Oakland’s volleyball team continued their postseason run, improving to 26-9 by sweeping Collierville 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23) in the opening round of the TSSAA state tournament at Siegel High School on Tuesday.
The Patriots advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals to face Science Hill, which defeated defending Class AAA Champion Summit 3-2 after dropping the first two games.
If Oakland had any jitters in its first state tournament appearance, it didn’t show as after a blast by Laila Ogleton put the Patriots up 2-1 in the opening set, they were flawless in passing, serving and blocking their way forward…