Volleyball: Grace Community opens with win over Pine Tree

Published 8:42 pm Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Olivia Clark sets the ball for Grace Community during Tuesday's volleyball match with Pine Tree in the Pirate Center in Longview.

LONGVIEW — The Grace Community Lady Cougars opened their 2023 season by capturing a 3-0 win over Pine Tree on Tuesday at the Pirate Center.

Grace won 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.

Leaders for the Lady Cougars were Aubrey Felton (6 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs), Gracie Jewell (18 digs, 1 ace), Hannah Rath (4 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces), Keely Bozeman (8 kills, 17 digs, 3 aces), Kennedi Pickrell (5 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces) and Olivia Clark (17 assists, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs).

Grace next plays O’Connell Island Invitational in Galveston this weekend.

All Saints 3, Tyler HEAT 0



The All Saints Lady Trojans scored a 3-0 win over Tyler HEAT on Tuesday in a volleyball match at Brookshire Gym.

All Saints won 25-19, 25-13, 25-18.

Leaders for the Lady Trojans were Kennedy Wood (9 aces, 15 kills, 9 digs), Kayla DeCampos (25 assists, 6 digs), Olivia Goedeke (12 digs, 2 aces) and Rae Ledesma (8 digs).

Brook Hill 3, Alba-Golden 0

ALBA — The Brook Hill Lady Guard scored a 3-0 win over the Alba-Golden Lady Panthers on Tuesday in a volleyball match.

Brook Hill won 25-17, 25-11, 25-13.

Leaders for the Lady Guard were Julianna Mize (16 kills, 8 digs), Gracie Dawson (13 kills, 16 digs, 2 blocks), Brett Bellar (6 digs), Mia Vrbova (4 blocks), Blair Brister (3 aces) and Cassidy Clark (2 aces 24 assists.

On Monday in Bullard, the Brook Hill Lady Guard opened their volleyball season against the Longview Lady Lobos at Herrington Gym.

Longview claimed a 3-1 win (17-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-14).

Leading the Lady Guard were Dawson (11 kills, 15 digs, 1 ace), Mize (15 kills, 14 digs), Clark (28 assists, 2 blocks, 2 aces) and Brett Bellar (7 digs).

Brianna Converse (14), Triniti Jackson (13) and DaNaucia Johnson (11) all reached double figures in kills for Longview.

Lailah Horton added six kills for Longview. Auburn Sheppard had four blocks, Jackson three and Converse and Alyssa Grissom two apiece. Jackson led with three aces, and Aubrey Orban and Converse added two apiece.

Jackson handed out 31 assists, Horton four and Orban three, and Fatima Traore paced Longview with 14 digs. Jackson added 10, Converse eight and Orban five.

The Lady Lobos will compete in the Duncanville Tournament starting with pool play on Thursday. Longview will take on West Mesquite, Ferris and Wilmer Hutchins.

Cumberland 3, Leverett’s Chapel 0

The Cumberland Lady Knights scored a 3-0 win over the Leverett’s Chapel Lady Lions on Tuesday in a volleyball match at The Castle in Tyler.

The Lady Knights won 25-14, 25-20, 25-18.

Senior Jordan Johnson led the Lady Knights with eight kills and five blocks along with the contributions from senior Ava Young with 20 assists and freshman Selah Daniels with 16 service points, two aces and eight digs.

The Lady Knights will be in action at the Big Sandy JV & Varsity Tournament scheduled for this weekend.

Lindale wins two matches

KAUFMAN — The Lindale Lady Eagles opened their volleyball season with two wins on Tuesday.

The Lady Eagles defeated Kaufman 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-23) and Greenville 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-22).

Leading Lindale against Kaufman were Aspen Ives (9 kills), Maddox Lay (8 kills), Addison Ridge (8 digs) and Tatum Woodard (16 assists).

In the match with Greenville, leaders for the Lady Eagles were Lay (15 kills), Reagan Cates (8 kills), Kayli Vickery (7 kills, 3 blocks), Ella Hutchens (7 kills, 3 blocks), Woodard (19 assists), Macy Luster (17 assists) and Ridge (11 digs).

The Lady Eagles will compete in the Tyler Tournament this weekend.

Lindale’s JV fell to Greenville 2-1 (20-25, 25-19, 26-24) and Kaufman 2-0 (25-20, 25-14).

Against Greenville, Libero Holli Dunn led the defense with six digs. Clara Helvey recorded 10 assists for the Lady Eagles, while Brooke Gissell was strong with five kills, three blocks. Other Lindale leaders were Maddy Fowble (3 kills, 3 aces), Keirsan Sanders (3 kills, 1 ace), Lauren Stanton (3 kills) and Kenlie Collins (3 kills).

In the Kaufman match, Lady Eagles leaders were Kenlie Collins with three kills and the tough serves of Emory Schmidt. Gissell recorded three blocks.

Lindale’s Freshman A team defeated Greenville 25-23 and 25-12 in a collective team effort. The Freshman B team fought hard but came up a little short to a tough Kaufman squad 7-25 and 14-25.

