Four area volleyball teams were eliminated from the 2002 postseason after Section quarterfinal round action Thursday night throughout Southern Minnesota.

Lyle/Pacelli was the lone team advancing, posting a 3-1 over the Minnesota Academy for the Deaf at Pacelli High School, 15-2, 15-3, 12-15, 15-4.

No details from the match were reported.

L/P (24-4), the second seed in the West Sub-Section 1A, will play Southeast Conference foe Glenville-Emmons in the second round Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mayo Civic Arena in Rochester. Faribault Bethlethem Academy, the top seed, meets Medford Saturday at noon.

The sub-section final is Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.

GM, L-O eliminated

The Grand Meadow volleyball team did not make it easy for Spring Grove, but the Superlarks ended up falling short of advancing to the next round of the Section 1A tournament by losing to Lions, 15-11, 15-11, 15-11.

Nickole Stier had seven kills and Cassie Denisen donated five kills in the loss. Sarah Holm had seven assists, while Kelli Petzel contributed five points in the match -- Grand Meadow's last. The Superlarks ended the year 5-18 overall.

Elgin-Millville, the second-seed of the East Sub-Section, knocked off LeRoy-Ostrander in three straight, 15-4, 15-7, 15-9. The Cardinals ended their season at 9-19 overall.

Ashley Swancutt paced L-O with 11 kills and four service aces in her final career match. Maggie Payne and Brittany Bunne, both seniors, scored seven kills in the loss. Senior setter Andrea Jennings gave out 25 assists.

Brittany Schroeder contributed a team-high six aces in the match.

"Elgin-Millville was a very good team, they were too much for us," said L-O coach Ron Prigge. "The kids were nervous at first but they settled in. Elgin-Millville has a lot of star players that improve each time they play."

Elgin-Millville meets Spring Grove in Saturday's second round at 6 p.m. at the Mayo Civic Arena.

Hayfield, BP blasted

Top-seeded Kasson-Mantorville eliminated Blooming Prairie in a three-game sweep, 15-0, 15-1, 15-4, Thurday night in Kasson. The Blossoms won a pigtail match to reach the Section 2AA East Sub-Section quarterfinals, where the top-tier KoMets knocked them out.

Hayfield had its season stopped by second-seeded Kenyon-Wanamingo, 15-10, 15-13, 15-6. The Vikings (8-18) led 13-11 in game two after falling behind 8-1, but K-W was set in its ways. The Knights move into the sub-section semifinals Saturday night in Hayfield.

Lauren Burmeister led the Vikings with eight kills and two blocks. Alyssa Nelson contributed three blocks, and Cassie Kraetsch led with nine digs.