HIBBING — The Hibbing High School volleyball team will be heading into the Section 7AAA playoffs on a two-game winning streak, but the Bluejackets had to work for it.
Duluth Marshall came in with a scrappy team and took Hibbing to five sets, but the Bluejackets prevailed 3-2, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 25-13, 15-9 victory Tuesday at the Lincoln Elementary School Gymnasium.
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