There are 157 Class A high school volleyball teams in the state. For the purpose of post-season tournaments, those 157 teams are divided into eight sections. The winner of each section earns a ticket to the state volleyball tournament.
Section 5 in Class A has 19 teams, which were divided into four pods for the Section 5A tournament. The top seeds in each pod this fall were Mille Lacs, Pine River-Backus, Nevis and Browerville-Eagle Valley.
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