Pine Ridge Middle School Volleyball Team Wins Lower Midlands Athletic Conference Championship

West Columbia, SC 10/21/2025 – The volleyball team from Pine Ridge Middle School has won the Lower Midlands Athletic Conference Championship.

The Yellow Jackets entered the championship tournament, held this past Saturday at Airport High School, with a 10-2 record and sole possession of second place in the Lower Midlands Athletic Conference’s West Division. 

Pine Ridge had a first-round bye in the tournament, then defeated William J. Clark Middle School, followed by Fulmer Middle School, to earn a spot in the championship game. Their opponent: the undefeated Lower Midlands Athletic Conference East Division champion Guinyard-Butler Middle School, whose team was undefeated in regular season play.  The match went three sets, with Pine Ridge coming out the winner.

The head coach of the Pine Ridge Middle team is Kylee Williams, and the assistant coach is Skylar Lacey Outzen.