7th Grade Volleyball
The Blue and White teams for your 7th grade Lionnettes wrapped up their volleyball season this weekend at the district tournament. Both teams made it into the gold bracket and faced Rogers in the quarterfinals.
 
The blue team started off with high energy and momentum winning the first set 25-23. We started ahead the second set but fell behind at the end losing 23-25. The third set was a tough one and we lost it 25-17. The blue team improved so much this year and we are so proud of them!
 
The white team started off the tournament with an awesome win against Rogers. The first game was 25-22 and the second was a nail-biter 27-25. The win allowed them to move on to the district championship against a talented Highland Park. The Lionnettes dropped the first set 25-12. We fought back the second set but fell short again 25-16. The white team ended up 2nd overall. Way to go white team!

8th Grade Volleyball
The Blue and White teams for your 8th grade Lionnettes wrapped up their volleyball season this weekend at the district tournament. The Blue team qualified for the tournament in 4th place for the Gold Bracket and the White team qualified in 6th place for the Silver Bracket.
 
The Blue team started off with high energy in a hard-fought defensive game against Prosper Rogers but came up short in the first set 21-25. Blue just couldn’t get things rolling in the second set and fell hard to the Eagles 5-25. Presleigh Morris stood out from the crowd with 2 aces and 1 kill, and Zoe McKay had 3 aces from the service line. The Blue team finished the season and the tournament in 4th place overall. Great job, Ladies!
 
The white team started off the tournament with an awesome 2 set win against Scott Johnson. The first game was 25-15 and the second was 25-19. Emma Demouy had 1 block, 1 kill and 4 aces and Maggie Maple had 2 kills. This win allowed the White team to advance on to the Silver Championship against Cockrill. The Lionnettes dropped the first set 15-25. They continued to fight in the second set but fell short again 12-25. The White team ended up the season and tournament in 6th place overall. These girls have grown so much as players. We are super proud of you all!

The DMS Lady Lionette 8th grade volleyball team took on a well-rounded Evans team last night in the annual MISD Middle School Pink Out Game.
 
The Blue Team showed a lot of heart but lost in 2 sets with scores of 19-25 and 20-25. Landry Hugghins had 5 kills and Jacqueline Cape had 4 digs and 1 kill from the backrow.  
 
The Gold Team put up a good fight but lost in 2 sets as well with scores of 19-25 and 21-25. Kyanna Creecy had 5 kills, 2 blocks and 1 ace. Reagan Brown had 3 kills and 1 ace. 
 
White team had one of their best games of the year with a two-set win 25-17 and 25-21! Maggie Maple had an awesome night with 3 aces and 1 kill. Quay Mathis also had 6 aces and 1 kill while Grayson Abcarian hustled her tail off and played great defense on backrow. Way to go white team!!!
 
The Lionettes will be AWAY next Thursday against Cockrill middle school for our last district game of the season. One heart, one team!

Dowell’s 7th grade volleyball team took on a talented Evans team last night and came home with two wins and one loss.
 
Our Blue team started us off with an exciting three set win. We took the first set 25-20 but let them come back to win the second one 19-25. The third set we battled it out and came out on top winning the set 26-24 to give us the victory. Gia Gall had 13 assists and Izzy Adame had 4 digs.
 
Gold team had a hard night and lost in two sets 25-15 and 25-19. Natalie Ferracioli had 14 digs and Mallory Cormier had 2 kills. Let’s bounce back next week, Gold!
 
White team had their best game of the year with a two-set win 25-16 and 25-18. Lindsay Heater had 9 digs and Macie Whiddon had 3 kills. Way to go white team!!!
 
Your Lionettes have one last home game next Thursday against Cockrill middle school. We would love to see you there!

