7th Grade Lionettes
Thursday night your 7th grade volleyball team swept Highland Park at Highland Park. 
 
C team started off the night with a competitive game and kept a strong lead to beat Highland Park in two sets (25-15 and 25-21). Cassidy P. and Cambria Nyland led the offense with multiple aces against Highland Park. Savannah Heihn and Josie Rowe had strong outings on the defensive end.
 
A team competed in a 3 set thriller and came out on top against HP. The scores were (25-15, 22-25, and 25-15) Ebby Lee led the offense by dishing out 7 assists. Jacey Davis also added to the offense with 6 kills and defended the net with 3 blocks.
 
B team ended the night playing hard to keep their undefeated title. The girls beat Highland Park (25-17 and 25-22). Presley Ellsworth had an impressive offensive game by putting up 13 assist for the Lions. Libero, Maggie Watkins, handled the defense with 12 digs.
 
Next week your 7th grade volleyball team will take on Johnson at Johnson! Great job girls!

8th Grade Lionettes
Thursday night your 8th grade volleyball team finished with 1 win and 2 losses against a talented Highland Park.
 
C team started off the night with a competitive game but fell short in 3 sets giving them their first loss of the season. The scores were 21-25, 18-25, and 5-15. Ava Simpson had 9 digs and Bryn Weaver had 2 kills.
 
A team had one of their best games of the season dominating Highland Park in 2 sets (25-18 and 25-14). Katie Apligian and Lilly McKay both had 6 digs and Zimora McKnight had 6 kills.
 
B team ended the night playing hard but also had their first loss of the season in 2 (22-25 and 20-25). Caroline Gilliam had 4 kills and Lexi Bengert had 7 digs.
 
Next week your 8th grade volleyball team will take on Johnson at home for their dig pink game. Great job girls!

8th Grade Volleyball
Thursday night your 8th grade girls swept Reynolds middle schools with 3 exciting games!

C team started off the night with a competitive 2 set win (25-14 and 25-18). Rylie Douat had 4 aces and Ava Hutchison had 25 digs. Fun fact-the C team hasn’t dropped a set this entire season!

A team fell behind early but came back with a win in 3 sets (18-25, 25-14, and 25-23). Zimora McKnight had 6 kills, Katie Apligian had 15 digs, and Jaidyn Gunter had 7 blocks.

B team finished the night with another great win in 2 sets (25-18 and 25-16). Sophia Lane had 6 kills and Lexi Bengert had 10 digs.

Next week the 8th grade girls will take on Highland Park at Home. Great job ladies!

7th Grade Volleyball
The 7th Grade Dowell Lionette Volleyball team swept Prosper Reynolds Thursday night at home. All three teams were electric on the court. The A team won 25-13 and 25-7. Payton Brown led the offense with 8 kills and 7 aces with the help of Paige Baudino putting up 11 assists. 
 
The B team won 25-13 and 25-20. Mia Southwell put up 7 aces and 12 assists to lead the offense and Layla Iglesias led the defense with 11 digs. 
 
The C team won 25-23 and 25-22. Savannah Heihn and Abby Shown were forces at the net with 6 blocks each! Great job girls!

​The 7th grade girls will be traveling to Highland Park next week!

8th Grade
On Saturday, your 8th grade B and C volleyball team took on Propser Hays and came out with 2 wins respectively.
 
C team started off the morning with a quick win 25-9 and 25-17. Ava Hutchison and Ava Simpson both had 12 digs, while Kendall McCord and Rylie Douat both had 4 kills.
 
B team finished the morning with another great 2 set win 25-21 and 25-14. Alexa Bengert had 5 aces, and Kamdyn Haney and Sienna Schutte both had 3 kills.
 
7th Grade
The 7th Grade Dowell Lionette Volleyball team competed against Prosper Hays Middle School Saturday at Dowell. The B team took control with their serves and beat Hays 25-8 and 25-5. Layla Iglesias, Morgan Edwards, and Mia Southwell led the team with their aces. 
 
The C team pulled off a win in the third set. Savannah Heihn and Abby Shown defended the net with 2 blocks each. Beck M. and Alex W. led the offense by putting up 4 aces each! Great job girls. The 7th grade volleyball team will play at home this Thursday against Prosper Reynolds! 

8th Grade
Thursday night your 8th grade volleyball team swept Prosper Rushing 3-0.

C team started off with a great win in 2 ( 25-17 and 25-11). Ava Hutchison had 12 digs and Kati Hensley had 3 aces.

A team also won in 2 sets (25-18 and 25-18). Zimora McKnight had 8 kills and Jaidyn Gunter had 2 blocks.

B team ended the night with the 3rd clean sweep (25-19, 25-10).Sheridan Aranibar had 6 digs, and Caroline Gilliam had 4 kills.

7th Grade
Thursday night your 7th grade volleyball team swept Prosper Rushing 3-0.
 
C team started off with a great win in 2 ( 25-16 and then a nail biter, 26-24). Beck Manley had 4 kills and Elli Reeves had 4 digs. 
 
A team also won in 2 sets (25-22 and 25-23). Alliyah Smith had 4 kills and 2 blocks and Ebby Lee Slaughter 5 aces.
 
B team ended the night with the 3rd clean sweep (25-14, 25-16).Maggie Watkins had 5 aces, and Mia Southwell had 10 assists. 

This weekend your 8th grade volleyball team finished in 2nd place at the Frisco Middle School volleyball tournament.
 
The girls started out the day taking 1st in their pool by defeating both Johnson and Lawler in 2 sets. (25-10 and 25-5 against Johnson, 27-25, and 25-18 against Lawler). From there they met up with a talented Pearson team for the championship but fell short in a close 3 set game losing 25-27, 25-21, and 22-25. The girls showed great growth and played phenomenal volleyball!
 
