All MBHS volleyball teams competed in the state of Alabama's first ever outdoor volleyball match Saturday, August 29. Vestavia hosted the matches at Wald Park on an outdoor surface where the format and rules of AHSAA traditional indoor volleyball took place outside. All high school Spartan volleyball teams participated which includes the freshman, JV and varsity. Each Mountain Brook team played Spain Park on one court while Vestavia and Thompson faced off on another outdoor court.

“This is something we have been working on for about a year,” Vestavia coach Ashley Hardee told Vestavia 1Rebel Productions. “Some other college programs have played outdoor games and other sports at the college level like hockey and men’s basketball.”

Mountain Brook won the freshman and JV matches and varsity lost a close one in three sets. Mountain Brook volleyball continues its fall season and the full schedule is available on their website.