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Postseason volleyball gets under way this week and teams from all over the state will battle in hopes of advancing to next week’s state tournament at the Denver Coliseum.
One of the more interesting regions in the Class 5A field will be Region 11, which is hosted by Loveland High School.
At 20-3, the Indians come in as the high seed of the pool and have yet to lose a match to a non-league opponent but finished in fourth place in the extremely competitive Front Range League.
Cherry Creek come into the region with a 19-4 record, putting them at No. 16 in the state field. The record was good enough to finish third in another powerhouse league in the Centennial.
The lowest seed in the pool is No. 25 Liberty. The Lancers come into the weekend at 12-11 and finished fourth in the Colorado Springs Metro League.
The Bruins have high expectations for regional play as long time head coach Sally Moos is looking to lead her Bruins back to the Coliseum for the sixth year in a row.
“Our goal of going to state is solid in all of our minds,” senior libero Kate Chapman said. “We’re have trained for months to get to this point so we just have to play our game point by point.”
It’s also no secret that the Bruins have had success in regular season tournament play winning both the Cherry Creek Classic and Titan Classic this last weekend.
“We set the bar [high] with wins in those tournaments,” Chapman continued. “We now strive to surpass how we played then every time we step on the court.”
Games begin at 10 a.m. with Loveland taking on Liberty.
With three teams fighting for one spot emotions and energy will be high and only one team can keep its season alive.