Thursday night your 8th grade volleyball team ended their season with a SWEEP against Cockrill Middle School.
 
B Team started off the night with a great 2 set win 25-18 and 25-15. Izzy Fiori led the team with 7 assists and 4 aces, Cissy Jurney had 8 digs, and Emerson Abcarian had 5 kills.
 
A Team continued the night with another 2 set win 25-19 and 25-17. Adi Vanover and Alexis Green both had 9 assists, Grace Edwards had 9 digs and Rachel Smale had 4, and Miley Kelty had 8 kills and 3 aces while Shealyn Murray was close behind with 7 kills.
 
C Team finished the night with their own 2 set win 25-14 and 25-23. Selah Naff led the team with 5 assists and 2 aces, Emerson Anderson and Audrey Reding both had 4 digs, Sloan Anderson and Ava Dowling both led the front row with 3 kills, and Claire Williams had a 5 point service run.
 
7th Grade Volleyball
In the final B Team game of the season the Lionettes lost to a tough Cockrill team.  The score was 21-25, 21-25.  The Lionettes didn't go down easy as Sophia Lane led the team with 5 kills and 3 blocks. Ava Hutchison led the back row with 5 digs and 2 assists.  Great season girls!!!
 
A Team won the first set versus Cockrill and then lost a little momentum to drop the next 2 sets to the District Champ Cockrill A Team.  The score was 30-28, 17-25, 17-25.  Kati Apligian led the Lionettes with 4 aces, 5 kills, and 10 digs.  Madi Cormier had 6 assists, 3 digs, 2 kills, 2 aces, and 1 block.  Zimora McKnight led the front row blocking with 5 while adding 2 kills.  Laruen Uribe finished with 7 digs and 7 assists.  Great season Lionettes. We are so proud of you!
 
C Team Lionettes lost to Cockrill 19-25, 25-13, 14-16.  Addyson Lewis led the team with 4 aces and 1 kill. Kaitlyn Hensley had 3 kills and 1 dig.  Kendall McCord had 3 aces and 2 kills. 

​Great job girls!

7th Grade Results

B Team won big versus Johnson Middle School Thursday night by a score of 25-2, 25-9.  Haliee Talamante had 5 aces and 21 straight service points.  Lexi Bengert added 4 aces as well. Rylie Douat and Sophia Lane had 2 kills each.
 
A Team defeated Johnson Middle School Thursday night 25-9, 25-14.  Karina Purdin led the front row attack with 6 kills and 1 block. Madelyn Cormier added 5 kills also.  Lauren Uribe had 3 aces, 3 assists, and 2 digs.  Zimora McKnight added 3 aces, 4 kills, and a block. 
 
C Team completed the night with a 25-4, 25-7 win. Kendall McCord had 14 straight service points including 9 aces and 1 block. Addison Ruediger added 2 blocks. Ava Simpson added 2 aces. Reese Boyd had 2 aces.

Thursday your 8th Grade Lionettes had their final home game of the season and ended with three wins against Johnson middle school.
 
B team started off winning 25-13 and 25-16. Maggie Hoggatt had 5 digs, Izzy Fiori had 9 assists, Avery Hillman had 4 kills, and Milana Boesch had 6 aces.
 
A team also won in 2, 25-10 and 25-18. Alexis Green had 22 assists, Shelby Henderson led the team with 6 kills, and Shealyn Murray and Miley Kelty followed with 5 each, Grace Edwards had 5 digs, and Sasha Purdin had 3 aces.
 
C team wrapped up the night with another sweep in 2, 25-16 and 25-9. Kyleigh Kitchens led the team with 5 aces, Selah Naff had 4 assists, and Kylie Simpson had 3 kills.
 
Next week they will wrap up their season with their last game versus Cockrill. Great job girls!

8th Grade Lionettes took on a very talented Highland Park team at home and ended the night 1-2.
 
B team started off with a THRILLING win. The first set they were down 18-10 and came back to win 26-24. They took this momentum and dominated the second set 25-9. Cissy Jurney led the backrow with 10 digs, Avery Hillman had 9 assists, and Aniyah Johnson and Milana Boesch both had 4 kills on the front row, with Milana tagging on 2 additional blocks. Kiersten Cross and Emerson Abcarian both had 3 aces.
 