Chapel Hill 3, Jacksonville 0

NEW CHAPEL HILL — The Chapel Hill Lady Bulldogs opened their volleyball season with a 3-0 win over the Jacksonville Maidens on Tuesday.

The Lady Bulldogs won 25-10, 25-15, 25-17.

Edgewood 3, Van 2

EDGEWOOD — The Edgewood Lady Bulldogs defeated Van Lady Vandals in a five-set thriller on Tuesday.

The Lady Bulldogs won 25-21, 26-28, 23-25, 25-14, 15-11.

Bailey Brooks led the Lady Bulldogs with 25 kills, 15 digs, eight assists, three blocks and an ace.

Other Edgewood leaders were Gracie Cates (12 kills, 20 digs, 2 blocks, 7 aces), Kassidy Paul (10 kills, 8 blocks, 2 aces), Kennedy Kovar (8 Kills, 5 blocks), Brilee Ditto (25 assists, 15 digs), Addison Kay (15 assists) and Trinity Hale (25 digs and 4 assists).

The Lady Bulldogs will return to action Thursday in the Tyler Tournament.

Brownsboro 3, Mineola 1

BROWNSBORO — The Brownsboro Bearettes held off the Mineola Lady Jackets on Tuesday in a volleyball match.

The Bearettes won 25-19, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22.

Leaders for Mineola were Olivia Hughes (9 kills, 9 assists, 6 digs, 4 aces, 2 blocks), Jaycee Maag (5 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces), Kali Chrietzberg (4 kills), Trinadee Jackson (6 assists, 7 digs), Caroline Castleberry (11 digs); Carmen Carrasco (6 digs), Kyra Jackson (2 blocks) and Jayla Jackson (2 blocks).

Brownsboro won the JV1 match (2-0) and Mineola won the JV2 match (2-0).

Spring Hill 3, Pleasant Grove 2

LONGVIEW — The Spring Hill Lady Panthers rallied from two sets down to earn a 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-11 win over Pleasant Grove on Monday.

Lesley Sanchez finished with 22 kills, two blocks and nine digs for the Lady Panthers. Carli Manasse added 12 kills, two blocks and four digs, Jovi Spurlock 17 digs, Caylee Lewis six kills, two blocks and two digs, Abby Fisher 25 digs, Savannah Irwin four kills, three blocks and nine digs and Elizabeth Corbitt five kills.

Tyhia Mack set it all up with 47 assists, adding 11 digs and two kills.

In White Oak on Tuesday, the Lady Panthers moved to 2-0 on the young season with a 28-26, 25-22, 25-11 sweep over the White Oak Ladynecks.

Manasse (13) and Sanchez (10) combined for 23 kills, and Mack dished out 31 assists to lead the way for Spring Hill. Manasse added five blocks and six digs, Spurlock three digs, Lewis three kills and two blocks, Alexa Johnson one kill, Sanchez three blocks, four digs and three aces, Fisher three assists, 15 digs and two aces, Mack 13 digs and three kills, Kyndall Witt one dig, Irwin four kills and six digs and Corbitt five kills, three blocks and three digs.

Calee Carter finished with nine kills, seven digs, two blocks and 20 receptions in the loss for White Oak. Addison Clinkscales added seven kills and three digs, Karsyn Edwards 13 digs and 23 receptions, Alli Sims 10 assists and three digs and Addy Young eight assists.

White Oak will compete in the Garland Tournament on Friday, taking on North Garland, Richardson and Frisco Independence in pool play.

The Lady Panthers will compete in the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament this weekend, facing Poth, Killeen and Victoria East in pool play on Thursday.

Central Heights 3, Tatum 2

TATUM — Nacogdoches Central Heights rallied for a 20-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 15-6 win over the Tatum Lady Eagles.

Camryn Milam had 15 assists and four digs in the loss for Tatum. Taydem Barker added 20 assists, 18 digs and two aces, Aundrea Bradley five kills and four digs, Kaysen Foster nine kills and 14 digs, Kamdyn Scott 21 kills and 10 digs, Katelyn Jacobs five kills, Karly Stroud 30 digs and two aces, Jayda Jones three digs, Caitlyn Jones three digs and Alexandria Brown five digs.

Sabine 3, Beckville 2

LIBERTY CITY — The Sabine Lady Cardinals opened the season with a 25-21, 25-19, 15-25, 20-25, 15-13 win over the Beckville Lady Bearcats on Tuesday.

Cale Brown hammered home 28 kills to go along with two blocks and eight digs for Sabine. Sarah Roberts had two kills, 15 assists, two blocks and two digs, Carah Strait eight kills, Caitlyn Stewart four aces, two kills and 15 digs, Ella Roberts three aces, 13 kills, three assists and three digs, Camryn Tatum a dig and a kill, Keeley McCann 26 assists, 12 digs and two aces and Emily McBride two aces, two kills and two digs.

Beckville was paced by Lexi Barr with 11 digs and Carli Tuttle and Hannah Hester with 13 assists apiece in the loss. Kellen Weaver had six kills, six blocks and three digs, Tuttle two kills and five digs, Maddie McAfee eight kills and 12 digs, Hester three kills and seven digs, Karsyn Coleman four kills, two blocks and three digs and Ayanna Burroughs six kills and two blocks.

