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Haha great point. Speaks to the level of the programs, and the runs they’ve been on in recent years (and Elder pretty much since the beginning of the 2000s). Quality, consistent coaching and player development goes a long way.

Agreed that 2 central teams will make it to states. It won’t be Darby though.

D1 Regional Final picks at the halfway point: Region 1- Liberty over Pickerington North Region 2- St. Ignatius over Brecksville Broadview Region 3- Thomas Worthington over Darby Region 4- X over Moeller It'll be worth monitoring what they do with the format of the Final 4. Under the old...

It’s a big problem, for sure. Even in spring sports other than volleyball kids are having to miss tryout dates and join well after the season begins. Doesn’t seem good for anyone and this is the first year I can remember it being so overlapped like this. Hoping the smaller programs don’t suffer...

I heard their big right side is going to miss some time, but they’ve got VanWormer in the middle (A2 18-2s), Vensko setting (A2 17-1) and Dyer on the outside (A2 17-1). They’ll be solid for sure.

Who are we expecting to be the top teams out of Columbus? Will anybody challenge Liberty or be ready to compete at the state level? Darby maybe? Berlin? I know Jerome lost a lot. My way too early Top 10 would look something like 1. Liberty 2. Moeller 3. X 4. Ignatius 5. Elder 6. Darby 7...

Will be interesting to see which way they go with this hire. I could see it going to someone like Doug Cherry, who was on staff before Lee got there. Illustrious alumni pool to pull from, no doubt.

True, but Darby did it in a way that I’m not sure can or will ever be replicated. They beat nearly everyone to the punch when it came to middle school ball- and then used the startup of Vanguard to fuel their high school program. With the way the game has grown, I’m not sure any public school...

Agreed. The second tier of that region probably looks like Pick North, New Albany and Olentangy. All those teams bring back key pieces. I don’t think any of those teams measure up to the three you mentioned. Region 4 will also be interesting. This year there was more parity with schools like...

Which 6 seed is most likely to spring the upset? I’d say Walnut over X. Would be pretty crazy.

Those scores are seriously impressive from the Explorers. Unless Ignatius gets healthy and can knock them off, I don’t see them losing in the regular season.

Got to love the first week of the season. Quite a few surprises sprinkled in there.

Who are your top 5 in each region for D1? How about a team that will be better than people think? Southwest Predictions: 1. X 2. Moe 3. Walnut 4. Elder 5. Centerville Surprise: Lakota East Northeast: 1. Ignatius 2. Hudson 3. Ed’s 4. Jackson 5. Brecksville Surprise: Firestone Central: 1...

They should be better this year. Setter, Libero, Middle, Right Side and OH2 all back. Wouldn't expect them to be top of the East/Central (still weird making that adjustment) region, but they should be stronger than previous years. I still like Liberty, Mount Vernon, Berlin, Olentangy...

Vanguard just had their team placement tryout late last week. They’re usually late to the game posting rosters too. Wondering how many out of state guys they will have.

So intriguing to see how postseason will look. With 3 regions, how would state tournament look? Creek and Centerville being with the Cincinnati schools is also something I’m really interested to see, along with other strong D2 schools moving up like Alter. Postseason going to be a dog fight in...

The East has the most teams and therefore the most votes in the state, so that could’ve played a factor. Believe Meyer won South COY in 21, but hasn’t won State COY yet. I’m sure he’d take the rings over the individual recognition any day though. The guy is certainly one of the best right now...

Mt. Vernon should be the best team in the East. Bring back pretty much everyone from a team that made the regional final last year. I’d have Jerome second. Setting definitely an issue for Walnut. Was looking forward to seeing them at Witt but heard they had to drop due to not enough players...

Agreed, assuming both have all their weapons. Hard to tell with these summer scrimmages who will be full strength. Will be interesting to see Walnut’s outsides with a new setter. Spectators are allowed, so that may be a fun event to go check out!

Wittenberg is hosting a summer tournament for high school teams on July 29. I’m not sure of the complete team list, but know the following teams are going: East- Berlin, Kilbourne, Jerome, Thomas, Pick North, DeSales, New Albany, St Charles West- Beavercreek, CJ, Lakota East North- Firestone...