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<p>One of the biggest private high school volleyball tournaments of the season, the Houston Open 2023 was held last weekend at the Houston Skyline club, reuniting 24 of the best private school teams in the region for two days of competition.</p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/08/houston-open-2023-photo-gallery-part-1/"><strong>Houston Open Photo Gallery - Part 1</strong></a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/?p=453396">Houston Open Photo Gallery - Part 2</a></strong></p>
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<p>Prep Dig was in attendance on Friday and we got to see some really exciting prospects on the court during the day. We'll take the next few days to recognize the players who had great performance and we start now with the setters.</p>
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One of the biggest private high school volleyball tournaments of the season, the Houston Open 2023 was held last weekend at the Houston Skyline club, reuniting 24 of the best private school teams in the region for two days of competition.
 
                                                    
                    
                        
                            
                            
                                                                
                                                                            
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