The City Section boys volleyball playoff seedings were determined Tuesday night and Venice High has been awarded the No. 10 seed in Division II. The Gondoliers travel to No. 7 Monroe of North Hills in the first round of the 16-team, single-elimination tournament next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
If victorious, Venice will either host 15th-seeded Washington or travel to No. 2 Los Angeles Jordan in the quarterfinals next Thursday, also at 7 p.m. The Gondoliers (11-17-2 overall, 6-6 in league) swept their regular season finale at on Monday to finish fourth in the , and that result may have improved their position.
The semifinals will be held on May 17 at 7 p.m. and the final will take place on Saturday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m. at Roybal Learning Center.
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Verdugo Hills is the No. 1 seed in Division II, followed by LA Jordan, Eagle Rock and Bravo Medical. Three other Western League schools are also in the 16-team draw. University is No. 6, Fairfax is No. 8 and is No. 12.
Western League champion Palisades is seeded No. 2 in the 24-team tournament. The Dolphins have a first-round bye and host the winner of Thursday's match between No. 15 Granada Hills Kennedy and No. 18 Chatsworth in the second round next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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West Valley League champion Granada Hills, which defeated Palisades in four sets in a nonleague match in March, is the No. 1 seed in Division I and also has a first-round bye.
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, which finished sixth out of seven teams in the Western League, is seeded No. 6 in the Small Schools Division.
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