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Jackson Cryst leads Sage Hill School’s boys volleyball team into the state tournament Tuesday. (PHOTO: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone).
Orange County teams have been selected for the inaugural CIF Boys Volleyball State Championships, CIF state officials announced Sunday.
In past years, only a Southern California and Northern California championships have been held on the state level.
First round matches are Tuesday, second round Thursday and Southern California finals are Saturday, May 24 at host sites. The state championship finals will be held on held on Saturday, May 31 at Fresno City College.
The CIF State Championships consist of four divisions, with all regional matches held at host sites, according to state officials.
Matches start at 6 p.m.
DIVISION I
CIF Division 1 champion Mira Costa is the top seed and will host Beckman on Tuesday.
No. 5-seeded Newport Harbor plays at Torrey Pines.
No. 6 Corona del Mar plays at No. 3 Carlsbad.
No. 2 Huntington Beach, the CIF Division 1 runner-up, hosts No. 7 Redondo Union.
DIVISION II
CIF Division 2 champion Mater Dei hosts No. 8 St. Augustine.
CIF Division 3 champion Tesoro hosts No. 6 Canyon Crest Academy.
DIVISION III
Top-seeded Sage Hill, the CIF Division 4 champion, hosts No. 8 Sanger.
No. 5 Kennedy, the CIF Division 5 champion, plays at No. 4 Taft.
No. 7 El Toro, the CIF Division 6 champion, plays at No. 2 Santa Ynez.
DIVISION IV
No. 4 Brea Olinda, the CIF Division 7 champion hosts No. 5 Hacienda Heights Wilson.
—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com