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Lady Highlanders finish runner-up in region after South Greene sweep

BY BRIAN HAMILTON GATLINBURG – The Lady Highlanders’ thrilling win in five sets over North Greene was met with a region championship match with defending state champion South Greene later Tuesday night. Gatlinburg-Pittman held strong for most of the first set, but ultimately succumbed to the Lady Rebels’ high-flying kills and fell three sets to none in the match (25-16, 25-13, 25-11). The Lady Highlanders will have one more opportunity to extend the season on Thursday in the substate round. “Well, if you lose, you go home. If you win, you go to the state tournament,” Gatlinburg-Pittman head coach Hagen …

Lady Highlanders edge North Greene in 5th set after leading 2-0

BY BRIAN HAMILTON GATLINBURG – The Lady Highlanders rallied from an 11-9 deficit in the fifth frame to hold off a pesky North Greene team after taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the first two sets. After giving up sets three and four and trailing in the fifth, Steffi Johnson was able to hit the winning shot across, which was unable to be returned, giving Gatlinburg-Pittman the fifth set 15-13 and the match 3-2. “I think my team loves to give the crowd and the coaching staff a heart attack every game that we play, so why make it different …

Seymour loses heartbreaker to Gibbs in regional semifinal

BY BRIAN HAMILTON SEYMOUR – The Lady Eagles responded with a win after each defeat Monday evening, but Seymour was just unable to must up enough plays to send them to the regional final, as Gibbs won the final set 15-4 and took the match 3-2, ending the Lady Eagles’ season. Set 1: Gibbs, 25 Seymour, 23 Gibbs took an early 3-0 lead in the first set, but Kaylyn Jarvis gave the Lady Eagles their first point. Seymour was then able to tie the set at 4-4 after trailing 4-1. The first set was neck and neck from that point …

Anderson County sweeps Carter to end Lady Hornets’ season

BY BRIAN HAMILTON SEYMOUR – Carter saw its season end on Monday night at the hands of Anderson County. The Lady Hornets were swept in three sets, as the defending Region 2 champion Lady Mavericks looked strong and poised to make a return to the state championships in Murfreesboro next week. Anderson County went ahead 3-1 early in the first set, before jumping out to a 14-7 lead and forcing a Carter timeout. The Lady Mavericks would only allow four points the rest of the way, winning the first set 25-11. Carter played strong early in the second set, as …

William Blount volleyball rebounds to defeat CAK

BY BRIAN HAMILTON The William Blount Lady Govs defeated Christian Academy of Knoxville in two sets, winning 25-14 and 25-16 over the Lady Warriors on Tuesday night. The Lady Governors (1-2) lost their first two matches of the season to Knoxville Catholic and Cleveland on Monday, but used fiery starts to jump out on the Lady Warriors. William Blount jumped out 10-2 in the first set, but let CAK come back to within five, at 13-8, before pulling away for a 25-14 victory. The Lady Govs notched 10 consecutive points to begin the second set, en route to a 25-16 …