In 1950, Worth County's girls had a volleyball team that won the Grand River Conference Championship, sharing the title with South Harrison with a 6-1 record. They needed to beat Maysville on their last game of the season at home to do it and they did, beating them 17-16. The Tigers fell behind 5-0 in their game with Maysville and trailed 10-5 at halftime before coming back to take a 14-12 lead. Maysville came back to knot it at 15 before Worth County scored two straight points to make it 17-15. Maysville cut it to 17-16, but time ran out before they could tie it -- back in those days, volleyball was a timed sport like football or basketball.
Team members were Helen Cottrell, Gala Mae Hunt, Marjorie Hughes, Joan Snead, Elsiemae Son (Captain), Geraldine Hamilton, Opal Harding, Chesteen King, Meredith Wilkinson, Roberta Jennings, Wilda Fletchall, Rita Hunter, Kathleen Son, Frieda Thomas, Ella Mae Shelman, Beulah Hill, Joyce Gabbert, Carmetta Maudlin, Shirley Nelson, Dorothy Jefferson, and Althae (Combs) McLain. Long-time football coach Glenn Marr coached the team.
On the same night, the Worth County boys basketball team won a big game on the same night, playing one of the longest games in school history. They beat Maysville by six points, handing the Wolverines their 1st loss of the year after Maysville had gone 21-0 to start the year. The game was delayed for 75 minutes late in the fourth quarter before Worth County held on to win the game.
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