A team was neck and neck with Highland Park but fell short in 2, 25-21 and 25-22. Alexis Green had 9 assists, Shealyn Murray had 3 aces and 6 kills, and Sasha Purdin had 3 blocks.
 
C team played their tails off but couldn’t pull out the win. They also lost in 2 with scores of 25-19 and 26-24. Audrey Reding had 6 digs, Amelia Francis had 4 Kills, Sloan Anderson had 4 aces, and Lauren Butler had 3 blocks.
 
7th Grade Lionettes traveled to Highland Park last Thursday night.

B team barley lost to HP 25-23, 25-21. Sophia Lane had 5 kills, 1 block kill, and 2 aces. Brooke Anderson added 3 kills. Ava Hutchison and Madeline Boga both had 2 digs.

A team defeated a pesty HP team 25-23, 25-19. Madelyn Cormier had 5 kills and 2 aces. LilyMcKay added 3 aces. Kati Apligian had 3 kills and 2 blocks.

C team met a tough HP team and lost 25-7, 25-20. During the final set, the Lionettes surge was led by Kaitlyn Hensley who rolled off 5 straight service points including 2 aces. Kendall McCord added 2 aces.

Next week we play Scott Johnson.

8th Grade Volleyball results

B team started off with a strong 2 set win 25-12 and 25-23. Cissy Jurney had 6 digs, Avery Hillman had 7 assists and 3 kills, and Aniyah Johnson had 7 aces and 3 kills.

A team also won in two sets 25-10 and 25-19. Grace Edwards had 5 digs, Adi Vanover had 12 assists and Alexis Green had 9, Shelbi Kozlowski and Shealyn Murray both had 5 kills, and Miley Kelty had 3 aces.

C team finished the night with another 2 set win 25-14 and 25-17. Kady Huggins had 9 aces, Selah Naff had 2 assists, Ava Dowling had 3 kills, and Sloan Anderson had 3 kills and 1 block.

7th Grade Volleyball results

B Team Lionette Volleyball kicked off the night with a big win over Prosper Reynolds by the score of 25-11, 25-14. Sophia Lane led the front row attack with 3 kills.  Ava Hutchison led the back row digs.  Sienna Schutte and Sheridan Aranibar both had 2 kills each.
 
A Team Lionettes also won big over Prosper Reynolds.  The score was 25-9, 25-13.  Lily McKay led the team with 4 aces and 4 digs.  Karina Purdin led the front row attack with 4 kills and 1 block.  Lauren Uribe led the team in assists with 4. 
 
C Team Lionettes capped off the night with a 26-24, 25-9 win.  Addyson Lewis had 4 aces and 2 digs.  Kendall McCord led the front row attack with 2 kills and 3 blocks.  Addison Ruediger added 3 kills.  Way to go ladies. Still undefeated!

8th Grade Volleyball results

B team started off the morning with a clean 2 set win 25-12 and 25-17. Avery Hillman had 7 aces and 5 assists, Izzy Fiori had 3 assists, Kiersten Cross had 6 aces and 3 kills, and Cissy Jurney had 3 digs.
 
A team kept it going with another 2 set win 25-21 and 25-18. Adi Vanover had 14 assists and Alexis Green had 11, Grace Edwards had 3 aces and 11 digs, and Miley Kelty had 8 kills while Sasha Purdin and Shealyn Murray both had 5.
 
C team ended the night with a nail biting win 25-23 and 28-26. They started off the first set down 7-14 and Ava Dowling served her team back in it with 8 aces giving them the momentum they needed to take the game. Audrey Reding and Emerson Anderson both had 3 digs, Selah Naff had 5 assists, and Amelia Francis and Laruen Butler both had 4 kills.

Saturday the 7th grade Lionettes Volleyball Teams swept Prosper Hays.

B team won 25-17, 25-21. Sophia Lane and Bryn Weaver led the front row with 3 kills each. Bryn added 3 aces and 4 service points. Sophia Lane added 9 service points. Hailee Talamante had 3 assists.

A Team also won 25-15, 25-17. Lauren Uribe kicked off the match with 9 straight service points. She also had 5 assists.  Madelyn Cormier had 5 kills, 1 ace and 3 service points.  Karina Purdin added 3 kills and 2 blocks.

