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It is my understanding that Tullahoma was plagued by an illness that was going around the area. That and the fact they had to travel to GPS made for tough going I'm sure.

The Lady Rams are very worthy champions of the 2007 Best of Preps Tournament. They are very well coached and have excellent basketball skills. Congratulations and good luck with the rest of the season. It was a great tournament and thanks to Tennessee Temple and the Chattanooga Free Press for sponsoring it.

In the battle of the "Blue Teams" GPS came out on top 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22). For my taste the match was a little sloppy. Lazy free balls that were sent out of bounds or into the net, service errors, etc. Not the caliber of play that either of these teams showed during the Tandem Tournament this past week-end. Red Bank's blocking was great and it frustrated the GPS hitters. Red Bank's No. 21 was particularly effective. For GPS; Laughlin looked strong and Gearrin was great in defense.

The GPS family also prays for a quick recovery. Grace has a very talented team that will be a big factor in the A/AA playoff picture.

Deborah Lowry was out when we played them last week. She had an ankle injury. I don't know her exact status but I think she might be out for a few weeks.

Greatly appreciated. Yes the Dig To Win alumnae performed very well on Saturday. Lindsey Bibbee (Baylor) looks stronger than ever despite her knee injury which limited her play during the afternoon matches. It was a classic Baylor v GPS match; very close.

Congratulations to Whitney! We will have to get together for a scouting session on Father Ryan as they figure to be the favorite in Division II.

Silver Bracket Results Preliminaries Boyd beats Soddy 2-0 Houston beats Walker Valley 2-1 East Ridge beats Boyd 2-0 Karns beats Houston 2-1 East Ridge beats Karns 2-0 East Ridge is Silver Bracket Champion Gold Bracket Results Preliminaries Westminster beats Cleveland 2-0 Harrison beats Red Bank 2-0 Baylor beats Westminster 2-0 GPS beats Harrison 2-1 (22-25, 25-23, 15-10) GPS beats Baylor 2-0 (28-26, 25-18) GPS is Gold Bracket Champion All Tournament Team Baylor: Meghan Sledge; Whitney Anderson, Brittany Scoggins GPS: Hannah Shadrick, Jennifer Laughlin, Cayce Gearrin

The big problem for East Ridge today was that they had two very strong teams from Atlanta in their bracket. Harrison and Westminster both beat East Ridge in Pool Play.

Each team played a cross over pool match. GPS over Walker Valley 2-0 (25-13, 25-14) Baylor over Soddy Daisy 2-0 (25-9, 25-18) Harrison over Boyd 2-1 (26-28, 25-13, 15-6) Red Bank over Houston 2-0 (25-18, 25-18) Cleveland over East Ridge 2-1 (18-25, 25-22, 15-7) Westminster over Karns 2-1 (25-22, 28-30, 15-9) ReSeeding for Single Elimination Tournament Gold Bracket 1. Baylor 2. GPS 3. Harrison 4. Cleveland 5. Red Bank 6. Westminster Silver Bracket 1. East Ridge 2. Karns 3. Houston 4. Boyd B. 5. Walker Valley 6. Soddy Daisy

Additional Scores; Pool A Karns over Boyd 2-0 (25-18, 25-23) GPS over Red Bank 2-1 (25-16, 19-25, 15-9) Pool B Houston over Walker Valley 2-1 (27-25, 14-25, 15-11) Baylor over Cleveland 2-0 (27-25, 25-17) Pool C Harrison over Soddy Daisy 2-0 (25-15, 25-11) Westminster over Soddy Daisy 2-0 (25-18, 25-16) Harrison over East Ridge 2-0 (25-10, 25-21)

Additional Results; Pool A Red Bank over Boyd B. 2-1 (25-9, 23-25, 15-9) Pool B Cleveland over Walker Valley 2-1 (25-16, 19-25, 15-9) Pool C Westminster over East Ridge 2-0 (25-23, 25-22)

Results as of 12:09 PM Pool A GPS defeats Boyd 2-0 (25-14, 25-18) Red Bank defeats Karns 2-0 (25-7, 25-20) GPS defeats Karns 2-0 (25-13, 25-14) Pool B Baylor defeats Walker Valley 2-0 (25-9, 25-15) Cleveland defeats Houston 2-0 (25-13, 25-19) Baylor defeats Houston 2-0 (25-19, 25-15) Pool C East Ridge defeats Soddy Daisy 2-0 (28-26, 25-15) Harrison defeats Westminster 2-1 (25-20, 17-25, 15-9) Note; The Harrison and Westminster teams looked great. This is by far the toughest bracket in the tournament.

The Power Varsity division of this tournament features the following teams; Pool A GPS Red Bank Karns Boyd Buchanon Pool B Baylor Cleveland Houston Walker Valley Pool C East Ridge Harrison Westminster (Atlanta area) Soddy Daisy I will try to provide updates during the day.

GPS picked up the enthusiasim to play Div. II East Region rival Webb tonight. They won in three (25-8, 25-16, 25-18) Junior Hannah Shadrick did the most damage with 11 kills. Other offensive stats; Heather Parman 6K, 3 Aces Jasmine Brown 6K Marrisa Thompson 4 K and a block Jennifer Laughlin 2K and 4 Aces Camille Campbell 3 Aces Danna Myatt 1 K, 1B Catherine Garvey 1A Mary Beth Booker 1A Cayce Gearrin 1 A GPS got into their "Ball Control Mode" early. Cayce and Camille distributed the ball well and GPS never looked back. The Spartans have lots of freshmen and sophomores (10 in all) that will only get better in the coming years. Sara Blair (senior), was the offensive power tonight. She had 6 kills and an ace. Emily Dupree (senior) had three blocks and an ace. Faith Dupree (sophomore) had a pair of kills and 2 blocks. Santana Ewers (freshman) had a pair of aces. Kendal Hill (sophmore) had an ace.