Hazen volleyball preview

It's been six years since Hazen has made it to the State Volleyball tournament. But the Bison are...  More »

It's been six years since Hazen has made it to the State Volleyball tournament. But the Bison are back and ready to charge towards the championship. With first year head coach Linette Irwin, the Bison dominated Region 3, and have accomplished all but one of their 2009 goals, and that's to win the Class B Title. Hazen will have a tough quarterfinal on their way there though against Park River-F-L. " (LINETTE IRWIN/ HAZEN HEAD COACH) Saw them in the Central Cass tournament, split with them then and saw them in the champoionship of the Des Lacs Burlington tournament very competitive matches very intense games so we're really looking forward to playing them again just that excitement we know we'll have that type of a match with them " For most teams, State can be overwhelming, but Irwin points out the Bison have plenty of big game experience in other sports, which will translate to volleyball. The Bison have an explosive offense, so their defense will be key to getting wins. "(JENNA MAAS /HAZEN OUTSIDE HITTER) We've been playing really well as a team and we all click and we know who's going to get what ball and we just mesh really well together " Hazen plays Park River-Fordville-Lankin on Thursday at 6:00 p.m Central time in the quarterfinals. For a list of all the match-ups from both the A and B Tournaments, visit our website, KXNet.com/sports  « Less