The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears lost to the Yantis Lady Owls in three sets on Oct. 27 in a District 22-1A play-in game in Cumby. The Lady Bears missed the volleyball playoffs.
Yantis won the first set 25-13 after a 11-1 run early in the set. Yantis won the second set 25-20. Sulphur Bluff led 5-1 to open the third set and later pulled ahead 21-20, but Yantis closed the set with a 5-2 run and won 25-23.
This was the first time since 2014 that the Lady Bears missed the playoffs. The team finished the season with an overall record of 8-24. Seniors Holly Bassham, Natalie Carrell and Cobi Froneberger played their final high school volleyball game in the loss.