Lady Lakers place sixth on the grand stage of the state tournament
For the first time, the TMSAA hosted a state volleyball tournament and a local team was on the grand stage last week in Franklin.
The Lake City Middle School volleyball team spent Thursday and Friday competing in the big event,
In Thursday’s preliminary pool play round, the Lady Lakers lost three matches, falling to Unicoi County (25-12, 25-12), Charlotte (25-13, 25-12) and Northview (17-25, 25-23, 15-7).
In elimination play, Lake City, a No. 4 seed, won its first match, downing Three Oaks in three sets, 12-25, 25-23, 17-15. The Lady Lakers were eliminated by Unity School in straight sets, 25-15, 25-19.
