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!
 

Dowell Middle School v. Reynolds Middle School:

The Dowell Lionettes 8th grade volleyball teams played Prosper Reynolds Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 13th taking 2 out of the 3 matches!
 
The Blue “B” team won in two games with scores of 25-13 and 25-11.  Outstanding servers of the game were Mallory Hugghins and Cambri Stone with 3 Aces each. Landry Hugghins, Kelsey Drake and Sophie Habrat each had 2 kills on offense, and Libero Jacqueline Cape killed it on defense! The Blue squad is 2 for 2 so far this season and will compete this weekend in the MISD Invitational Tournament at Cockrill Middle School.
 
The Gold “A” team took down Reynolds in two games with scores of 27-25 and 25-21.  Maddie Strock, Finley Turrentine and Sydney Visser each had 3 aces from behind the service line, and Reagan Brown also contributed 3 aces accompanied by 4 big kills at the net. Holland Hannon had an amazing game on the net with 4 kills and she and Kyanna Creecy had 2 monster blocks each.
 
Closing out the evening, the White “C” team lost their game in 2 with scores of 18-25 and 23-25! Sophia Sherman, Emma Demouy and Hailey Millwee all contributed 2 aces from behind the service line. Qua Mathis and Millwee each had 2 kills at the net. Defensive Specialist Alivia Rowe had a great night on defense keeping the ball off the floor, and Hailey Millwee and Lindsey O’Harah did an awesome job stepping into their new roles as setters for their team.


Dowell Middle School 7th grade played at Prosper Reynolds Thursday night bringing back one victory and two close losses.
 
Our Blue team lost in 3 close sets with scores of 25-18, 20-25, and 23-25. Melanie Cates led the back row with 18 digs while Amory Dudek was strong on the service line. Kate Miller added some excitement with 2 BIG blocks! Way to fight Blue Team!
 
Gold team had a great WIN with scores being 25-7 and 25-12. Mallory Cormier was strong on the front row with 4 kills and Allie Stephenson had a great serving run to help us keep the lead.
 
White team lost in 3 with scores of 17-25, 26-24, and 21-25. Kailey Kackley led the back row with 16 digs while Macie Whiddon had two kills on the front row. On the service line, Riley Rogers led the team with 14 serves over and in.

The Dowell Lionettes 8th grade volleyball teams played Cockrill Middle School at McKinney Boyd HS Showcase on Thursday, Sept. 6th taking 2 out of the 3 matches!

The Blue “B” team won in two games with scores of 25-13 and 25-21.  Outside Hitter, Presleigh Morris, had a strong night on the service line with 6 hard served aces. Libero Jacqueline Cape and Defensive Specialist Peyton Yon did a great job protecting the floor with several saves and smart plays to keep our offense in the game. The dynamic duo of Landry and Mallory Hugghins did an outstanding capitalized on the plays of their defense and were able to hit some great balls. The team as a whole did an awesome job communicating and moving their feet! We can’t wait to see what this season holds for them!

The Gold “A” team lost in a hard fought 3 set match with scores of 19-25, 26-24 and 14-25.  Outside Hitter Sydney Visser lead the team in serving and kills with 4 of each. Defensive Specialist Maddie Strock also had a strong night on the service line, with 10 solid serves throughout the game. Middle Blockers, Kyanna Creecy and Holland Hannon put up a solid performance on the net. Creecy had 4 monster blocks and Holland had two. Setters Alex Heins and Reagan Brown lead the team in assists and Reagan also had 3 kills on offense. These girls worked their tails off but just came up short. They will have another shot at Cockrill at the end of the season and will definitely be ready to bring home the “W”. This weekend they will travel to Frisco for the FISD Invitational Tournament with the fire to win!
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Closing out the evening, the White “C” team won in their game in 2 with scores of 25-19 and 25-14! Defensive Specialists Grayson Abcarian and Alivia Rowe played outstanding with 5 saves each from the backrow. Middle Blocker Peyton Miller played fantastic front row offense and defense with 3 saves and 2 tip-kills. Emma Demouy, who also had 3 great tip-kills, Hailey Millwee and Qua Mathis all had strong showings at the service line with 4 aces each! This team is really working together well and getting stronger every week! Every single one of them deserve to be highlighted for their effort, communication and AWESOME attitudes!
 
The next game is at HOME next Thursday, Sept. 13th, against Prosper Reynolds Middle School This should be a great game so we hope to see some fans in the stands! One Heart, One Team, LIONETTES!

Dowell Middle School 7th grade volleyball started their season off with 3 hard fought matches against Cockrill ending the day with one win and two losses.
 
Blue “B” team started off with a thrilling first set. We were able to come back from a 23-19 deficit but ended up falling short 28-26. The girls fought so hard! In the second set Gia Gall was strong on the serving line with a 12-point run allowing us to win 25-13. The third set was had fought with a kill in the middle from Kate Miller, but Cockrill took the game 25-16, winning the match overall.
 
Gold “A” team came out blazing with three kills on the outside by Kayla Griffith and 6 digs in the backrow by Natalie Ferracioli.  Avery Johnston ended the game on a 5-point serving run and we were able to take the first set 25-17. In the second set, we started off with a 4-1 lead allowing us to carry momentum and finish with a 25-20 win against Cockrill. Way to go Gold! This was a great way to get us ready for the “A” team tournament in Frisco this weekend.
 
White “C” team made us proud with their hard work against Cockrill. The first set was a nail biter 28-30 with Cockrill making the final push for the win. Lindsey Heater started off strong with a 9-point serving run and Riley Rogers kept the game exciting with two kills. The second set we were able to pull ahead early and win 25-20. The third set was a close game ending with Cockrill winning 25-21.
 
Our girls played hard and we are excited to see how we will progress throughout the season! Our next game will be Thursday, September 13th at Prosper Reynolds.
 
One Heart! One Team! Lionettes!!