Postseason on tap for 4A teams

Published 5:00 am Thursday, October 24, 2013

Four Class 4A volleyball teams from Central Oregon are headed for the postseason.

Crook County, Sisters and Madras have each picked up automatic berths into the state playoffs and will host first-round contests on Nov. 2. Ridgeview also advances and will host a play-in match next week.

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Champions from the Cowapa, Sky-Em, Far West and Greater Oregon leagues, as well as those from the Tri-Valley, Oregon West and Skyline conferences, are awarded first-round state playoff matches at home. An additional spot is then awarded to the team with the highest power ranking as determined by the Oregon School Activities Association; those rankings were set after the conclusion of regular-season play on Tuesday night.

Crook County finished No. 2 in the final 4A power rankings, earning a bye in the play-in round and a solid first step toward a possible eighth straight state championship.

Sisters ran the table in Sky-Em League play with a 10-0 mark, winning the conference outright for the fourth consecutive season and finishing fifth in the 4A rankings. After going a perfect 10-0 in Tri-Valley Conference action, Madras sealed its first TVC title since joining the conference in 2010. The White Buffaloes finished 13th in the final rankings but as league champions they were awarded an automatic first-round matchup.

Ridgeview was eighth in the final power rankings. Three conference champs finished below the Ravens in the rankings, elevating Ridgeview to a home play-in contest to be played on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The Ravens will host 21st-ranked North Bend, the fourth-place team in the Far West League.

—Bulletin staff report

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