On Saturday October 7th, Northwood High School held its annual Northwood Invitational Volleyball Tournament. This year’s tournament included Northwood, Gate City, Rye Cove, Holston, Tazewell and Virginia High Schools.
Virginia High School had clean sweeps against Tazewell, Holston, Northwood and Gate City. It was the Rye Cove Lady Eagles who would give VA High the challenge of an extra set but the Lady Bearcats would prevail in the 3rd. (25-15, 17-25, 16-14). Jourdan Walker had a pivotal block in game three to give the Lady Bearcats the one point lead and side-out, allowing Samantha Venable to serve the game winning point.
During the last game of the tournament, Virginia High’s Makayla Payne reached her 1,000th kill, making her the second Lady Bearcat to reach the 1,000 career milestone this season. Aalliyah Worley reached her 1,000th assist earlier this season against Abingdon High School.