Kari Gibb/MDN Berthold Bombers senior Laurella Brown (4) sets the ball while sophomore Addison Neshem (3) tracks the path in semifinal action against Our Redeemer’s in district 12 tournament play on Friday at the Minot Municipal Auditorium.

The competitive district 12 tournament entered day two with all the higher seeds advancing to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, the same trend would repeat. Each contest was tightly contested, but the higher seeds advanced to the finals to be played Monday, November 4, at the Minot Municipal Auditorium.

District 12 Tournament

No. 1 Our Redeemer’s 3, No. 4 Berthold 0

The top seeds from Our Redeemer’s Christian School edged the fourth seeded Bombers 25-15 in frame one only to face double the workload in the 27-25 frame two win and 28-26 in the even tighter frame three win for a sweep that was anything but easy.

No. 2 South Prairie-Max 3, No. 3 Des Lacs-Burlington 0

The Royals faced the Lakers with each being the second and third seeds respectively. Each frame was contested evenly, with South Prairie-Max taking the win with 25-20, 25-21 and 25-22 for a sweep that could have gone the other way as easily.

The top two seeds, Our Redeemer’s and South Prairie-Max, will play for the title on Monday, November 4, at the Minot Auditorium.

No. 5 Glenburn 3, No. 8 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 0

In the consolation bracket, the five seeds from Glenburn swept familiar foes from Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood as the eight seeds. The Panthers took the 25-18, 25-18 and 25-17 scores for the sweep and will stay alive in the consolation bracket on Monday.

No. 7 Surrey 3, No. 6 Bishop Ryan 1

Bishop Ryan as the sixth seed had ‘winning’ as the goal with the 25-16 win in frame one over the seventh seeds from Surrey. The Mustangs had other ideas as they won three in a row 25-21, 25-15 and 25-23 for the upset and are still alive in the bracket play for Monday.