The Dowell Lady Lionettes 8th grade

The Blue “B” team’s serving game boosted them to the victory with scores of 25-11 and 25-6.  Landry Hugghins had 5 aces on the night and Cambri Stone had 2. Landry also had 4 kills and 3 defensive saves to help keep the offense rolling. Peyton Yon had an amazing night on defense with 3 digs and 2 defensive saves. Zoe McKay closed out the second set with a 10-point serving streak that included 4 aces as well. Everyone did a great job communicating and staying focused. Way to go Blue!
The Gold “A” team also dominated the court with scores of 25-12 and 25-6. Sydney Visser had 3 kills and 6 aces while Reagan Brown and Ava Patterson had 4 and 2 kills respectively. Reagan Fene had 4 great defensive saves and 2 hard served aces. Our Middle Blockers had an amazing game last night. Kyanna Creecy had 2 aces, 4 kills and 2 blocks while Holland Hannon had 2 kills, 1 block and an awesome 11 serve run that resulted in 3 aces to finish out the match! Way to finish strong!
Closing out the evening, the White “C” team won their game in 2 sets with scores of 25-9 and 25-14. Serving clearly put these ladies over the top of Scott Johnson. Sophia Brown, KK Washerlesky, Sophia Sherman, Qua Mathis and Peyton Miller all went on MAJOR service runs and had 2 Aces each and Hailey Millwee had 4 aces! Way to go ladies!
This was the boost our Lady Lionettes needed going into the second half of district play. Next Thursday, Oct. 4th, we will be in Prosper to face the Lady Eagles of Rogers. One Heart, One Team, LIONETTES!

Dowell Lady Lionettes 7th grade
 
Blue team came out on fire with Livi Reeves having 2 kills. We won the first set 25-12. The second set Kathryn Stein was a huge serving asset for us with 5 aces. We won the second set 25-9.
 
Gold team took the momentum and ran with it. Delaney Meza kept the game exciting with 3 kills and we won the first set 25-7. The second set Kali Vanderhoof had 4 assists to help us win 25-11.
 
White team started strong winning the first game 25-12. Makena Faust had 4 aces and Sophia Reyes had 3 digs. The girls played hard and won the second set 25-16.
 
Way to go Lionettes! Our next game will be October 4th at home vs. Rogers. See you there!

Dowell Lionettes 7th grade volleyball had a 3 team sweep against Faubion middle school last night.
 
Blue team started off strong with a 3-set win. Savanna Luther had 3 kills on the front row and Gia Gall had 3 assists.
 
Gold team carried through another 3-set win. Madison Berryman had 14 digs and Chelsea Hollopeter had 3 kills.
 
White team came out fighting with a 2-set win. Angelina Larry had some tough serves for us and ended up with 7 aces. Gabriella Wisetsarakool hustled on the back row and helped the team adding 2 digs.
 
Way to go Lionettes! Our next 7th grade game is Thursday, September 27th back at home against Johnson. See you there!

The Dowell Lionettes 8th grade volleyball teams played a tough round of games against Faubion Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 20th.

The Blue “B” team lost in a hard-fought 3 set match with scores of 12-25, 25-14 and 22-25.  Mallory Hugghins dominated at the service line once again with a 6-point serving streak in games 2 AND 3, racking up 4 aces along the way. Landry Hugghins and Zoe McKay also had 2 aces each throughout the night. Kelsey Drake and Montserrat Donadio made several smart moves defensively to keep the ball in play. Although they didn’t come away with the “W” our Blue squad showed a lot of heart!

The Gold “A” team also had a tough 3 set loss with scores of 17-25, 25-18 and 25-13.  Sophia Ricci really stepped up for her team and rocked the service line with an impressive 7 serve streak in game 2 that included 5 aces! Sydney Visser had 4 kills from the front row and Reagan Brown contributed 2 kills at the net and 1 back-row. Way to fight ladies!

Closing out the evening, the White “C” team lost their game in 2 sets with scores of 18-25 and 13-25. Hailey Millwee and Qua Mathis each went on a 5-point serving streak in game 1 with 2 aces each. Defensively, Emma Demouy and Alivia Rowe had several great defensive passes while KK Washerlesky had 2 tip kills at the net. We’ll get them next time!

It was a tough week for the Lady Lionettes but they are working hard and will come back stronger Thursday, Sept. 27th, when they face Johnson Middle School for their next away game. One Heart, One Team, LIONETTES!