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Holy Redeemer and Nanticoke claimed the top two spots in the Wyoming Valley Conference standings and, with those season-long efforts, landed top seeds that will allow them to remain on their home courts as long as they are still in contention to extend District 2 championship streaks in girls volleyball.The unbeaten Royals are the top seed in Class 2A. They have won District 2 championships in every year since the school was created in 2007.While extending a streak that goes back through one of its predecessors, Bishop Hoban, Holy Redeemer will be looking for its 12th straight title as the Royals.Nanticoke won the first two Class 3A titles since the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association switched from three classifications to four in girls volleyball.Dallas has the chance to host matches in the first two rounds in Class 3A while MMI Prep gets to host one round in Class A.Class ATop-seeded Blue Ridge is the four-time defending champion in a field that includes just one WVC team, MMI Prep.The Preppers made the last three championship matches against Blue Ridge and took the Raiders to four games last year.At least in part because of the way the schedule fell, MMI (7-10) had a five-match winning streak, followed by an eight-match losing streak before beating GAR in the season finale.Senior Elisa Hreha was among the WVC leaders in digs, also leads the Preppers in aces and is second on the team in service points and kills.Class 2AHoly Redeemer was its usual dominant self, winning 51 of 52 games during its 17-0 WVC season. Its average score in those games was 25-10.Skylar Osenkarski led the WVC with 197 kills and Korren Hicks led the conference with 462 assists for the Royals.Meyers and Hanover Area are also part of the six-team field.Class 3ANanticoke finished strong to gain the top seed.The only loss by the Trojanettes in the last 13 matches came against Holy Redeemer in a match where they became the only WVC team to take a game from the Royals this season. Nanticoke then finished the season with a three-game sweep of Dallas to break a second-place tie in the conference standings.Rayza Ruiz led the WVC in aces and service points while joining Nanticoke teammate Alyssa Lewis among the top four in kills.Led by four-year starter Gianna Musto, Dallas used a veteran lineup to open the season with 12 straight wins. Even a 2-3 record over the final five matches could not keep the Mountaineers out of the second seed and the chance to play at home against any district opponent other than Holy Redeemer.Tunkhannock, Lake-Lehman, Wyoming Area and Pittston Area are also part of the eight-team tournament.Dallas (14-3) will be hosting an all-WVC doubleheader Thursday that also includes Tunkhannock (15-3), Wyoming Area (11-6) and Pittston Area (9-8).Class 4AWyoming Valley West, the ninth seed in an 11-team field, is the only WVC team in what is a subregional with District 11.Depending on results, Wyoming Valley West could end up meeting Delaware Valley head-to-head in a separate match for the District 2 championship.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Julia Andrejko (left), Sarah Liskowicz (46) and Holy Redeemer enter the District 2 tournament looking to add to the program&#8217;s trove of titles. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_TTL101318RedeemerDallasGVB1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Julia Andrejko (left), Sarah Liskowicz (46) and Holy Redeemer enter the District 2 tournament looking to add to the program&#8217;s trove of titles. </caption0><photoCredit0>Sean McKeag file photo| For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom RobinsonFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>DISTRICT 2 GIRLS VOLLEYBALLAT A GLANCECLASS AQuarterfinalsSaturday at MMI PrepNo. 5 Lackawanna Trail vs. No. 4 Mountain View, noonNo. 6 Elk Lake at No. 3 MMI Prep, 30 minutes after first matchSemifinalsTuesdayLackawanna Trail-Mountain View winner at No. 1 Blue Ridge, 30 minutes after first matchElk Lake-MMI Prep winner vs. No. 2 Susquehanna at Blue Ridge, 5 p.m.FinalsNov. 1 at North Pocono, 5 p.m.CLASS 2AQuarterfinalsSaturdayNo. 5 Montrose vs. No. 4 Meyers at Forest City, 1 p.m.No. 6 Hanover Area at No. 3 Forest City, 30 minutes after first matchSemifinalsTuesdayMontrose-Meyers winner at No. 1 Holy Redeemer, 30 minutes after first matchHanover Area-Forest City winner vs. No. 2 Dunmore at Holy Redeemer, 5 p.m.FinalsNov. 1 at North Pocono, 30 minutes after Class A matchCLASS 3AQuarterfinalsThursdayNo. 8 North Pocono at No. 1 Nanticoke, 30 minutes after first matchNo. 5 Lake-Lehman vs. No. 4 Western Wayne at Nanticoke, 5 p.m.No. 6 Wyoming Area vs. No. 3 Tunkhannock at Dallas, 5 p.m.No. 7 Pittston Area at No. 2 Dallas, 30 minutes after first matchSemifinalsMonday at highest remaining seedFinalOct. 31 at Wilkes University, 7 p.m.DISTRICT 2/11 SUBREGIONALCLASS 4AFirst RoundThursdayNo. 9 Wyoming Valley West vs. No. 8 Whitehall at Emmaus, 5 p.m.No. 11 Stroudsburg vs. No. 6 Pleasant Valley at Nazareth, 5 p.m.No. 10 Easton vs. No. 7 Bethlehem Freedom at Parkland, 5 p.m.QuarterfinalsFridayWyoming Valley West-Whitehall winner at No. 1 Emmaus, 6:45 p.m.No. 5 Delaware Valley at No. 4 Bethlehem Liberty, 4:30 p.m.Stroudsburg-Pleasant Valley winner at No. 3 Nazareth, 6:45 p.m.Easton-Bethlehem Freedom winner at No. 2 Parkland, 6:45 p.m.SemifinalsTBAFinalsTBA</factboxMeta></div>

D2 girls volleyball preview: Redeemer, Nanticoke enter as top seeds