WCHS volleyball reaches tournament championship
The Lady Pioneer volleyball team traveled to Oakland Tuesday night for a tri-match with the Lady Patriots and White County. The Lady Pioneer stumbled in both matches, falling to Oakland 25-16, 25-15 and 25-16. White County defeated the Lady Pioneers 25-14, 25-13 and 25-15.
The matches were part of a busy few days for WCHS, which fell to Van Buren County on Monday 25-18, 25-20 and 25-22.
Saturday, the Lady Pioneers traveled to Chattanooga for the Choo-Choo Classic. The Lady Pioneers had a solid performance as they finished second in their pool by picking up wins over Sequatchie County 27-25 and 25-15. Then the Lady Pioneers defeated Cleveland County 26-24 and 25-20.
Warren County faced Chattanooga Central in the finals, falling 25-19 and 25-20. This marked the first time in the history of volleyball at Warren County that a team won a game, much less a match, at the tourney.
“I was disappointed with our play against Van Buren County,” said coach Franklin Fisher. “We may have been a little tired from the weekend tournament.
“We played really good over the weekend in Chattanooga. Our seniors, Courtney Martin, Amanda Goad and Candace Stubblefield did an excellent job in the Choo-Choo Classic. McKena Rhea made some big blocks at the tournament and every body stepped up and played very well as a team.
“We have been going to the Choo-Choo Classic for many years without winning a game, and this year the girls not only won a game but won our matches to place second in our pool, that’s a big step.”
As for Tuesday’s matches, Fisher noted passing mistakes proved costly for the Lady Pioneers. However, he did see several positives.
“White County is the best team in the district right now, and we played them very well up front,” he said. “Rhea, Martin and Goad played big at the net and Stubblefield did a good job of setting the ball. We might not have won the match, but we played better than the score shows.”
Last Thursday, Warren County defeated Lincoln County in four games. The Lady Pioneers are 11-13 on the year.