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Parkland volleyball prepares for national repeat

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The feeling of winning never gets old for members of the Parkland volleyball team.

They should know. They’re used to it.

The defending NJCAA Division II national champions open up their quest to repeat at noon Thursday when the Cobras (48-2) face the Community College of Rhode Island (22-5) at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W. Va., in the first match at the 16-team national tournament for both teams.

Parkland enters not only with the confidence of last season’s national title, along with several key returnees from that team, but also on a 15-match win streak.