We start with prep Volleyball where they’re down to the final two weeks of League play with Playoff spots looming large on the horizon, and the 3rd ranked and I-M-C leading Lady Lava Bears of Bend looking for some separation with 2nd place Summit.

Bend will play host to Redmond tonight with the Varsity match starting at 6pm.  The Lava Bears are are 10-and-5 on the season and led by Seniors Kaci Cox and Katie Reed who swept Mt. View Tuesday night 3-zip.

The Lady Cougars entertain 5A defending Champion Summit. A Cougar win forces a tie for second place with the Storm with 4 matches to go until the Playoffs.

Elsewhere…Ridgeview is on the road at Hood River this evening.

In the 4-A Tri-Valley…2nd rated Crook County greets Estacada; Madras travels to Gladstone, and third ranked Sisters ventures over the hill to Sutherlin in Sky-Em League action.

And…in 2-A net action, #2 Culver (17-1) hosts #5 Weston-McEwen today at 4pm.

On Saturday, Bend High will host the annual famed ‘Clearwater Classic’ with many of the state’s top-ranked Volleyball teams in all divisions including Crook County and Sisters taking on the top 6-A powers in the State.