SALEM (WSLS)- Hundreds of girls from across the country are in the Roanoke Valley playing volleyball.
It's part of the "shamrock festival volleyball tournament," an event workers say has been going on for 16 years.
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There are girls on club teams battling for the top spot. They come from all over country; from the Carolinas to the District of Columbia.
Director Tamalyn Tanis says the event has grown every year.
"It's exciting I think we kind of tapped out as how big we can get for our area it's such a blessing to us as a family we want to bless our community of volleyball around here and provide this opportunity in town locally," Tanis said.
The director says when they first started 60 teams participated. Today nearly 250 teams are in the tournament.