LAKE PLACID — It was a banner night for the Lake Placid volleyball team. The top-seeded Green Dragons stormed back to win the final two games against a tenacious Frostproof squad to win the Class 3A-District 10 championship on Thursday night. Lake Placid, which won the title match by scores of 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11, clinched its third consecutive district title and the championship banner that goes with it. "I feel so good and it's so awesome to win the district for the third year in a row," said Green Dragon senior Kristen Massung. "I'm so proud of our team, because we didn't play that well the first few games and we were able to come back and win. ...more

October 27, 2007

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid High School girls volleyball team has been focused all season on repeating as Class 3A-District 10 champions and making a return trip to the state playoffs. After dispatching a scrappy Mulberry squad on Tuesday night in the Class 3A-District 10 semifinals by scores of 23-25, 25-13, 25-10, 25-23, the Green Dragons are one step closer to achieving their goal. Lake Placid, which swept the Panthers during the regular season, bounced back quickly after jumping ahead and then losing the first game. ...more

October 25, 2007

LAKE PLACID –– Defending the Class 3A-District 10 championship has been a motivating factor all season for the Lake Placid High School volleyball team. After rolling through the regular season with an impressive 14-3 overall record, including 6-0 in district play, the No. 1 seeded Green Dragons begin defense of their title tonight with a home match against No. 4 seed Mulberry. A win against the Panthers moves Lake Placid into Thursday night's district final against the winner of tonight's other semifinal between No. 2 seed Frostproof and third-seed McKeel Academy. Frostproof and McKeel tip-off in the first game at 6 tonight, while the Green Dragons and Panthers take the floor at 7:30. ...more

October 23, 2007

LAKE PLACID — After a disheartening loss to Avon Park the previous evening, Lake Placid volleyball coach Marilyn Jones called a rare gameday practice on Tuesday to ensure her team wouldn't make similar mistakes against Sebring. The Green Dragons responded by making history. Kristen Massung and Sierra Weaver each had eight kills and Darby Underwood had two aces to lead Lake Placid to its first ever season-sweep of Sebring with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-16 dismantling of the Blue Streaks, who lost to LP in five sets earlier this season. ...more

October 18, 2007

LAKE PLACID – The will and effort was there, but the ending didn't turn out as planned. Lake Placid's volleyball team had suffered only one regular-season loss heading into Monday night's match against LaBelle, and the Green Dragons were out for revenge, as the Cowboys had beaten them earlier in the season. ...more

October 3, 2007

LAKE PLACID –– Looking for improvement. That's what Lake Placid High School volleyball coach Marilyn Jones wants to see from her talented squad with the district tournament only three weeks away. The Green Dragons have had a solid season thus far, posting an impressive 12-5 record, but Jones knows her team hasn't reached its full potential yet and has scheduled some weekend tournaments to compete in. ...more

October 2, 2007

SEBRING –– Its cool to be green. Time for the Green Dragon fans in Lake Placid to rejoice and wear your green with pride. The 3A Green Dragon girls volleyball team pulled off a stunning upset over the highly touted Sebring Blue Streaks in a five-set battle that came down to who wanted it more on Tuesday night. That team was Lake Placid, wich got great play at the net by Kristen Massung, Tara Weeks and Sierra Weaver to overcome the much bigger Blue Streaks. ...more

September 13, 2007