PREP VOLLEYBALL: Tournaments shake up area rankings

There are some pretty good volleyball tournaments that happen throughout the state and three of them happened this past weekend. The Battle at the Beach happened at Venice High School and has always served as one of the premier tournaments in the state, with 16 top-ranked teams duking it out on four courts. Another was the Gene Gorman Invitational volleyball tournament, with eight teams, including three local ones, in the field. Charlotte was the winner while DeSoto County and Wellen Park had respectable performances. And at Wesley Chapel, Port Charlotte and Lemon Bay competed at the Florida Gem tournament, featuring…