With their Gatorade Player of the Year and All American sitting in the crowd and another hitter on the bench, the Panthers managed to best the Bulldogs in five sets, with a gutsy comeback, 19-25, 22-25, 29-27, 25-22, 17-15. The championship match, pitting 2010 5A state champs against the 4A state champs, saw a tour-de-force … Read more
Congrats to the Gadsden Panthers, who won the 2010 Sweet Sixteen Tournament this weekend. The Panthers beat Mayfield in three straight sets, in a hard-fought match Saturday afternoon. “I thought it was a great tournament with a solid field. We are proud to win the Sweet Sixteen Championship for Gadsden High,” said head coach Al … Read more
I missed the pool play of the Sweet 16 tournament this morning, but caught up with the teams as the brackets began. I caught El Paso defeat Roswell, Mayfield beat Ruidoso, Artesia over Carlsbad in four sets, and Gadsden beat Las Cruces in four sets. All in all, a great day for volleyball!