Three local volleyball teams

have reached the final four in their respective classifications, and one

could take home a state championship.

In the Class A Elite Eight

tournament at Holy Innocents, Landmark won three straight matches to reach

the championship round, following up their opening victory over Prince

Avenue Christian (25-13, 25-12, 25-23) with wins over Darlington and Decatur.

The Lady War Eagles will take the court Saturday morning at Westminster

and face the winner of the loser's bracket final between Decatur

and Walker.

The AAAAA Elite Eight tournament

was played at Marietta, and the McIntosh Lady Chiefs opened play with

a win over Oconee County in four games, then a four-game win against Kennesaw

Mountain. A loss to St. Vincent's put the Lady Chiefs in the losers

bracket, where they fell to Sequoyah in their final match to finish third.

St. Vincent's will face Sequoyah Saturday at Westminster for the

state title.

The Sandy Creek Lady Patriots

wrapped up their best volleyball season ever last Saturday with a fourth-place

finish in the AAAA Elite Eight tournament at Marist. After coming back

from a two-game deficit to defeat Ringgold (23-25, 10-25, 25-19, 25-12,

15-13) in their opening match, they fell to Woodward (9-25, 9-25, 11-25)

and dropped into the loser's bracket. A win over Greenbrier (25-8,

24-26, 25-20, 25-15) set up a rematch with Ringgold, which the Lady Patriots

lost (24-26, 25-16, 22-25, 21-25) to end their season. Woodward will face

Marist Saturday at Westminster for the AAAA state championship.

Starr's Mill also competed

in the AAAAA tournament at Marietta, closing out their season with losses

to Kennesaw Mountain and Oconee County to finish in the state's top

eight.

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