C Team finished up by winning 25-11, 25-16. Alanis O’Neill has 4 aces. Addison Ruediger led the front row with 2 kills. Kaitlyn Hensley added 10 service points.

This coming Thursday, the 7th grade plays at Highland Park while the 8th grade plays at Dowell.

7th Grade Lionette Volleyball swept Prosper Rushing Thursday night.  All 3 Lionette teams won big. 
 
B Team defeated Rushing 25-10, 25-4.  Ava Hutchison and Quinn Corich had 6 and 7 aces respectively.  Ava's serve won 17 service points while Quinn's serve won 10 service points.  Sophia Lane led the front row attack. 
 
A Team won over Prosper Rushing 25-10, 25-9 Thursday night.  Lauren Uribe served up 7 aces, scored 19 service points, had 1 assist, and 2 kills.  Charlotte Marr added 4 aces. 
 
C Team also won by the score of 25-6, 25-15.  Ava James had 6 aces and 6 service points.  Ava Simpson added 5 aces and 9 service points.   Kendall McCord led the front row attack.  Next week the Lionettes play Prosper Reynolds at Dowell. 

8th Grade Lionette Volleyball Results

B team started off the night with a clean 2 set win 25-18 and 25-23. Aniyah Johnson had 4 aces, Cissy Jurney had 8 digs, Izzy Fiori had 10 assists, and Sofia Bautista had 6 kills.

A team continued the excitement with another 2 set win 25-20 and 25-11. Adi Vanover had 3 aces and 14 assists, Grace Edwards had 8 digs, and Shealyn Murray had 6 kills.

C team took it home winning our first 3 set match of the year 25-11, 19-25, and 15-4. Selah Naff and Kady Huggins both had 10 aces!!!! Ava Dowling had 3 kills, and Sophie Davies had her head in the game with 3 digs.

We are so proud of you all! Next week we will take on Prosper Reynolds..

The 7th Grade Lionettes volleyball teams swept Evans Thursday night. 
 
The B Team kicked off the night defeating Evans 25-9, 25-10.  Alexa Bengert went on a huge service run in the first set rolling out 9 straight service points.  Alexa later added 10 more for a total of 19.  Sophia Lane led the front row attack with 5 kills and 3 blocks. 
 
The A Team was able to knock off a feisty Evans squad in 3 by winning 28-26, 24-26, 25-15.  Madalyn Cormier had 5 aces, 3 kills, and 4 assists.  Zimora McKnight added 3 kills.  Karina Purdin had 11 service points with 3 aces. 
 
The C Team rounded out the night by crushing Evans 25-6, 25-6.  Ava Simpson led all servers with 4 aces and 13 service points.  Kendall McCord added 8 service points and 2 kills. Kamdyn Haney also added 3 aces. 

The 8th grade volleyball team took on Evans middle school at McKinney Boyd and ended the night 2-1.
 
The B team started off with a thrilling win in 2, 26-24 and 25-10. Avery Hillman had 7 assists, Cissy Jurney and Sofia Bautista had 6 digs, Kiersten Cross had 4 aces, and Emerson Abcarian had 3 kills.
 
“A” team played a talented Evans team and fell short in 2 sets 20-25 and 21-25. Shealyn Murray had 12 digs, Adi Vanover had 4 assists, Miley Kelty had 5 kills and 4 aces, and Shelby Henderson had 2 blocks.
 
C team ended the night with a great 2 set win 25-10 and 25-11. Kady Huggins had 7 aces, Sophie Davies had 2 digs, and Lauren Butler had 4 kills.
 
Next week 7th grade is home while 8th grade volleyball will travel to take on Prosper Rushing. Great job Lionettes!

7th Grade Lionettes swept Faubion in the home opener for volleyball season.
 
B Team defeated Faubion 25-7, 25-17 Thursday night at Dowell.  Quinn Corich served up 6 aces while rolling out 13 straight services points in set #1 adding 2 more later for a total of 15.  Sienna Schutte led the hitters with 3 kills.  Hailee Talamante had 4 assists. 
 
A Team also won over Faubion 25-16, 25-19.  Kathryn Apligian had 4 aces and 6 service points. Zimora McNight had Karina Purdin had 4 kills each. Kinsey Molina and Lauren Uribe led the team in assist. 
 
