Good Friday morning volleyball fans.

Well, last week produced more exciting action. For the most part, the Lackawanna League has been status quo. However, Blue Ridge did compete in a weekend tournament where it lost to Athens, 3-1, and Wyoming Area, 3-0, but bounced back with a pair of convincing shutout wins over Lackawanna Trail and Mountain View.

Western Wayne remains undefeated in the league. Things get very intense for the Lady ‘Cats this week, but more on that later. They posted three wins by shutout and have lost only one game in the league this fall.

Delaware Valley went toe-to-toe with traditional power Holy Redeemer, eventually falling, 3-2. It is the second loss of the season for the Lady Warriors, who also have another big week coming up, again, more on that later.

All three teams qualified for their respective District 2 tournament.

And all of those results lead us to jump ahead in the our usual ON THE BLOG protocol.

We usually wait to the end and after the recap to unveil The Times-Tribune Top 5, but today, because for the most part results followed the expected pattern with one defeat, we have some news.

TIMES-TRIBUNE TOP 5

Western Wayne has taken over as the No. 1 team in the poll. The Lady ‘Cats deserve and have earned the recognition after their impressive start, and strong play. Delaware Valley did suffer, albeit to Holy Redeemer, a second loss. Now, that will all work itself out Monday in a much-anticipated match — if I can make it — when Delaware Valley plays at Western Wayne in a nonconference match.

After the flipping of the top two teams, though, everything remains the same. Blue Ridge remains at No. 3, Abington Heights, which did suffer a setback against Western Wayne, is fourth and Dunmore is in at No. 5.

RANK	TEAM	OVERALL RECORD
1	WESTERN WAYNE LADY ‘CATS	13–1
2	DELAWARE VALLEY LADY WARRIORS	9–2
3	BLUE RIDGE LADY RAIDERS	12–3
4	ABINGTON HEIGHTS LADY COMETS	9–4
5	DUNMORE LADY BUCKS	9–4

MATCH OF THE WEEK

DELAWARE VALLEY

AT

WESTERN WAYNE

MONDAY, 6 PM

NONCONFERENCE

So, after digesting that information you can see why we jumped ahead.

Delaware Valley will play at Western Wayne. This is a nonconference match, but it does count toward both team’s Power Rating in District 2. Plus, it sure will be fun and exciting.

First and foremost, three returning All-Region players and last year’s overall Times-Tribune Female Athlete of the Year will be on the court. So this could be one of the rare opportunities to see that collection of talent in one athletic event in any sport this season.

ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL

Emily ANDERSON

Delaware Valley

Rebecca KLEMOVITCH

Western Wayne

Sydney KROMPASKY

Western Wayne

2018-19 TIMES-TRIBUNE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Trina BARCAROLA

Western Wayne

Volleyball, Track and Field

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

DELAWARE VALLEY

WESTERN WAYNE

Emily Anderson

117 Kills

Rebecca Klemovitch

170 Kills, 120 Points

Kelly Volavka

243 Assists

Sydney Krompasky

60 Kills, 170 Points

Brooke Acoveno

57 Kills, 51 Points

Trina Barcarola

59 Kills, 110 Digs

Sophia Wood

76 Digs

Sabrina Sawyer

125 Points

Casey Kidd

64 Points

Kaeli Romanowski

109 Points, 296 Assists

Morgan Lee

36 Points

Kathy Shepherd

58 Digs