FAIRLEA- The fourth-seeded Greenbrier East Lady Spartans volleyball team defeated Capital, the 5-seed, on Tuesday night at the Spartan Gym in Fairlea in impressive fashion, winning 3-1 in the first round of the regional tournament.

East won the first set (25-21), the third set (25-22), and capped it off with a victory in the fourth (25-13) when Emma Dauwel tapped the ball over the net in between two Capital players for the final point of the night.

Spartan coach Dawn McClure thought once her team settled in, they just played their game.

“We had to shake off some nerves but overall, they played well,” McClure said.

The crowd on hand was very engaged in the match on both sides whether it was the Capital fans upset with the SSAC officiating crew or the East fans screaming and urging the

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