(11-2-15) – Last weekend the Valdez High School took time to recognize the senior volleyball players during their friendly matches against Kenny Lake and Glennallen. This year the volleyball team recognized seven seniors for their outstanding high school careers; Jessi Cox, Maddy Fleming, Madeline Hogarth, Sidney Hursh, Zoe Langseth, Mesa Rohrer, and Joy Shumate. This weekend the volleyball team will be hosting region tournament, which will mark the second of four region tournaments that will be hosted by Valdez. This tournament will host six teams consisting of Valdez, Delta, Monroe, Eielson, Galena, and Hutchison. The tournament is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday in the VHS gym. The first game will begin at 10:30am. The hometown Lady Bucs will have their first match at 3:45pm, and the final game of the day will be at 7:15pm. Saturday the volleyball matches will start back up at 10am with the championship game and award ceremony starting at 3:15pm. The Monroe Catholic Rams will be going into the tournament as the number 1 seed and the Lady Bucs will be right behind them coming in with the second overall seed. Coach Ronal Langseth is very optimistic going into this weekend. “Mesa and Zoe are two of the most devastating hitters in the state,” said Langseth when talking about the VHS volleyball team.