[mrknowitball]

To PHSForever: I never had North Oldham penciled in for anything, that was a different poster. 1980 Hockey? That happened once, since then the favorite has won the Gold every time.

To OrangenowBlue: Yes, 100% agree - Assumption is one of the top 3 teams in the country, maybe even #1 based on their Durango and Chicago wins. And they will likely win state for years to come. No one is arguing that point.

To all posters: This isn't basketball. Stop comparing it to that. Assumption has won 16 of the last 20 titles. Anyone doing that in basketball?

To bobcatfan8: Please show us all this different set of rules that Private schools follow, but public schools don't. I'd like to see them. In the meantime, what are you talking about?

>You stated private schools are allowed to practice year 'round but public schools aren't? That's just plain ignorant. They all follow the same dates and dead periods.

>You implied Private schools have deep pockets. The fundraising that Private schools must do each year just to get by is a fraction, a sliver, of what the county schools have in tax dollars at their disposal. Being better in volleyball has nothing to do with school funding.

I'll go back to my main, original point - only 6 schools have ever won the State Championship in tournament history - and they all hail from the same 3 regions. I say that's not much of a competitive situation and things should be changed. From what I'm hearing from all of you is things are great, keep it the way it is.