By CLAIRE CRUZ, Staff Writer
The University Interscholastic League volleyball playoffs begin Monday, and many East Valley teams will be starting their push to the state tournament.
Action starts at 7 p.m. Monday with Brownsville Rivera (second in District 32-6A) traveling to face Edinburg Vela. District 31-3A runner up No. 14 Lyford will play 32-3A’s third-place team, Brownsville Jubilee, at 7 p.m. Monday at the Harlingen Jubilee campus.
The District 32-4A champion Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats will play Robstown at 6 p.m. Monday at Falfurrias Junior High.
All other bi-district matches will be played Tuesday.
No. 25 Harlingen High, the District 32-6A champion, faces Edinburg North at 7 p.m. at home. Los Fresnos plays host to Edinburg High at 7 p.m. Harlingen South will play at 7 p.m. at PSJA High.
No. 22 Brownsville Veterans Memorial will play host to McAllen High at 7 p.m. Brownsville Pace heads to McAllen Rowe for a 7 p.m. match.
La Feria plays Alice at 6 p.m. at Falfurrias Junior High. Raymondville lost to Grulla in a seeding match and will be the fourth seed out of 32-4A.
District 32-3A runner-up Brownsville IDEA Frontier plays Donna IDEA at 6:30 p.m. at home. Brownsville IDEA Riverview defeated Santa Rosa to reach the postseason as 32-3A’s fourth seed.