Lakeland Volleyball

The Lancers moved to the semi-finals of the county volleyball tournament with a two-game victory over number nine seed Hawthorne. Lakeland, the top seed will play the winner of Thursday night's match between Clifton and Passaic Valley. That round will be played at Clifton so it won't be easy if the Mustangs perform true to the seedings and get to the next round. The championship game will be played at Lakeland and Head Coach Russ Kniewel and his team would love to play the inhospitable host on 11/1.
The Lancers have won 5 county titles previously but none since 2003. It would be a great achievement for this team to get another title after a couple of down years. They are basically a young team with 3 senior starters and one junior. Kniewel rotates in a bunch of sophomores that have really helped made this a dangerous team. No one can just focus on one of their hitters as anyone can step up at anytime. Still, the tournament is open and any of the teams still alive could take it all.