WGHS Warriors "Spike" into Volleyball Playoffs

photo by Dylan Calvo

The Walnut Grove Warrior’s Varsity Volleyball move into the 2023 Round of 16 GHSA State Championships after their win against Sonoraville. Regional champions Walnut Grove High School look to conquer state this year, after their first playoff win in the school's history.
by Ty Cameron and Dylan Calvo

​The Walnut Grove Warrior’s Varsity Volleyball move into the 2023 Round of 16 GHSA State Championships after their win against Sonoraville. Regional champions Walnut Grove High School look to conquer state this year, after their first playoff win in the school's history, having a clean sweep during the region going 7- 0. 

WGHS 23-24 Varsity Volleyball finished this season with a record of 30-10. On Tuesday, October 17, the Warriors pulled off their first GHSA Playoff win vs. Sonoraville (Calhoun, GA). Sonoraville finished 18-22-2 and finished #20 in Georgia Class 4A. The Warriors finished the game with a score of 3 against Sonoraville’s 1 point score. The team will now be moving on in the State championship playoffs with their first match being against Lovett High School (Atlanta, GA). (maxpreps)

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A day before the game, Lily Ginn, a junior at WGHS, was asked about her expectations for the first playoff game she responded with, “I’m expecting us to win. Just play our best and we should go onto the next round”. Aniston Thompson’s, a sophomore at WGHS, expectations for the game was “Obviously to win but to also grow and move on”. According to Lily the team has “Definitely improved, I think we’ve gained better relationships and I think we’ve become an overall well rounded team”. Aniston also feels the same way with their improvement, “We have learned to work with each other and we have all just gotten better physically”.

WGHS are ecstatic after their first playoff win vs Sonoraville; but they are not done yet. WGHS plays Lovett home on October 21st at 12 pm, in their first sweet sixteen match in the school's history. This will lead them into their second game of the state playoffs, if they win they’ll move onto the game before the championships.

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