First-ever TMSAA Volleyball State Championships played in Franklin

The TMSAA has added girls' volleyball to its growing list of championship sports, playing the first-ever middle school state championship in the sport at Legacy Courts in Franklin on October 5th and 6th. Eight teams in Class A and eight teams in Class AA advanced from sectionals held around the state to participate in a day of pool play on Thursday. From pool play, teams were ranked and placed in brackets on Friday to compete for 1st through 5th places.

In the Class A place matches, West Greene Middle School defeated Charlotte Middle School in 2 sets (25-21, 25-19) to win the state championship trophy. Sale Creek Middle School earned 3rd place honors with a 2-1 victory over Unicoi Co. Middle School, and Unity Middle School claimed 5th place, beating Lake City Middle in 2 sets.

Grassland Middle School bested Brentwood Middle School 2-0 (25-17, 25-18) for 1st place in Class AA bracket play. Ross N. Robinson Middle School won the 3rd place trophy, defeating Greeneville Middle School in 2 sets. 5th place was awarded to Riverdale Elementary School following a 2-0 victory over Richview Middle School.

TMSAA wishes to extend congratulations to all 16 schools that participated in this championship event on their outstanding seasons. Complete results from the TMSAA Volleyball State Championships can be found here, while photos from CEJr. Photography can be found here.