Slidell’s ‘brand-new varsity group’ earns a sweep in volleyball season opener

Slidell first-year volleyball coach Logan Lockard was honest about the on-court experience returning to the two-time defending state champions this season. “If I remember correctly, being a new coach, we should have only three returners,” Lockard said. “We have some players who were rostered and practiced with varsity, but this is realistically a brand-new varsity group.” Despite that overall inexperience on the court, the Tigers used a plethora of contributors to earn a 25-20, 25-15, 25-12 season-opening road victory over Lakeshore on Sept. 1. “We ended up playing (Lakeshore) in our jamboree, so this is the second time we’ve played…