By CLAIRE CRUZ, Staff Writer
All local volleyball teams are playing district contests as of this week, and a few are already solidifying themselves as title contenders.
No East Valley team has shined quite as bright as the Harlingen High Lady Cardinals, ranked No. 19 in Class 6A by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Harlingen High is 6-0 in District 32-6A after sweeping Donna North on Saturday. The Lady Cardinals have only dropped one set during the district season and sit atop the standings.
Los Fresnos sits in second with a 5-1 record after defeating Brownsville Hanna (3-3) in four sets Saturday. The Brownsville Rivera Lady Raiders are currently third with a 4-2 record. Rivera defeated San Benito (1-5) on Saturday. Harlingen South (3-3) is tied in the fourth spot with Hanna. The Lady Hawks dropped a five-set battle to Weslaco High on Saturday.
The first round of 32-6A action ends Tuesday with Harlingen High facing Hanna, Rivera playing host to Donna North, Harlingen South visiting Los Fresnos and San Benito traveling to Weslaco High.
In District 32-5A action Saturday, Brownsville Pace defeated Brownsville Porter (3-2) to improve to 5-0 in district. Brownsville Veterans Memorial (5-0) also remained undefeated with a sweep over Donna High. BVM plays host to Pace at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a pivotal 32-5A match. Brownsville Lopez (1-3) also faced Edcouch Elsa on Saturday.
Rio Hondo got its District 32-4A campaign underway with a big five-set win over consistent title contender La Feria on Tuesday. The Lady ’Cats improved to 2-0 in district with a victory over Grulla on Saturday.
La Feria beat Raymondville 25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 25-17 on Saturday. Both teams are 1-1 in district. Port Isabel lost to Raymondville and faced Hidalgo in 32-4A’s opening week.
In District 32-3A, the Brownsville IDEA Frontier Lady Chargers boast a 2-0 record. Frontier defeated Brownsville Jubilee on Tuesday and beat Brownsville Harmony on Friday. Jubilee is 1-1 in district after sweeping Santa Rosa on Saturday. Brownsville IDEA Riverview faced Progreso on Saturday.
The Lyford Lady Bulldogs are well into their District 31-3A season. Lyford beat Weslaco Pike on Friday to improve to 11-1 in the district race.
In District 32-2A/1A, San Perlita and Lasara both dropped games to TGCA 2A/1A No. 9 San Isidro this week. Santa Maria was 2-1 before playing Bruni in a Saturday afternoon contest.
Brownsville St. Joseph is 1-1 in TAPPS 5A District 6 action after sweeping Corpus Christi Incarnate Word Academy on Saturday.