C Team finished the night with a win as well defeating Faubion 25-22, 25-13.  Ava Simpson led the Lionettes in service points and aces. Kamdyn Haney led the team in digs.  Dowell plays next Thursday at Evans.

8th grade volleyball team also swept Faubion middle school 3-0.
 
B team started off with a solid 2 set win 25-13 and 25-17. Sofia Bautista led the team behind the service line with 8 aces, Cissy Jurney led the team with 7 digs, Avery Hillman had 8 assists, and Emerson Abcarian and Aniyah Johnson both had 3 kills. They played outstanding defense and were aggressive on offense.
 
A team started off strong winning the first set 25-8 and finished it off the next set 25- 18. Izzy Fiori had 10 assists, Grace Edwards had 6 aces and 7 digs, and Shelby Henderson had 4 kills.
 
C team took the momentum and ended the night with another win in two sets-- 25-17 and 25-11. Sloan Anderson had a 15 point service run with 9 aces, Audrey Reding had 4 digs, and Kyleigh Kitchens had an AWESOME kill.

Thursday night your 8th grade Lionettes went 2-1 against Rogers.
 
“B” team started off the game with a tough loss in 2 sets 17-25 and 15-25. Cissy Jurney led the team with 16 digs, Avery Hillman led the team in assists with 15, and Kiersten Cross led the front row with 4 kills.
 
“A” team came out strong and took the win in 2 sets 25-15 and 25-13. Grace Edwards led the team with 12 digs, Adi Vanover had 13 assists, Shealyn Murray led the front row with 8 kills, and Shelbi Kozlowski had 2 blocks.
 
“C” team fought hard but also fell short in 2, 16-25 and 21-25. Kady Huggins was a leader on the service line with 4 aces, Audrey Reding had 4 digs, and Lauren Butler had 2 kills.
 
Your Lionettes will be back on the court next Thursday as we travel to Faubion. Great job ladies!

7th Grade Lionettes played Prosper Rogers Middle School Thursday night at Rockhill High School Arena.  All 3 Lionette matches went to 3 games. 
 
B Team began the night with a great comeback in the second set winning 25-21 after dropping the first set 14-25.  Rogers won the final set 15-11.  Sophia Lane led the front row attack with 5 kills and 3 blocks.  Hailee Talamante earned 6 assists.  Quinn Corich added 3 aces. Ava Hutchison led the team in service points.
 
A Team dropped the first set 22-25 and then roared back winning set two 25-18.  The final set was amazing with several long rallies.  Rogers would finally win 26-24.  Jaidyn Gunter had 4 huge blocks on the front row.  Zimora McKnight added 4 kills.  Lily McKay led the team in digs.  Katelyn Ferfort led the team in service points.  Overall great play by everyone.
 
Both A and B teams had to overcome rotation changes the day of the match and did an incredible job adjusting almost finish the day with wins.  So proud of you for fighting so hard with a few people in new positions.
 
C Team capped off the night winning 25-15, 21-25, 16-14.  Kaitlyn Hensley and Kendall McCord led the team in Aces with 5 each.  Kamdyn Haney led the team in digs. 
 
Next week we play here at Dowell against Faubion.

Last Friday, your 8th Grade Dowell Lionettes Volleyball A Team ended their season with a tough loss to Faubion by the score of 25-21, 19-25, 15-25.  Kat Stein had 7 assists as Madison Berryman added 4 more.  Natalie Ferracioli led the team in digs with 13 while Kayla Griffith added 9.  Mallory Cormier led all hitters with 10 kills.  The 8th Grade Lionettes ended their season with an overall record of 11-3 and a 3rd place finish. 

This weekend your 7th grade volleyball A Team finished their season at the district tournament.
 
We started off in the semi-finals of the Gold bracket against a talented Cockrill team. We managed to win a close game in 2 sets 27-25 and 25-22. The next day we were matched up with Evans in the finals. The first game Evans got off to a strong start and took the set 15-25. Dowell bounced back in set two with a thrilling win 27-25. We started off strong in the third set and had the lead, but Evans ran away with the win 20-25. Your Lionettes finished the season 2nd overall in the district.
 
We are so proud of their successful season! Way to go Lionettes.