The Murrieta Mesa boys’ volleyball team finished in second place last weekend at the Steel Mill Classic tournament. Valley News/Courtesy photo

The Murrieta Mesa boys’ volleyball team has been hard at work prepping for the start of Southwestern League action, which starts Tuesday, March 15, against Great Oak. With eleven games under their belt so far, the Rams are garnishing a 7-4 record and took second place last weekend in the very tough Steel Mill Classic Tourney.

Murrieta Mesa went 4-2 in the tournament, with wins over Miller, San Gorgonio, Fontana and Western Christian. Their two losses came from Roosevelt, who beat them in pool play, and again in the finals, 2-0. This week the Rams will be on the court in preseason action against Beaumont, Elsinore, and Hemet. Match times are set for 4:30 p.m. in each of those games. Full schedules can be found online at http://www.maxpreps.com.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.