Whitley volleyball wins 51st District championship Thursday

After a 3-0 (25-19, 25-5, 25-14) win over Knox Central Thursday evening, the Whitley County Lady Colonels volleyball team are once again 51st District champions.

The district title win took place at Barbourville High School Thursday, and it improved the Lady Colonels to 27-9 on the year.

Whitley will now shift their focus to this year’s 13th Region tournament, which they will be hosting next week.

Look in the 10/26 print edition of the News Journal for coverage from the 2016 13th Region volleyball tourney.