer Lutheran is about to take on No. 2 seed Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in a fight for the state title. The Crusaders will attempt to take home the trophy for a second year in a row while the Knights aim for a 2023 championship repeat. All-Minnesota senior setter Izzy Keaveny will join the team’s star outside hitter Courtney Tuttle and middle blocker Ada Hahn against RTR’s trio of Thoofts: Sara, Taylin and Paisley. The Knights completed a 8-0 run in Friday’s semifinal game rivaling Ada-Borup-West. But Mayer Lutheran managed a 14-0 run while facing Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on Friday afternoon. RTR lost against Mayer Lutheran in the first match of the season in August, but the squad is not deterred. “It’s now the last game of the season,” head coach Daynica Brown said on Friday. “Now it’s our time to get the win.” — Olivia Hicks Share Article LinkedInComment About the Author Marcus Fuller Marcus Fuller is Strib Varsity's Insider reporter,providing high school beat coverage, features, analysis and recruiting updates. 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