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High school volleyball season tips off

by | Aug 13, 2017 | Sports

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The volleyball season got underway last week, with teams from Wylie, Wylie East, Plano East and Sachse each doing well.

The latter won the Garland Tournament with a two-set victory over Denton Braswell, while Wylie won the Gold Bracket at the tourney by defeating Wylie East.

The Plano East girls  finished fourth at the 78-team Pearland Tournament. They entered the tourney seeded 30th and finished it with 6-2 record against some of the top teams in Texas.

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