Portland High’s volleyball team won the District 9-AAA Tournament championship after defeating Wilson Central in four sets on Thursday evening.
MT. JULIET Portland High’s volleyball team won its fourth District 9-AAA Tournament championship in the last five years, defeating Wilson Central 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 26-24 on Thursday evening at Mt. Juliet High School.
The third-seeded Lady Panthers advance to face Clarksville Northeast in the semifinals of the Region 5-AAA Tournament on Monday at Clarksville High School. Wilson Central faces Clarksville at 4 p.m., with the Portland-Northeast match afterward. The championship match will follow the two semifinal matchups.
Hendersonville 6, Gallatin 3: Jada Campbell scored twice as Hendersonville (12-2-2) pulled away from Gallatin in each team’s regular-season finale.
Haley Stevens, Lydia Hampton, Sydney Cason and Jessi Ashworth also scored for the Lady Commandos, who open the District 9-AAA Tournament at noon Saturday against eighth-seeded Wilson Central.
Veda Hooge scored all three of Gallatin’s goals. The fourth-seeded Lady Wave (10-5) face fifth-seeded Beech at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Gallatin senior Veda Hooge battles Hendersonville junior Morgan Wettengel for possession during Thursday’s match. Hooge scored three goals in the Lady Wave’s 6-3 loss.
White House 4, Beech 1: Junior Madisson Davis netted a hat trick and Madeline Hargrove also scored as White House defeated visiting Beech 4-1 on Thursday evening.
Davis has 39 goals this season and 99 for her career.
Beech fell to 7-9 with the loss, while White House improved to 12-5 and will host Forrest on Monday in the District 9 A-AA Tournament quarterfinals.
Merrol Hyde Magnet 2, Lipscomb Academy 1: Emilie Boone scored twice on senior night as Merrol Hyde Magnet defeated visiting Lipscomb Academy 2-1 on Thursday evening.
Gabby Wakefield and Josephine Hozan provided the assists for the Lady Hawks (8-5-1), who face Smith County on Monday in the District 8 A-AA tournament.
Thursday’s soccer results
Hendersonville 6, Gallatin 3
White House 4, Beech 1
Merrol Hyde Magnet 2, Lipscomb Academy 1
District 9-AAA soccer tournament schedule
Saturday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 seed Hendersonvillle vs. No. 8 seed Wilson Central, noon
No. 2 seed Station Camp vs. No. 7 seed Lebanon, 2 p.m.
No. 4 seed Gallatin vs. No. 5 seed Beech, 4 p.m.
No. 3 seed Mt. Juliet vs. No. 6 seed Portland, 6 p.m.
Monday’s semifinals
Hendersonville/Wilson Central winner vs. Gallatin/Beech winner, 6 p.m.
Station Camp/Lebanon winner vs. Mt. Juliet/Portland winner, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.