By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
The volleyball district pairings for several sites were released on Monday.
Buchanan, Dowagiac and Edwardsburg will compete in the Class B Volleyball District Tournament being held at Berrien Springs High School beginning Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Joining those schools will be the host Lady Shamrocks, Lakeshore and St. Joseph.
The Lady Bucks and Lady Lancers received first round byes and will await the winners of the opening round matches on Thursday, Nov. 1
Dowagiac will take on St. Joseph in the first match on Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. The winner will advance to face Buchanan in the semifinals.
Edwardsburg will face host Berrien Springs in the second match at approximately 6:30 p.m.
The winner will advance to face Lakeshore in the second semifinals on Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m.
The championship match is set for Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m.
Class C
Brandywine will travel to Eau Claire for its district tournament.
The Lady Bobcats will face Lakeland Conference foe River Valley in the first match on Oct. 30 at 5:30 p.m.
Bridgman will face Watervliet in the second match at 7 p.m.
New Buffalo will get the winner of the Brandywine-River Valley Match on Friday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Host Eau Claire will play the winner of the Bridgman-Watervliet match at 7 p.m.
The finals are also slated for Friday, Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
Also in Class C, the Cassopolis varsity volleyball team will travel to Marcellus to take on Constantine on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m.
The winner will advance to face Centreville on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m.
Host Marcellus will face Mendon on Oct. 30 approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the Cassopolis-Constantine match.
The winner will advance to the second semifinal on Nov. 3 against White Pigeon. That match will be played approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the first semifinal.
The championship match is set for Nov. 3, approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the second semifinal.
Class A
Niles will take part in the Class A District Volleyball Tournament hosted by Portage Central beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Portage Northern and Portage Central will play in the opening match of the tournament at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 30.
Niles will face Kalamazoo Central in the second match that night at 7:30.
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix will get the winner of the Portage match on Nov. 1 at 5:30 p.m., while Mattawan will take on the winner of the Niles-Kalamazoo Central match at 7:30. The finals are slated for Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m.