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The spring republican volleyball tournament among schoolchildren will be held in January next year. On October 2, a lottery was held, and on October 24, a tournament to determine representative schools began in Miyagi Prefecture. The prefectural tournament will feature the top eight high schools in the prefecture, eight teams past the first round, and 16 teams each for boys and girls. Now let’s look at the female combination. The absolute queen Furukawa Gakuen will have her first match against Sendai Ikuei. Second seed Rifu, who lost to Furukawa Gakuen in the finals of the general and national qualifying rounds, will face Sendai Minami. Tokiwagi Gakuen Captain Ikumi Emen: “Last year, we lost in the first round of the high school spring qualifiers. I want to play with different people’s feelings on my shoulders.” The next match is the boys’ match. Top seed Tohoku, aiming for back-to-back titles, will play Ishinomaki in its opening match. In the first match, second place team Sendai Commercial will play against Tome Sogo Sangyo. Tohoku Gakuin captain Eya Konno: “I think we are a very strong team against Tohoku High School. We want to show our abilities.” The prefectural tournament, with the national ticket at stake, will begin on October 24 at Sekisui Heim Super. Arena in the city of Rifu. This will be done in the city of Rifu.