It is state championship week for volleyball and in this week’s edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with two coaches that have their teams making a return trip to the final four. Head coach Courtney Bland stops by to talk about the Crusaders season and previews the Class 5 semifinals and then Westminster head volleyball coach Ben Briney joins us to talk about the Wildcats and the attempt to repeat as state champions.

Jim Powers has been covering prep sports in the St. Louis area for 15+ years and a part of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship Broadcasts for the past 11 years. Powers is also a part of the Fox 2 Verlo Mattress Prep Zone Friday nights at 10:10 during the football and basketball seasons. If you have a prep sports story, please contact Jim at japowers2421@yahoo.com. Follow Jim at @hssportscaravan