CASTLEWOOD - The Castlewood Warriors are back in the state volleyball tournament, but they are entering it with a much different feel this time around.
The Warriors (21-8) finished sixth place at last year’s state tourney. Coach Breanna DeKam said last year’s experience will help the team entering this weekend.
“It’s definitely helpful to know what’s going on,” DeKam said. “We all kind of felt last year like we were all going into the tournament blind almost. We didn’t know what to expect, we didn’t know how it was all going to work.”
DeKam said the team feels ready for this year’s tournament.
“We know what to expect, we know how the environment’s going to be, and that’s so helpful,” DeKam said. “We know what the gym is like and the floor is like, so just the little things like that helps us become a little bit more calm this year going into it.”
DeKam said the team has experienced a few highs and lows this season; however, the team has 
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