What a crazy two-day extravaganza it was last Friday and Saturday at the state volleyball tournament. Saturday was a long day with the all-state volleyball meeting starting at 8 a.m., but it was a great day for a couple of local programs in Wirt County and Ripley High School. Wirt County managed to make its way through a completely stacked Class A division as the Tigers of head coach Janet Frazier captured the school’s fourth consecutive single-A crown. All the Tigers had to do to win was defeat No. 1 Doddridge County in the quarterfinals and then beat No. 2 Charleston Catholic in the semifinals. Talk about taking the easy route to a state title! I’m sure Doddridge County head coach Kris Bonnell didn’t figure the Bulldogs’ prize for winning their region would be to take on Little Kanawha Conference rival Wirt County in the first round.