Prep volleyball teams have their Fall Schedules set for the 2025 season.  Both Marshfield and North Bend are in the 4A Sky-Em League.  Pirates will open the season Aug. 28 by hosting a jamboree with Brookings-Harbor & Reedsport.  On Aug. 30th, Marshfield will travel to the Challenger Invitational, Cascade Christian HS (Medford), followed by four matches at Sheldon (Eugene), Sept. 2, against 6A Sheldon, 5A Bend, 5A Summit & 6A Sprague.  The Pirates play at Creswell (9/16) and then host Coquille (9/18) in their home opener.  League play begins with North Bend at Marshfield (9/23), followed by four straight away matches at Cottage Grove (9/25), at Marist Catholic (9/30), at Junction City (10/7) to complete round one.  Round two starts at North Bend (10/9), followed by four straight at home, Marist Catholic (10/16), 5A North Eugene & Mazama for the Marshfield Invitational (10/18), and then end the regular season vs. Junction city, (10/23). Seven at home, seven away.  North Bend schedule:  The Bulldogs open Aug. 29 at the Cascade Crossover Tournament with host Cascade and Stayton.  First home match is Sept 4 against 3A Siuslaw & 4A Hidden Valley.  On Sept. 11, North Bend hosts Newport, before playing at 3A Creswell (9/16) and 3A Sutherlin (9/18).  The Bulldogs open league play Sept. 23 at Marshfield, followed by Junction City (9/25).  North Bend competes in the Junction City Invite (9/27), then hosts Cottage Grove (10/2) and at Marist Catholic (10/6) to end the first round.  Second round opens Oct. 9 at Marshfield, followed by the Seaside Tournament (10/11), then home to JC (10/14), Marshfield Invite (10/18), at Cottage Grove (10/21) and end the regular season at home to Marist Catholic (10/23).  Seven home, eleven away.  North Bend (2-6, 14-10) was fourth in league last year.  Marshfield (8-0, 25-2) was first in the Sky-Em League and Marist Catholic (6-2, 20-4) second.  That’s also the same way they finished at the State 4A Tournament with the Pirates winning the “Blue Trophy.”