The Woodlands volleyball team is back at the state tournament.A year after their record-breaking 45-0 run to the Class 5A championship and mythical national title, the Highlanders are going for their second state championship this weekend in Garland. They face San Antonio Churchill (39-7) in the 6A semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday at the Curtis Culwell Center.

“It’s extremely rewarding to have new players, totally new chemistry, and still be able to accomplish getting back,” 11th-year The Woodlands coach Leslie Madisonsaid. “It’s a testament to the hard work of the returning players, and their ability to believe, as a group, it could happen.”

They believed. That was the first step. They also stepped up, effectively replacing a host of talented players. click here for complete story and photo gallery