VIRGINIA — After a marathon contest Wednesday night, the Floodwood Polar Bears find themselves on the brink of school history.

The Polar Bears knocked off Chisholm 18-16 in the thrilling conclusion of a five-set marathon at Rock Ridge High School to earn a berth in the section championship match on Saturday.

The Polar Bears, led by star senior middle and Minnesota Duluth commit Kenzie Kiminski, are no strangers to the upper echelons of this tournament, having lost to Ely in the final in 2022 and 2023. Nor are they familiar dramatic outcomes, as they dropped a five-set heartbreaker in the semifinals to Bigfork in 2024 and won a five-setter against North Woods in the 2023 semifinals.

Once again in the section semifinals, the Polar Bears had to dig deep, going behind two sets to one after

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