Hazelton, ND (NewsDakota.com) – Day 2 of the Region III volleyball tournament will feature 2 semifinal matchups in doubleheader format. You can catch all of the action on KDDR The Tornado and KDAK The Cardinal.

***RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AS GAMES GO FINAL***

Semifinal 1: D5-1 Carrington 1-3 D6-2 (#9) MPB – (20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19)

The Thunder advanced to their first Region Title game in 7 years. The match would start well for the Cardinals as they were able to get off and running early and take the set. The next 2 sets were battles as neither team was able to maintain a large lead however MPB would win the sets 25-23 both times before setting the pace in the final frame to win it 25-19.

The Cardinals will play in the 3rd place game Thursday. The Thunder are back to a Region Title game for the first time since 2017 and will play the night cap against the winner of Semifinal 2.

Semifinal 2: D6-1 (#1) Linton-HMB 3-0 D5-2 EKM (25-23, 25-18, 25-22)

The #1 team in the state continued on their way to the Region Title match after dealing with the Rebels in 3 hard fought sets. The match was intensely back and forth especially in set 1 which saw 10 ties and 7 lead changes before the Lions won 25-23. Set 2 and 3 played much the same with EKM out in front most of the way before the Lions battled back to take the lead late and win each set.

EKM will now play in the 3rd place game against Carrington in a D5 Championship Rematch. Linton-HMB is back once again in the Title game and they’ll play in a D6 Championship Rematch against MPB.

Championship Thursday Schedule:

Third Place Game: Carrington vs EKM – 5:30 pm

Championship: MPB vs Linton-HMB – 25 mins after 3rd Place Game