Marshall 3, Elysians Fields 0

ELYSIAN FIELDS — Claire Abney handed out 13 assists, Alyssa Helton came up with 10 digs and the Marshall Lady Mavericks notched a 25-10, 25-23, 25-12 win over Elysian Fields on Tuesday.

Abney added six kills and four block assists for Marshall, and Helton recorded four aces and four kills. Presley Doyle chipped in with eight digs and six kills, Danika Cantu nine digs and four aces, Ahjia James nine assists, Ava Burke eight digs and Terria Wilson seven solo blocks.

Henderson 3, West Rusk 0

NEW LONDON — Kate Charlo hammered home 18 kills and added two blocks and seven digs for Henderson as the Lady Lions notched a 25-20, 25-14, 25-17 sweep of West Rusk.

Libby Rockey finished with 12 digs for Henderson. Tara McNew added six digs, Mary Ella Hampton seven aces, 30 assists and 11 digs, Ashlee Rodriguez five blocks, Chloe Ellis two digs, Nolyn Norris six kills and five digs, Brinklee Bowman four kills and seven digs, Jayda Brown three aces and thre digs and Greenlee Goodwin one kill.

Harmony 3, Hawkins 1

HAWKINS — The Harmony Lady Eagles opened the season with a 25-11, 25-19, 13-25, 25-19 win over the Hawkins Lady Hawks.

Gabby Hector dished out 20 assists for Harmony, and Rendi Seahorn added 14 kills, two digs and eight blocks. Maecy Toland chipped in with three kills and two blocks, Addie Young four digs, Trista Tittle two kills and Lezi Aslin and Mally Davidson two digs apiece.

Taetum Smith finished with 24 assists and 16 digs in the loss for Hawkins. Skylar Murray added 10 kills and two blocks, Alaya Scoggins eight kills and nine blocks, Jentri Evans six aces and Londyn Wilson and Abby McQueen four kills apiece.

Gary 3, Elysian Fields 2

ELYSIAN FIELDS — The Gary Lady Bobcats notched a 25-21, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 16-14 win over Elysian Fields to open the season on Monday.

For Elysian Fields in the loss, Kerrigan Love had 13 kills, Miley Holland four aces, Allison O’Brien three aces, Myah Silliman and Holland 10 digs apiece and Kaylen Commander and O’Brien six digs apiece and O’Brien 40 assists.

Garrison 3, Union Grove 0

UNION GROVE — Stef Rivera had four kills, Reece Jasick and Rivera three aces apiece, Jimena Rivera 14 digs and Stef Rivera 10 assists to lead the Garrison Lady Bulldogs to a 25-9, 25-21, 25-6 win over the Union Grove Lady Lions.

Stef Rivera added seven digs and Tati McDaniel four, and Jasick chipped in with five assists for Garrison.

Taylor Campbell had four kills, two blocks, three digs and three receptions in the loss for Union Grove. Chloe Brooks added three receptions and two digs, Gracie Lawrence three receptions and four digs, Natalie Woodard two kills, Karen Chavez three assists and two digs, Sarah Prince three kills, Daytona Vaughn two assists and two digs and Hannah Coulter two kills and two digs.

Troup 3, Overton 1

OVERTON — The Troup Lady Tigers earned a 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 25-14 win against the Overton Lady Mustangs on Monday.

Catherine Dennis finished with nine kills, 26 digs and four blocks in the loss for Overton. Kayla Nobles had 13 kills, 21 digs and six blocks, Kaylee Stephens 16 assists, five digs and three kills, Halle Mayfield 10 digs and two kills and Ja’Miya O’Neal 12 digs and three kills.

Linden-Kildare 3, Union Hill 0

LINDEN — Kaycee Neville fired off 17 service points for Linden-Kildare, and the Lady Tigers opened the season with a 25-6, 25-21, 25-10 sweep of Union Hill.

Rylee burns added 14 points, and Lynlee LeJeune finished with 12 for the Lady Tigers.

Wills Point 3, North Mesquite 0

WILLS POINT — Mavery Salisbury finished with 14 points and six kills, and Wills Point earned a 25-14, 25-10, 5-17 sweep over North Mesquite.

Sadie Bannister had eight kills and Jyllian Phillips recorded eight service points for Wills Point.

Rusk 3, Frankston 1

RUSK — Rusk opened the season with a win over Frankston (25-10, 18-25, 25-10, 25-13).

Jules Mendoza had 10 kills, an ace, two blocks and two assists, Alyjia Katon seven kills and two blocks, Sarah Boudreaux five kills, six assists, six digs, two blocks, Kennzie Norton three kills and six blocks, Aubrey Hassell four kills and three blocks, Gracie McCown four kills, Claire Tipton seven digs and two kills, Nicole Burkhalter nine digs, Ava Kozlovsky 15 assists, Ainslie Vargas eight assists and five digs and Lilly Gates seven assists and one ace.