Every year, Burton's volleyball team participates in the volleyball tournament at Patrick Henry. This tournament is held every year on the first Saturday in September. Thus, this year's tournament took place on September 5th, where Union dominated the tournament. As many Burton fans know, the volleyball team has been struggling to pull out some wins the past couple of years. I am confident that will not be the case this year.
In the tournament, Burton's volleyball team ended with two wins and two losses. They beat Twin Springs and Holston, and lost to Floyd County and Patrick Henry. While talking to Jazlyn Adams, a senior and one of the captains of the team, she said, "We definitely had our ups and downs, but we learned a lot. We played some pretty good teams, and we have gotten better after seeing them. I think it really helped us and the experience will benefit us when we get into district play."
When the team participated at this tournament last year, they only won one game, and, unfortunately, that was the only game that was won all season. This year, they have already won more games in tournament play than the varsity volleyball program won in the past three seasons combined. After talking to Coach Laura Potter, she said,"Saturday really showed how much the team has improved from last year."
All in all, I'm proud of the team this year for coming together and putting the past behind us so we can hopefully win many more games and shock the district. With such a young team, I personally believe that they have the most potential in our area. The players are already coming together so well and, in the next few years, I hope to have a couple new trophies for the case outside the gym.
At the tournament, Burton's Kacie C., received an award identifying her as a player who would be selected for the All Tournament Team. During the tournament, Kacie led the team in kills (an attack by a player that is not returnable by the receiving player on the opposing team). Congratulations Burton volleyball players on your improvements and congratulations to Kacie C.