By STEVE CORNELIUS CJ Sports Editor
Sixteen high school volleyball teams from around the state will converge in Somerset for the Pulaski County Volleyball Invitational this weekend at Pulaski County High School and Northern Middle School.
Pulaski, Somerset, Southwestern, three-time defending 13th Region champs Rockcastle County and three-time defending 12th Region champs South Laurel will among some of the teams playing pool play on Friday night and Saturday morning. Tournament play will begin at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Pulaski has won the star-studded event for the past two years.
“If anyone has any interest at all watching competitive volleyball matches, Pulaski County High School gym will be the place to be on Friday and Saturday,” Pulaski coach Teresa Combs said. “We have 16 strong volleyball programs at this year’s tournament.”
Play will start at 5 p.m. with Pulaski taking on Wayne County on court-1 and Southwestern taking on Garrard County on court -2. Then at 5:50 p.m., Somerset will face Rockcastle County.
Here is a listing of the scheduled games:
FRIDAY
5p Pulaski VS Wayne 5p Southwestern VS Garrard County
5:50p Somerset VS Rockcastle 5:50p South Laurel VS Whitley County 6:40p Clay VS Corbin 6:40p East Jessamine VS Madison Southern
7:30p McCreary VS Carroll 7:30p Marion VS Anderson 8:20p Pulaski VS Corbin 8:20p Southwestern VS East Jessamine
SATURDAY 10a Somerset VS McCreary Central 10a Carroll County VS Rockcastle County
10:50 Wayne County VS Clay County 10:50 Garrard County VS Madison Southern
10:50 South Laurel VS Marion County 11:40 Anderson County VS Whitley County
11:40 Somerset VS Carroll County 11:40 McCreary Central VS Rockcastle County
12:30 Pulaski County VS Clay County 12:30 Southwestern VS Madison Southern
12:30 Wayne County VS Corbin 1:30p Marion County Vs Whitley County
1:30p South Laurel VS Anderson County
1:30p East Jessamine VS Garrard County
