Vanden, Vacaville volleyball both lose playoff matches

The girls volleyball seasons ended for the Vanden and Vacaville High School teams in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs on Thursday. Vanden — the No. 11 seed in Division 3 —was swept by Placer 25-19, 25-15, 25-14. The Vikings finish with a 17-14 record after coming in second place in the Monticello Empire League with a 13-2 record. Their only two losses in league play came to Vacaville High. “A hard-fought match again tonight,” Vanden head coach Cindy Scolavino said. “Though we didn’t come out on top of this one, these ladies fought down to the last…