The Baker Lady Gators volleyball team has to be hoping seven is in fact their lucky number.
On six occasions the Lady Gators have played in the state championship match only to come home state runner up. Baker defeated Liberty County 3-1 on Monday in the Class 1A state semifinal by scores of 25-22, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23.
There are no Cinderellas left in the Class 1A volleyball tournament.
On Tuesday night all four matches to decide who would play in the Final Four were between teams that were one or two seeds. In other words, it was the best of the best in Class 1A playing each other.
A slow start was not indicative to the way the Baker Lady Gators volleyball team would finish on Thursday as they hosted Freeport in the Region 1-1A semifinals.
That slow start was the Lady Gators falling behind 18-11 in the first set. Baker scored the final 14 points of the set and took care of business in the second and thirds sets to sweep Freeport. The scores were 25-18, 25-12, 25-14.
One almost needs a calculator to figure out when a Baker volleyball team senior class didn’t win the district championship all four of their years on the team.
It’s easier just to count the number of consecutive titles. That number now sits at 21 after the Lady Gators beat Jay in three sets for another district crown.
Sometimes the best surprise is no surprise. That was the case Tuesday night when the Baker Lady Gators volleyball team took on Central in the District 1-1A tournament semifinal at Jay.
There might have been a few small hiccups here and there, but everything went according to script as Baker rolled to a straight set win by scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-15.
There will be no playoff run for the Crestview High School volleyball team this year.
The Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to an end in the first round of the district tournament on Monday as they were swept by rival Niceville 3-0 by scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-21.
It was as easy as one, two, three for the Baker volleyball team on Tuesday as it hosted Central for senior night. The Lady Gators swept the Jaguars 3-0 by scores of 25-6, 25-9, 25-8.
To put it in perspective, the Jaguars didn’t score enough points in three sets, 23, to win even one set.
It was a senior celebration for the Laurel Hill volleyball team on Thursday night as the Lady Hoboes hosted LEAD Academy for Senior Night.
Laurel Hill made quick work of the visitors winning the match in straight sets 25-14, 25-17, 25-17.
In what has become a recurring theme for the Crestview volleyball team, the Lady Bulldogs played Choctaw tough on Monday night only to fall in four sets.
The Indians won the match 3-1 by scores of 27-25, 13-25, 25-21, 27-25.
It was another night of frustration for the Crestview volleyball team on Thursday as the Lady Bulldogs hosted Niceville.
After winning the first set, the Lady Bulldogs found themselves tied with the Lady Eagles nine times in the second set and eight times in the third set only to lose both sets. In the first set, won by Crestview, there were also five ties.
