Volleyball: District pairings

photo by Tim  Wolfrum

Lakewood  Ranch's volleyball team has reason to celebrate - the  Mustangs are the top seed in next week's Class 7A-District 10 tournament.
Here are the pairings for the tournaments involving area teams. The top two finishers in each district advance to the regional  playoffs, which begin Tuesday, Oct.  28 (Classes 2A,  4A,  6A and 8A) and   Wednesday, Oct.  29 (1A, 3A, 5A, 7A).
Each team's seeds are in parentheses.

CLASS 8A-DISTRICT 8
SEMIFINALS - TUESDAY
(4)  St. Petersburg at (1) Manatee, 7 p.m.
(3) Riverview at (2) Palm Harbor University,  7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - THURSDAY
7 p.m.at highest remaining seed

CLASS 7A-DISTRICT 10
PLAY-IN GAME - MONDAY
(5) Palmetto at (4) North Port, 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - TUESDAY
Palmetto/North Port at (1) Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
(3) Braden River at (2) Sarasota, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - THURSDAY
7 p.m.  at highest remaining seed

CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 10
PLAY-IN GAME - MONDAY
(5)   St.  Petersburg Gibbs at (4) St. Petersburg Lakewood, 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - TUESDAY
Gibbs/Lakewood at (1) Gulfport Boca Ciega,  7  p.m.
(3) Southeast at (2) Bayshore, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP  - THURSDAY
7 p.m. at highest remaining seed

CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 10 at BRADENTON CHRISTIAN
PLAY-IN GAME - MONDAY
(5) Imagine School of North Port vs. (4) Saint Stephen's, 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - TUESDAY
Imagine School/Saint Stephen's  vs.  (1) Cardinal Mooney, 5  p.m.
(3) Bradenton Christian vs. (2) Out-of-Door  Academy, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - THURSDAY
7 p.m.