Volleyball

The following is some important information pertaining to this weekend's First Priority Volleyball Classic... DATES: Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17. LOCATIONS: Whitley County High School, Middle School and Intermediate School gymnasiums. NUMBER OF MATCHES and SCORING: All teams will get a minimum of five matches. Each match will be best of three sets. The first two sets will be to 25, win by two (no cap). The third set will be first to 15, win by two (also no cap). TIE BREAKING/SEEDING: There will be two phases of the classic - pool play and tournament play. There are three pools of five teams. Each team will play the other four teams...

The Whitley County Lady Colonels will be coming into the 2016 season looking to successfully defend their district championship crown, but the main goal will be to get back to competing for a 13th Region title after two years of getting knocked out in the first round of the region tournament. Whitley could have their best roster of players since that 2013 team that made it to state, but only time will tell if they will be able to match that achievement. In a recent interview, Head Coach David Halcomb talked about this year’s squad, saying, “I feel like we have a really athletic team. They do pass the look...

Lynn Camp volleyball missed out on the 13th Region tournament last season, but second-year Head Coach Lauren McMillan is hoping to build the program back into a top contender beginning with her young group of Lady Cats in 2016. The Lady Cats may be young this fall, with several middle schoolers making an appearance on the varsity roster, but they do have the benefit of increased participation compared to Coach McMillan’s first year at the helm. “For us to have 14 players on our roster is mind blowing,” McMillan said recently. “We have a completely new team this year, so we are having to go back and teach all of the...

Bryan Johnson is about to enter into his first season as head coach of the Corbin Lady Hounds volleyball team, and he is bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in the sport. Johnson began coaching at South Laurel High School when his daughter, Fawn Greer, started playing as a Lady Cardinal in the program’s inaugural season. Years later, he assisted Greer after she returned to coach the team herself. Johnson has also coached at Lynn Camp High School, helping the Lady Cats to back-to-back district championships in the early 2000’s. Most recently, he has led the Somerset Christian volleyball program to new heights, winning a Kentucky Christian Athletic...