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Start times released for VHSL volleyball quarterfinals

 Seven Timesland volleyball teams are still in the hunt for VHSL state titles this week.
 Start times have been released for Tuesday’s quarterfinals.
 The quarterfinal schedule for Timesland teams and the complete VHSL brackets are below:

TIMESLAND SCHEDULE
GROUP AAA

    Langley at Patrick Henry, 6 p.m.
GROUP AA
    Cave Spring at E.C. Glass, 7 p.m.
    Turner Ashby at Hidden Valley, 7 p.m.
GROUP A DIVISION 2
    Central-Wise at Giles, 7 p.m
    James River at Gate City, 7 p.m.
GROUP A DIVISION 1
    Clintwood at Auburn, 6 p.m.
    Galax at Rye Cove, 7 p.m.

VHSL CHAMPIONSHIPS
GIRLS
GROUP AAA
Tuesday
Quarterfinals
Ocean Lakes at Atlee
Albemarle at Stone Bridge
Lee-Davis at Floyd Kellam
Langley at Patrick Henry
Thursday
At Siegel Center, Richmond
Semifinals
Atlee-Ocean Lakes winner vs. Stone Bridge-Albemarle winner, 5 p.m.
Floyd Kellam–Lee-Davis winner vs. Patrick Henry-Langley winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday
At Siegel Center, Richmond
Championship
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
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Five prep volleyball tournaments postponed Tuesday

Inclement weather has caused the postponements Tuesday of the Blue Ridge, Seminole, Southwest, Hogoheegee and Three Rivers district volleyball tournaments.

The revised schedule for the affected districts is below:

Blue Ridge — First-round games are now set for Wednesday. The semifinals will be played Thursday at Lord Botetourt High School, but they will be played simultaneously in the school’s two gyms beginning at 5:30 p.m. The championship and consolation final will be played Thursday at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Seminole — First-round games will be Wednesday. The semifinals will be Thursday. The third-place game will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Brookville High School, followed by the championship.

Southwest — The first-round game between Richlands and Tazewell has been reset for Wednesday. If the game is played, the semifinals will be Thursday and the finals will be Saturday, all Carroll County High School.

Hogoheegee — The semifinals at Northwood High School have been moved to Wednesday. The championship game is still set for Thursday.

Three Rivers — The Three Rivers District semifinals will be played Thursday at Auburn High School. The championship game at Auburn will be at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Weather changes prep volleyball schedule

 Inclement weather has postponed games Monday in the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Seminole, Southwest and Pioneer district volleyball tournaments. Also, several games being played Monday were moved up to earlier starts.
 Below is the new schedule for the districts affected with the complete schedule: Read more »

Saturday, May 25, 2013

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About this blog

Robert Anderson, a Martinsville native and veteran sportswriter, has been the high school sports editor of The Roanoke Times since 2001. Check out his blog for breaking news, commentary and other happenings in Timesland sports. He will keep you up to date through the fall, winter and spring prep seasons, and he will keep tabs on offseason news during the summer. Follow him on Twitter @timesland.

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