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Beachwood, Independence earn state rankings

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Steve Hare
By Steve Hare

Beachwood and Independence both earned a spot in the first Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Division III state poll released on Monday.

Independence, who played for the Division III state title last fall and appeared in the state Final Four in 2017, is at No. 3 while Beachwood is at No. 14.

The Blue Devils are off to a 7-0 start and are 4-0 in the Chagrin Valley Conference Metro Division. The Bison are 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the CVC Chagrin Division.

Independence already has a dominating 3-0 win over No. 13 Tuscarawas Valley and has upcoming matches against Magnificat (No. 7 in Division I) and Padua (No. 2 in Division I).

Week 1 OHSVCA Division III State Poll

1. Ottawa-Glandorf (16)
2. Liberty-Benton (12)
3. Independence (5)
4. Coldwater (2)
5. Huron (2)
6. Johnstown-Monroe
7. Wheelersburg
8. Hiland
9. Union Local
10. Waynedale
11. Crestwood
12. Crestview
13. Tuscarawas Valley
14. Beachwood
15. Galion
16. Northeastern
17. Versailles
18. Westfall
19. Ridgewood
20. Brookside

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Steve Hare
Steve Harehttp://www.ohiovarsity.com
Steve Hare is the Chagrin Valley Conference's Sports Information Director. He also created and publishes OhioVarsity.com, an online publication dedicated to providing hyperlocal coverage to area high school athletic programs. Hare began covering high school sports for the Lake County News Herald in 1997. Hare attended Willoughby South High School through the middle of his senior year, then graduated from Berkshire High School in Burton in 1986. He played football, wrestled and was an all-Geauga county baseball player (1986). He lives in Chardon with his wife Paulette and their children.

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