Union Pines Lady Vikings Hadiya Balser (4) and Rachael Mashburn team up to block a shot in the third round of the NCHSAA 2016 Volleyball State Championships-Class 3A match against the Gray's Creek Bears, Oct. 29, in Hope Mills, N.C. Gray's Creek defeated Union Pines, 3-1. The Lady Vikings finished the season 19-5 overall, 10-2 in the Cape Fear Valley Conference and advanced two rounds further into the state championship than last year. (Timothy L. Hale/Special to The Pilot)