SPORTS WRAP: VOLLEYBALL ENTERS POSTSEASON PLAY

Coral Shores Morgan Bailey goes up for the spike.

Prep volleyball closed out the regular season on Oct. 15, sending each of the three Keys teams into the opening rounds of district playoffs. Key West began its postseason quest against Miami Sunset at home on Oct. 18, with the 10-10 Conchs needing to get past the 8-6 Knights in order to advance. Further up the Keys, Marathon and Coral Shores battled it out for the fourth time this season on Oct. 17, with Coral Shores claiming a 3-0 win in order to advance to the semifinal match on Oct. 19 against Somerset Academy South Homestead. With the loss, Marathon fell to 2-17 on the season.

In the last week of regular season play, Key West beat Hialeah Educational Academy 3-0 on Oct. 13. Coral Shores played two matches, defeating Marathon at their home Senior Night on Oct. 13 before hitting the road the next day and falling to Carrollton School, 3-0.

Tracy McDonald
Tracy McDonald fled to the Keys from the frozen mountains of Pennsylvania hours after graduating from college and never looked back. She is a second generation coach and educator, and has taught in the public school system for over 25 years. She and her husband met at a beginning teacher meeting in 1997 and have three children born and raised in Monroe County. In her free time, McDonald loves flea markets, historical fiction and long runs in the heat.