​Nov. 11—JAMESTOWN — The Medina/Pingree-Buchanan volleyball team will play in its third-straight regional championship on Thursday, Nov. 12.The Thunder downed top-ranked Edgeley/Kulm-Montpelier Tuesday night, defeating the Rebels 3-0. Head coach Jacie Connell and her squad will be facing Hankinson, the top team in Class B, Region 1, District 1 volleyball, in the region championship game. First serve is scheduled for approximately 7 p.m at University of Jamestown’s Harold Newman Arena.In the semifinal match, M/P-B was led by senior outside hitter Destiny Opp with 18 kills. Ilana Schmidt also cracked double-digits with 11 kills while Emmi Odenbach and Jasmine Houmann each pitched in six kills. Violet Bohl was responsible for 30 of the team’s 34 assists and also contributed three kills.Senior libero Marly Hoffmann was the anchor on defense with 19 digs. Bohl, Houmann and Maddie Nagel were credited with 14, 12 and 11 digs respectively. As a team, the Thunder put up six aces.Advancing to the championship was a bit of a challenge for the defending Region 1 champs. Medina/P-B’s quarterfinal against Wyndmere/Lidgerwood took five sets to decide.Hankinson topped LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 3-1 in the quarterfinals, then played five sets against Linton/HMB in the semifinals.Edgeley/Kulm-Montpelier topped Richland 3-0 in the opening round of games before falling to the Thunder in the semis. The Rebels and Linton/HMB are slated to face off in the tournament’s third-place game at 5 p.m. on Thursday.Region 1B Volleyball TournamentNov. 9QuarterfinalsEdgeley/KM 3, Richland 0Medina/P-B 3, Wyndmere/Lidgerwood 2Hankinson 3, LaMoure/L-M 1Linton/HMB 3, Maple River 1Nov. 10SemifinalsMedina/P-B 3, Edgeley/KM 0Hankinson 3, Linton/HMB 2Nov. 12Third-place: Edgeley/KM vs. Linton/HMB, 5 p.m.Championship: Medina/P-B vs. Hankinson, 25 minutes after previous match.