Arrows, Raiders upset top two seeds on Day 1

Watertown’s Ashtin McClemans (11) tries for a kill between Sioux Falls O’Gorman blockers Jessica Mieras (22) and Sierra Kloth (5) during the eighth-seeded Arrows’ 3-1 upset win over the top-seeded Knights in the first round of the Class AA State Volleyball Tournament on Thursday at Naasz Gymnasium in Rapid City. Photo Courtesy of SDPB

RAPID CITY – It didn’t pay to be a top seed on the opening day of the Class AA State Volleyball Tournament at Naasz Gymnasium on the campus of Rapid City Central.

Eighth-seeded Watertown took out Sioux Falls O’Gorman in the first match of the day, and then, Rapid City Stevens knocked off No. 2 Aberdeen Central in the final match.

In between, seedings held true as Washington downed Mitchell and Roosevelt handled Huron.



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