![The 14U Club Challengers Volleyball Team is, from left: (top row) Assistant Coach Amber Etheridge, Erica Duenas, Riley Bowles, Heidi Martell, Lily Adams, and Head Coach Ray Lovelace; (front row) Alaynah Smith, Reagan Bowles, Taylor Ashlock, Kiara Soler, and Kailyn Ellis. [SPECIAL TO THE NEWS BULLETIN]](http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ghows-DA-82ce0ccc-0d0a-4c21-e053-0100007f3138-b4b74d90.jpeg)
CRESTVIEW — The 14U Club Challengers Volleyball Team participated in the 12th Annual Jax Jam Feb. 9 and 10 in Jacksonville.
After finishing third in their first two tournaments of the season, Director Angela Etheridge and Head Coach Ray Lovelace decided to test the players by entering them into the 15U division of 24 teams at this widely renowned tournament.
The Challengers' only loss came in their first match on Saturday, against the 904 Elite National 15U Team that would remain undefeated and capture the elite Open Gold Division Title.
"As for this younger team of 'Challengers', they won the remainder of their matches and captured the Gold Division Championship! This is certain to be only the first championship for the Challengers teams this season, with a total of 8 teams with players 7-14 yrs old," a team spokesperson said.
Email challengersvolleyball@gmail.com, or find them at Facebook.com/clubchallengers for more information about the Crestview-based USA Volleyball club.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: 14U Crestview Volleyball team wins Gold Division championship