HIGH SCHOOLS
2017 Volleyball 6A and 5A playoff brackets
Matthew Reese
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 pm
The high school playoff brackets are out for volleyball. Jerry Baker
Originally appeared on Vype.com.
It’s championship season for Houston-area volleyball teams as the start of the trek to Garland, Texas – the site of the UIL state tournament – begins now.
So let’s take a look at the favorites coming out of Houston. We begin in Class 6A Region III, where the upper part of the bracket is brutal. Ridge Point, Cypress Ranch, Dawson, Seven Lakes and Friendswood will battle it out just to get to the Regional Finals.
The lower part of the bracket sees Langham Creek, up-start Tompkins, Pearland, Kingwood and Atascocita as the favorites.
In Region III, The Woodlands and Oak Ridge will be on a collision-course to the Regional Finals. Also, watch out for Klein.
In Class 5A Region III, Kingwood Park, Willis, Tomball, Manvel and Barbers Hill are the top squads in H-Town, while Foster will be a tough out in Region IV.
Check out Vype for complete brackets.
First baseman Jon Singleton was released Tuesday by the Houston Astros.
Singleton had hit .171 with a .239 on-base percentage, no homers and two RBIs in 17 spring training games. The 33-year-old batted .234 with a .321 on-base percentage, 13 homers and 42 RBIs while playing 119 games last season.
The Astros signed Singleton to a $10 million, five-year contract in 2014 just before he made his major league debut, and after he had served two suspensions in the minor leagues for positive marijuana tests.
He batted below .200 in 2014 and 2015 before getting sent to the minors. He spent the entire 2016 and 2017 seasons in the minors and then tested positive for marijuana a third time.
Singleton requested his release from the Astros after receiving a 100-game suspension for that third positive test. He left the game before returning to organized baseball in the Mexican League.
He got back into the majors in 2023, first with the Milwaukee Brewers and later with the Astros.
Singleton agreed on March 8 to a contract paying $850,000 while in the major leagues and $425,000 while in the minors.
Jon Singleton cleared waivers and will be released by the Astros, source tells @TheAthletic. There is still a chance he re-signs with the Astros, but Singleton will explore his options.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) March 25, 2025