The fall season

of high school athletics is right around the corner. In fact, the Sandy

Creek Lady Patriots volleyball team begins conditioning next week.

Under new head

coach, Paul Combs, the team will meet Monday, July 23 at sandy Creek High

School from 4-6 p.m. for conditioning. Practice and tryouts begin the

following Monday from 4-6 p.m. Incoming freshmen interested in playing

volleyball must get a physical before they will be allowed to practice.

Combs takes

over for Coach James Slayton, who took the Lady Patriots deep into the

state tournament last year. Combs has coached for four years in Montana

and last year he coached at Jackson high School in Butts County. He has

met some of the girls from this year's varsity squad as they have had

open gym during the summer.

"I'm really

looking forward to the season," said Combs. "Coach Slayton left

a good program and it should be an exciting season."

The season

begins Aug. 11 with a jamboree at Starr's Mill High School. Matches are

scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The home opener for Sandy Creek will be Aug.

16 as the Lady Patriots take on Newnan and Banneker.

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