ST. PETER — A year ago the BOLD Warriors volleyball team won 23 matches but lost to Marshall in the Section 2AA championship.

That matchup was badly weighted toward the Tigers, one of the top programs in Minnesota and the 2009 Class AA state champions.

This year’s reappointment of teams based on enrollment dropped the Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian school district a notch into Class A.

“I feel this is more the class where we belong,” said senior hitter Nikki Neisen in the aftermath of the Warriors’ impressive 27-25, 25-23, 25-10 win over United South Central on Saturday evening at Gustavus Adolphus College.

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