The Baylor volleyball team is state runner-up after falling short in a back-to-back championship quest that ended with powerhouse Briarcrest winning the title match in four sets Thursday at MTSU.

Baylor will have its chance to defend the state volleyball championship Thursday after coming from a set down to edge Harpeth Hall in an elimination round game Wednesday afternoon.

Briarcrest bounced back from Baylor's first set victory and beat the Raiders 24-26, 25-23, 25-14, 25-14 in the semifinal round of the state volleyball championship Wednesday.

Another Baylor state championship team took steps toward defending its title Tuesday as the Raider soccer team blanked Ensworth 2-0 in the first round of the state playoffs.

The Baylor volleyball team took another big step toward defending its state championship Tuesday, beating Father Ryan 25-15, 22-25, 25-19, 25-20 in the quarterfinal round at Blackman High School.

McCallie beat Baylor 20-7 in JV football action Monday. Jeremiah Skipworth scored the Baylor touchdown on a nine-yard run with Roope Niskanen adding the point after.

Baylor bounced back from a first set loss to beat Hutchison in the sub-state round of the state volleyball playoffs Saturday, sending the Raiders to a tenth consecutive state volleyball tournament.

McCallie earned a 21-6 win over Baylor in the annual rivalry football game on Friday.

Led by race winner Helen Webb, the Baylor girls' cross country team finished first at the Fast Break Challenge Thursday. The Baylor boys were third.

The Baylor soccer team took a 3-0 loss at GPS in the season finale Tuesday. As the region's fifth seed, the Raiders will host Ensworth in the first round of the state championship playoffs next Tuesday.