Raptors end Park’s volleyball season

Sixth-ranked and second seeded East Ridge took a three-game decision from visiting Park in the Class 4A, Section 3 quarterfinal Wednesday, winning 25-11, 25-8 and 25-9.

The loss ended the season for the seventh-seeded Wolfpack, who finished 6-22 on the season.

East Ridge (21-7) then defeated third-seeded Rosemount 3-1 Saturday. The Raptors play at Eagan (25-3) Thursday in the Section 3 championship. Eagan of course is the home of former Park star Mesa Jameson. Jameson, a national team volleyball player, has committed to play college volleyball at Pittsburgh.

Brown’s diving win highlights Park meet

Isabelle Brown edged Mounds View’s Keira Bury for the 1-meter diving win, 155.70 points to 155.65. Eraya Nybakken was fifth with a 122.15 score.

In the relays, Park was second in the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Adelynn Vue, Grace Sahli, Lillian Chen and Chloe Omtvedt finishing in 2:05.39. The Wolfpack team of Katelyn Norgaard, Melanie Grochow, Celestina De Gracia and Omtvedt clocked a time of 2:00.98 in the 200-yard freestyle relay. In the 400-yard freestyle relay the Park foursome of Omtvedt, Norgaard, Chen and Grace Sahli swam a 4:17.27 time.

Grace Sahli finished second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:12.11) and had a time of 1:13.04 in the 100-yard breaststroke. Vue was third in the 200-yard IM (2:39.80) and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (6:15.98). Omtvedt finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (28.02). Lia Boudouris was fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (1:25.41) and had a 1;36.85 time in the breaststroke. Chen took fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (1:03.40) and swam a time of 1:18.68 in the breaststroke.

In the 100-yard backstroke, Evelyn Sahli swam a 1:13.71, De Gracia a 1:19.00 and Kopp a 1:26.11.

Mounds View edged Park in the team score, 92-84.

Next up for Park is the Section 3AA meet held Wednesday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening at the Two Rivers High School Aquatic in Mendota Heights.