Did you watch the American volleyball teams excel at the Olympics? Are the names Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh still fresh in your mind?
If so, you might be a little more excited than usual about the 2008 prep volleyball season. Plenty of talented individuals and solid teams from our area are gearing up for what should be a special fall.
Five local teams are included in the Washington coaches’ state preseason poll: Monroe, Shorecrest, Archbishop Murphy, King’s and Darrington.
Here are the complete rankings, compiled by Tanya Campbell.
Class 4A 1. Mead 2. Kentwood 3. Monroe 4. Lewis & Clark 5. Bothell 6. Rogers (Puyallup) 7. Spanaway Lake 8. Auburn Riverside 9. Olympia 10. Puyallup
Class 3A 1. Auburn Mountainview 2. Shorecrest 3. Kennedy 4. Camas 5. Mount Si 6. Mercer Island 7. Shadle Park 8. Sumner 9. Holy Names 10. Mt. Spokane
Class 2A 1. Grandview 2. Selah 3. Archbishop Murphy 4. Black Hills 5. Ellensburg 6. Burlington-Edison 7. Lynden 8. Tumwater 9. West Valley (Spokane) 10. Fife
Class 1A 1. Colfax 2. Connell 3. King’s 4. Goldendale 5. Cedar Park Christian 6. Chewelah 7. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 8. Lynden Christian 9. Nooksack Valley 10. Chelan
Class 2B 1. LaConner 2. Manson 3. Wilbur-Creston 4. Riverside Christian 5. Darrington 6. Lind-Ritzville 7. NW Christian (Colbert) 8. Davenport 9. Wahkiakum 10. Toutle Lake
Class 1B 1. Tekoa-Oakesdale 2. Garfield-Palouse 3. Lacrosse/Washtucna 4. Moses Lake Christian 5. Northport 6. Odessa 7. Klickitat 8. Sunnyside Christian 9. Entiat 10. Lopez Island