Defensive players of the tournament were Lily McKay and Kati Apligian. Offensive players of the game were Zimora McKnight and Eva Schneider thanks to the great distribution from setters Maddie Cormier and Kinsey Molina.
 
This week they will be away to take on Prosper Rushing. Great job girls!

The 7th Grade Dowell volleyball team competed in the Frisco Invitational tournament this past Saturday.

The Lionettes went 4-2 giving them a 3rd place finish for the day! Ebby Lee Slaughter and Paige Baudino handled the offense by putting up a combined 27 assists for the Lionettes. Chloe Shelton and Payton Brown both had great performances on the net putting up 7 and 9 kills respectively for the day. Alliyah Smith was a big part of the defense with 4 solo blocks! Kensignton Shull and Kamryn Williams also defended the back row for the Lady Lionettes with a combined 32 digs!

Great job, girls! 

Thursday night your 8th grade volleyball team swept Evans Middle School 3-0.
 
C team started off the night with a win in 2 quick sets (25-6 and 25-5). Brayden Smith had 6 aces and Jayden McDonough had 2 kills.
 
A team followed their lead with another 2 set win (25-10 and 25-19). Kinsey Molina had 5 aces and Madelyn Cormier had 8 assists.
 
B team wrapped up the night with a great win in 2 (25-6 and 25-4). Sheridan Aranibar had 4 aces and Sienna Schutte had 2 kills.
 
This weekend your A team will play in the Frisco tournament, and we will all be continuing district play against Prosper Rushing next Thursday.
 
Great job girls and good luck to our A team this weekend!

The 7th Grade Volleyball team had a clean sweep against the Evans Panthers Thursday night at Evans! It was a stellar performance by all three teams!
 
Payton Brown and Ava Hemingway led the A team serving throughout the match, Hemingway started the second set off by firing off 13 serves with 8 aces! Chloe Shelton added to the offense with 6 kills while Jacey Davis and Alliyah Smith defended the net by adding 3 blocks for the Lionettes! 
 
The B team was led by Presley Ellsworth and Carley Lewis from the backline. The two did not let the Panthers come close to receiving their serves, each adding 7 aces for the Lionettes. Reagan Davis and Morgan Edwards added to the offense with 5 and 4 kills respectively. Adele Miller and Lauren Schwab defended the night by putting up a block each for the night! 
 
Josie Rowe and Raelynn Curtis led the C team’s defense four digs each. Savannah Heim added to the defense by putting up a block to keep the Panthers to adding to their offense. Elli Reeves and Katherine Centeno added service aces for the C team to give the Lionettes a clean sweep for the night! Congratulations to the 7th Grade volleyball team!

The 7th Grade Dowell Volleyball team took storm against the Faubion Lions last night at home. The B and C team came away with the win while the A team fought and lost 2-1. 

For the A team, Noa Underwood had an outstanding offensive performance for Lionettes with 4 kills while Payton Brown added 3 kills as well. Brown also put up 7 aces to lead the Lionettes to their victory in the second set. Ebby Lee Slaughter and Paige Baudino handled the offense bby putting up 10 assists each. Alliyah Smith defended the net with 3 blocks for the Lionettes.  
 
B team beat the Faubion Lionettes 25-6 and 25-9. Morgan Edwards and Carley Lewis both served the Lionettes to their victory by putting up 10 aces each! Maggie Watkins defended the back row with 6 digs. 
 
The C team started off the night with a win! Cambria Nyland led the Lionettes with 11 aces while Abby Showen added to the offense with 3 kills. Adelynn Stroud played outstanding defense for the Lionettes with 6 digs! Beckham Manley also put up a stellar defensive performance with 3 digs!

Next week 7th grade will play at Evans Middle School. Great job Lionettes!

Thursday night your 8th grade volleyball teams came home with 3 exciting wins against Faubion.
 
C team started off the night with a solid win in 2 sets (25-8 and 25-7). Kati Hensley had 4 aces and Kendall McCord had 3 kills.
 
A team carried the momentum with a thrilling 3 set win (25-7, 24-26, and 27-25). Lauren Uribe had 6 aces and Eva Schneider had 4 kills.
 
B team finished the night with another 2 set win (25-10 and 25-9). Sheridan Aranibar had 5 aces and Hailee Talamante had 8 assists.
 
Next week your 8th Grade Lionettes will take on Evans Middle School and will play at McKinney Boyd. Great job girls!

The 8th grade Lionette volleyball team started off their season with a 2-1 overall win against Prosper Rogers.
 
C team started off the night with an easy win in 2 sets 25-21 and 25-14. Ava Hutchison led the team with 7 digs and Rylie Douat had 3 kills.
 
A team lost in two sets 23-25 and 17-25. Lauren Uribe had 8 assists and Charlotte Marr had 4 kills.
 
B team won in 3 thrilling sets to end the night—25-19, 23-25, and 15-9. Kinsey Molina had 5 aces and Sophia Lane had 5 kills.
 
Next week your Lionettes will be traveling to take on Faubion. Great job girls!

The 7th grade Dowell volleyball team made their debut Thursday night at Rogers Middle School. The A and C team fell short, but B team took control to finish the night with their first win.  
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Ava Hemingway led the A team with 13 serves and 5 kills while Alliyah Smith and Payton Brown both led the team offensively with 5 kills. Paige Baudino had a stellar performance setting as she led the team with 12 assists. 

For the B team Carley Lewis led the team with 11 serves while acing the Eagles 3 times. Morgan Edwards and Lauren Schwab both led the team offensively with 6 kills. 

Maggie Watkins led the C team with 7 digs while Cambria Nyland led the team with 8 aces. Savannah Heihn had several good hits and 1 block to help the C team. 

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!