The Final Four (In pictures)

Heritage Middle claims fourth straight on marathon day

Sydney Long goes airborne for Heritage Middle at the Blount County Middle School Volleyball Tournament earlier this week. The Lady Mustangs went on to claim their fourth consecutive championship. Photos by Jolanda Jansma

At the close of a four-hour session on championship Tuesday at Alcoa High School, Heritage Middle simply would not fold.

The Lady Mustangs turned back a determined Carpenters team to claim their fourth consecutive title at the Blount County Middle School Volleyball Tournament. Enjoy some photographs of the final four teams — Heritage, Carpenters, Union Grove and host Alcoa — on a championship day that lived up to the billing.