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The Carroll County volleyball team finished in second place to rival Trimble County in the Carroll County River Classic, held Saturday at Carroll County High School and Cartmell Elementary.

“Overall, I am proud of our girl’s tenacity and drive throughout the tournament,” head coach Kristen Hooper said. “It was a long day. The girls played four matches in a row, and they were physically, mentally and emotionally challenged the entire time. Their ability to struggle through the hard times and celebrate the good showed their character as a team.”

It is hard to score if you cannot serve the ball over the net.

Well the Lady Panthers did not have any trouble with that Tuesday, Sept. 18 as they connected on 89 percent of their serves, helping them defeat the visiting Lady Rebels 3-1.

“Strong serving, aggressive serving, made the difference tonight,” Carroll head coach Kristen Hooper said. There was an optional serving practice after school before the game; not all of the varsity players came, Hooper said, but you could see the difference in the ones that did.

Despite missing a few varsity starters, the Carroll County girls soccer team held tough with the visiting Frankfort Lady Panthers, losing 1-0 Wednesday, Sept. 19.

Carroll head coach Greg Damron said both teams were suffering in numbers because of injuries, so they decided to play the varsity game first. Key starters goalie Nicki States, Kirsten Arvin and Jordan Bailey all sat out the game, so Carroll’s JV players filled in the holes.

All of the junior varsity runners finished in the top 10 Tuesday, Sept. 18 as the Panther running team competed in an NCKC meet at Henry County.

The JV Panthers ran a one-mile course. Fifth grader Clara Tuttle finished in 4th place in the girls race with a time of 8:45.75, while sophomore Kristen Doan finished in 8th place with a time of 11:16.68.