Serving up success

In volleyball news, the Lanier Middle School eighth-grade volleyball team finished in an impressive second place in a recent volleyball tournament hosted by Pershing Middle School. Various middle schools participated in the Saturday all-day tournament including Hogg Middle School and Dawson Middle School. Pictured (front row, from left) are Lanier Middle School students Zara Crawford, Leighton Daranikone, Avani Gaalla, Jasmine Amirbekov, Micaela Correal; (back row, from left) Natalia Ferguson, Lilly Cabell, Autumn Lam, Riley Sillitoe, and Lily Johnson, and (at right) coach Steve Mann.

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