Sports Editor

The Cobb County Invitational volleyball tournament was not friendly to the local teams that participated. The Starr's Mill Lady Panthers won one match and lost the other three matches this past weekend. Starr's Mill faced Etowah on Thursday and won in three sets,15-8, 12-15, 15-9. The Lady Panthers lost the rest of their matches in two sets. They faced Harrison after their win against Etowah and lost 15-7 and 15-8. On Saturday, Starr's Mill faced Notre Dame High School and lost 15-12 and 15-7 followed by a loss to North Springs, 15-7 and 15-10.There was positive play from Terri Cobb, who played excellent at the net and Delayna Backowski, Starr's Mill's highest scorer for the tournament.

McIntosh won two out of their four matches. They lost to Decatur and Woodward on Thursday night. The match with Decatur went three sets, with the Lady Chiefs losing 19-17. The team appeared mentally tired and it was that loss which kept the team from advancing.The loss to Woodward was by a score of 15-6 and 15-9. McEachern took McIntosh to three sets on Saturday with the Lady Chiefs winning, 15-10, 8-15, 15-13. Katie and Kelly Powers served to bring the team out of a six point hole. In their final game of the tournament McIntosh defeated Cedar Shoals in two sets, 15-7 and 15-9. Erika Snelling and Vanessa Contreras were the Lady Chiefs leading scorers.

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