Kent Classic to be September 20th

The annual Kent Classic Invitational Volleyball Tournament will be September 20th at Kentlake and Kentwood High Schools. With the completion of the new gym at Kentlake the field will expand to 30 teams. There are still a few spots available for this popular tournament featuring teams from across the Northwest (and last year Norway). There has been interest from teams as far away as Arizona this year. Tournament details will be announced soon.

Summer Camps

There will be two Falcon Volleyball Camps this summer, both July 14th to 17th.

The Falcon Middle School Camp for Girls and Boys going into Grades 6 to 9, will be Monday to Wednesday 9 to 3 and Thursday 9 to Noon in the Main Gym at Kentlake.

The Falcon Elementary Camp for Girls and Boys going into Grades 3 to 5, will also be Monday to Wednesday 9 to 3 and Thursday 9 to Noon but in the Auxiliary and New Gyms at Kentlake.

Both camps will be $80 for all four days and $20 for any single day. Players that register in advance will receive a camp t-shirt and water bottle. There will be a $10 Late Fee for registering on or after the first day of camp. Online registration will be available shortly via Active.com.

There will be no camp for high school players this summer. Information on other summer activities will be posted soon.

Car Wash Changes

The car wash scheduled for April 19th has been canceled. There will be a car wash for Kentlake Volleyball at Wal-Mart in Covington on May 17th.

New Schedule Out - First Practice Will Be August 25th!

The new partial schedule is out and first practice for Volleyball will be August 25th, not August 18th as I guessed earlier. Sorry about that. The first three or four days will be tryouts following immediately by regular practice. The first possible day of playing is listed as Friday, September 5th, but that would require practicing on the two Saturdays or one Saturday and Labor Day.

Since there are now nine teams in SPSL North, the double-round robin schedule of the last two years is no more. Instead the Kent schools play each other twice (once in pre-season and once that counts for the league standings) and the other schools once. There is also a non-league match against Puyallup.

Senior Night will be on October 21st against Auburn Riverside.

• Tuesday, September 16: Kent Meridian @ Kentlake
• Thursday, September 18: Kentlake @ Kentridge
• Monday, September 22: Kentwood @ Kentlake
• Wednesday, September 24: Federal Way @ Kentlake
• Tuesday, September 30: Kentlake @ Tahoma
• Thursday, October 2: Kentlake @ Auburn
• Wednesday, October 8: Kentlake @ Puyallup NL
• Tuesday, October 14: Kentridge @ Kentlake
• Thursday, October 16: Jefferson @ Kentlake
• Tuesday, October 21: Auburn Riverside @ Kentlake
• Thursday, October 23: Kentlake @ Kent Meridian
• Monday, October 27: Kentlake @ Kentwood

The SPSL Tournament is November 1st, West Central District Tournament is November 7th and 8th and State is November 14th and 15th.

Two tournaments and up to two other pre-season matches will be added. No word yet on the Jamboree.