Liberty eighth-grade volleyball team nabs county championship
MADISON – The eighth-grade volleyball team at Liberty Middle School won the Madison County 6A Middle School Championship Tournament.
Liberty’s eighth-grade volleyball team won the county championship. The team includes, front from left, Avery Lee, Michelle Schikner, Kyndal Oden and Alex Leudesdorf and, back from left, Katie Sharp, Brittan Davis, Joanna Russell, Kenzie Beckett, Bronte Ray and Sydney Miller. Mike Thorum and Jodi Jones coach the team.
“The eighth-grade team defeated Buckhorn in the championship match at Buckhorn Middle School on Oct. 8 to capture the 2013 county championship,” coach Jodi Jones said. Mike Thorum also coaches the team.
Katie Sharp, Brittan Davis and Sydney Miller were named to the Madison County All-Tournament Team.
In other action, the Lady Lions won their division at the Madison Academy Tournament and the Bumpus Invitational in Hoover. “They had a 9-1 season in Class 6A play,” Jones said.
