TROUP — Grace Community took home two victories from a season-opening dual match against Troup and Henderson.

The Lady Cougars beat Troup 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-17 and Henderson 18-25, 25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 15-7.

Bethany Kimmey had 17 kills on the day while Rilee Miller had 70 assists over the two matches for Grace.

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Grace Community 3, Troup 1

Grace Community   21   25   25   25

Troup                   25    21   18   17

KILLS LEADERS — G: Bethany Kimmey, 10; Taylor Kingsley, 8.

DIGS LEADERS — G: Emma Yeatts, 8; Kristin Braughton, 8; Madelene Williams, 6.

ASSISTS LEADERS — G: Rilee Miller, 33.

ACE LEADERS — Bethany Kimmey, 5; Emma Yeatts, 4.

JV SCORE — Grace 25-14, 25-19.

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Grace Community 3, Henderson 2

Grace Community   18   25   26   25   15

Henderson            25   20   28   17     7

KILLS LEADERS — G: Kristin Braughton, 10; Abbie Rives, 8; Bethany Kimmey, 7.

DIGS LEADERS — G: Bethany Kimmey, 16; Rilee Miller, 12; Madelene Williams, 11.

ASSISTS LEADERS — G: Rilee Miller, 37.

ACE LEADERS — Emma Yeatts, 6.

RECORDS — Grace 2-0.

JV SCORE — Henderson 25-14, 25-12.

NEXT UP — Scurry-Rosser at Grace Community, 4:30 p.m. Friday.

All Saints sweeps pair

LIBERTY CITY — All Saints opened its season with a pair of sweeps in a dual match against Sabine and Big Sandy.

The Lady Trojans topped Sabine 25-11, 25-20, 25-20 before taking out Big Sandy 25-10, 25-8, 25-17.

Katrina Kastmo led the way with 16 kills, 12 blocks and 12 digs in the two matches combined. Lanna Johnson also had 16 kills, adding nine digs. Madeline Wynne supplied 10 blocks, 10 kills and five digs while Maddie Smith rounded out the effort with 37 assists on the day.

“The girls played very, very well,” first-year All Saints coach Bryan Winegeart said. “It was a good start.”

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All Saints 3, Sabine 0

All Saints   25   25   25

Sabine      11   20   20

All Saints 3, Big Sandy 0

All Saints      25   25   25

Big Sandy    10     8    17

RECORDS — All Saints 2-0.

NEXT UP — All Saints in Van Tournament, Friday.

Gorman falls in five

QUITMAN — Bishop Gorman lost a five-set match to Quitman on Tuesday in the first game of its season.

The Lady Crusaders fell 25-23, 24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 15-6.

“It was a very tough-fought game on both sides,” Gorman coach Jessica Layne said.

Maddie Behm was perfect on 20 serves with two aces while Susannah Williams added 11 kills for the Lady Crusaders (0-1).

Gorman won the JV match 25-12, 25-11.

The Lady Crusaders next play in the Carthage Tournament on Thursday with pool play against White Oak, Overton and Nacogdoches.

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Quitman 3, Bishop Gorman 2

Gorman       23   26   21   25    6

Quitman      25   24   25   22   15

KILLS LEADERS — BG: Susannah Williams, 11; Maddie Raney, 4.

ASSISTS LEADERS — BG: Katelin Jacobi, 10.

SERVICE LEADERS — BG: Maddie Behm, 20 (2 aces); Danielle Smith, 4 aces.

JV SCORE — Gorman: 25-12, 25-11.

RECORDS — Gorman 0-1; Quitman 1-0.

NEXT UP — Gorman in Carthage Tournament, Thursday.

Lady Panthers rebound

BULLARD — With two sweeps, Bullard improved to 2-1 on the season, taking out Jacksonville and Bullard Brook Hill in the process.

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At Bullard

Bullard 3, Jacksonville 0

Jacksonville   20   23   23

Bullard          25   25   25

KILLS LEADERS — B: Meredith Daly, 10.

DIGS LEADERS — B: Mackenzie Fish, 6.

ASSISTS LEADERS — B: Bri Ridgley, 12.

FRESHMEN — Jacksonville d. Bullard 26-24, 13-25, 15-2.

JV SCORES — Bullard d. Jacksonville 25-17, 25-5.

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Bullard 3, Bullard Brook Hill 0

Brook Hill   17   12   22

Bullard       25   25   25

KILLS LEADERS — B: Mackenzie Fish, 7; Meredith Daly, 8.

DIGS LEADERS — B: Madi Hodges, 7.

ASSISTS LEADERS — B: Bri Ridgley, 14.

RECORDS — Bullard 2-1.

FRESHMEN — Bullard d. Brook Hill 25-23, 23-25, 15-5.

JV SCORES —Bullard d. Brook Hill 25-6, 25-9.

NEXT UP — Bullard at Carthage Tournament, Thursday.