Tennessee Athlete Hoping Dreams Come True at AAU Volleyball Nationals
06/22/2018
Despite having vision in just one eye, Lemons has become a star volleyball player and leads the Georgia Adrenaline into the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando.
Sierrah Lemons never gets angry – How could she? She considers herself blessed to be here.
A rising senior at Soddy Daisy High School near Chattanooga, Tenn., Lemons was diagnosed with eye cancer as a toddler and had her right eye removed on her third birthday. Still, despite having vision in just one eye, Lemons has become a star volleyball player and leads the Georgia Adrenaline into the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando.
Through personal coaching and participation in other sports like baseball, ballet and karate, the 17-year-old has developed into one of the top volleyball players in the Chattanooga-area, earning All-County honors. Playing middle hitter this season for the Adrenaline, Lemons led the squad in kills (95 percent), blocks (93 percent) and serving (92 percent), propelling her team to five tournament titles. She is being actively recruited by several Division I and Division II collegiate programs.
In the meantime, Lemons and her teammates are squarely focused on conquering the AAU club division and winning their first AAU volleyball national championship at Disney. The AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships is the largest volleyball event in the world. It is expected to bring more than $52 million in economic impact to Central Florida with an estimated 40,000 athletes, 9,000 coaches and 600 college coaches. The event will feature nearly 15,000 total matches on 166 courts between ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort and the Orange County Convention Center.
Check out the video below for more on Sierrah’s story and follow her throughout the tournament as she and her teammates try to make their volleyball dreams come true at the most magical place on Earth.
A rising senior at Soddy Daisy High School near Chattanooga, Tenn., Lemons was diagnosed with eye cancer as a toddler and had her right eye removed on her third birthday. Still, despite having vision in just one eye, Lemons has become a star volleyball player and leads the Georgia Adrenaline into the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando.
Through personal coaching and participation in other sports like baseball, ballet and karate, the 17-year-old has developed into one of the top volleyball players in the Chattanooga-area, earning All-County honors. Playing middle hitter this season for the Adrenaline, Lemons led the squad in kills (95 percent), blocks (93 percent) and serving (92 percent), propelling her team to five tournament titles. She is being actively recruited by several Division I and Division II collegiate programs.
In the meantime, Lemons and her teammates are squarely focused on conquering the AAU club division and winning their first AAU volleyball national championship at Disney. The AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships is the largest volleyball event in the world. It is expected to bring more than $52 million in economic impact to Central Florida with an estimated 40,000 athletes, 9,000 coaches and 600 college coaches. The event will feature nearly 15,000 total matches on 166 courts between ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort and the Orange County Convention Center.
Check out the video below for more on Sierrah’s story and follow her throughout the tournament as she and her teammates try to make their volleyball dreams come true at the most magical place on Earth.
