Volleyball Rankings

Volleyball rankings

Class 4A

1. Mead (Spokane)

Prolific Panthers could be a five-peat in the making

2. Kentwood (Covington)

Craving another title shot after lone loss to Mead

3. Lewis and Clark (Spokane)

Don't underestimate Laurie Yearout's impact

4. Rogers (Puyallup)

Ashleigh Pollard & Co. can play with them all

5. Shadle Park (Spokane)

Picking up where they left off in '06 (8th)

6. Kamiak (Mukilteo)

Julie Church sends opponents to their knees

7. Monroe

Big Bearcats looking for sizeable state hardware

8. Prairie (Brush Prairie)

More than a basketball school, don't forget

9. Tahoma (Maple Valley)

6-5 Megan Ganzer (WSU) gives Bears tall hopes

10. Bothell

Mandy Saintz (KingCo MVP) has state in sights

On the bubble (alphabetically): Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), Bethel (Graham), Curtis (University Place), Eisenhower (Yakima), Graham-Kapowsin, Heritage (Vancouver), Inglemoor (Kenmore), Kentlake, Olympia, Pasco, Puyallup, Richland, Skyview (Vancouver), Spanaway Lake, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Woodinville.

Class 3A

1. Bishop Blanchet (Seattle)

New coach, same expectations, same results?

2. Shorecrest (Shoreline)

Four-year phenom Anna Herold heads reasons

3. Hanford (Richland)

Extra-motivated by state fizzle in 2006

4. Kamiakin (Kennewick)

All but one return from last year's state team

5. Mount Si (Snoqualmie)

With fountain of talent, drought appears to be over

6. Southridge (Kennewick)

Young but seasoned

7. Auburn Riverside

As if Brooke Bray wasn't enough, exchange student shines

8. Bainbridge

Kelcey Dunaway gets the job done

9. Issaquah

Stephanie Jones & Co. seek third straight top-five finish

10. Kennedy (Burien)

Ashley Eneliko; enough said

On the bubble (alphabetically) — Auburn Mountainview, Camas, Eastside Catholic (Bellevue), Enumclaw, Everett, Highline (Burien), Holy Names (Seattle), Mercer Island, Mount Rainier (Des Moines), Mount Spokane (Spokane), North Central (Spokane), Seattle Prep, Sumner.

Sandy Ringer, Seattle Times staff reporter