Champions are usually able to overcome the obstacles confronting them.

Meeting those challenges earned Clear Falls and The Woodlands a chance to defend their respective regional volleyball championships this weekend.

Clear Falls plays Seven Lakes in Friday’s 6A Region III semifinals at the Campbell Center; The Woodlands travels to Huntsville for a Region II semifinal match against Highland Park. The Woodlands defeated Clear Falls in the 2013 5A semifinals on the way to an unbeaten season that included state and national titles. click here for complete story