Washington State Coaches Association volleyball rankings

I'm about to drive to Marysville for a season-opening volleyball match between the Snohomish Panthers and the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks.

Snohomish and M-P placed second and third, respectively, behind three-time defending champion Monroe in the Wesco North last season. This year, all three teams are expected to contend for the top spot.

We will publish our 2009 volleyball preview soon, but here is something to get you started. These are the Washington State Coaches Association volleyball rankings, compiled by Tanya Campbell. The following local teams are ranked: Edmonds-Woodway, Monroe, Meadowdale, Shorecrest, King's and North Sound Christian.

Washington State Coaches Association Volleyball Rankings
Class 4A
1. Mead
2. Auburn-Riverside
3. Graham-Kapowsin
4. Kamiakin
5. Curtis
6. Issaquah
7. Edmonds-Woodway
8. Kentwood
9. Monroe
10. Olympia

Class 3A
1. Eastside Catholic
2. Bishop Blanchet
3. Seattle Prep
4. Shadle Park
5. Lakes
6. Mount Spokane
7. East Valley of Spokane
8. Meadowdale
9. Shorecrest
10. Mount Si

Class 2A
1. Lynden
2. Burlington-Edison
3. Black Hills
4. Selah
5. West Valley of Spokane
6. R.A. Long
7. Centralia
8. Fife
9. Grandview
10. Mark Morris

Class 1A
1. King's
2. Castle Rock
3. Zillah
4. Chelan
5. Lynden Christian
6. Goldendale
7. River View
8. Onalaska
9. Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls)
10. Cascade of Leavenworth

Class 2B
1. LaConner
2. Colfax
3. Tekoa-Oakesdale
4. Riverside Christian of Yakima
5. Adna
6. Toutle Lake
7. Lind-Ritzville
8. Northwest Christian of Colbert
9. Mossyrock
10. Pomeroy

Class 1B
1. LaCrosse-Washtucna
2. St. John-Endicott
3. Klickitat
4. Wilson Creek
5. Colton
6. North Sound Christian of Mountlake Terrace
7. Wilbur-Creston
8. Moses Lake Christian
9. Lake Quinault
10. Crescent