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District champions recap: Pendleton wins first crown in 12 years

District champions recap: Pendleton wins first crown in 12 years
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Mike Graham October 25, 2024 @ 01:56 PM
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Mayme Powell
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Allayson Rigsby
Allayson Rigsby 5'11" | MB | 2027
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Claudia Wheatley
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Chloe Howard
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Tori Daleng
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Kenlee Pate
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Lexi Davis
Lexi Davis 5'3" | DS/L | 2026
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Taylor Dugan
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams 5'1" | DS/L | 2026
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Madilyn Hawley
Madilyn Hawley 5'11" | OH | 2025
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Josie McClure
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Macee Hogancamp
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Kinlee McDowell
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Gracie Meyer
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Madelyn Keipert
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Ashlynn Williamson
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Kenadi Sieg
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Chloe Mabe
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Josie Cosgrove
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Lily Gutermuth
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Makenzie Rudd
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Emily Helmers
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Jordan Ahrens
Jordan Ahrens 5'10" | MB | 2026
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Karma Price
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Gracee Teague
Gracee Teague S | 2025
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Sienna Schantz
Sienna Schantz 5'6" | DS/L | 2025
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Morgan Justice
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Addison Mills
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Belle Hayes
Belle Hayes 5'6" | S | 2025
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Emma Cronen
Emma Cronen 5'9" | OH | 2028
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Addison Randol
Addison Randol 5'9" | S | 2027
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Laura Newcomb
Laura Newcomb 5'7" | MB | 2027
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Reese Curry
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Brooklyn Dunn
Brooklyn Dunn 5'7" | S | 2027
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Miley Riddle
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Maleah Terry
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Savannah Hill
Savannah Hill 5'4" | S | 2026
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Kylee Hoiska
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Addison Janes
Addison Janes 5'10" | S/RS | 2026
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Grace Godfrey
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Kody Haddix
Kody Haddix S | 2025
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Elizabeth Gilbert
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Slone Akers
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Harper Johnson
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Ava Muzumdar
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Ryann Grigsby
Ryann Grigsby 5'5" | S | 2026
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Dana Curry
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Sydney Schomaker
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Ria Furuta
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Lyla Bottom
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Sofia Aspillaga
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Emma-Leigh Reynolds
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Madelynn Yates
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Charli Grubbs
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Jenna Hawkins
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Addison Davis
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Mady Yaden
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Bentley Rogers
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Lexi DeArmond
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Claire Lawless
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Callaway Marsh
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Remmi Cooke
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Elise Manhardt
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Brooklyn Helm
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Madi Demler
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Maci Milliner
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Ella Cox
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Lizzy Larkins
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Francesca Hansel
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Audrey Dyas
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Morgan Rockrohr
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Hayden Gessner
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Caroline Hall
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Carly Porter
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Jaiden Grant
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Tyranda Stuart
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Olivia Maynard
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Kate Rush
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Halle Norvell
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Kylie Kinner
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Karsyn Griffin
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Ella Goetz
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Ella Askin
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Milyn Minor
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Morgan Heater
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Jenna Kitchens
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Kalista Dunn
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Jessica Smallwood
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Macy Lucas
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Amirra Bailey
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Nicole Archibald
Nicole Archibald 5'7" | S | 2025
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Ashton Evans
Ashton Evans 5'7" | OH | 2025
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Marlee Laycock
Marlee Laycock 5'1" | DS/L | 2025
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Ava Tilden
Ava Tilden 6'1" | OH | 2025
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Julia Grace
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Tori Chasteen
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Madisyn Green
Madisyn Green 5'6" | DS/L | 2025
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Emilee Fuller
Emilee Fuller 5'7" | S | 2025
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Emma Barnett
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Bailey Blair
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Brylee Butts
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Caroline Combs
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Kendra Christopher
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Kate Neltner
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Corrine Blackburn
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Kenzie McDowell
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Allison Aulick
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Addison Hart
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Ava Maguet
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Olivia Castlen
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Keira Hans
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Emily Melton
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pendleton County Cats under first-year head coach Marian Rice stunned Harrison County, 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-20) to win their first 38th District title since 2012. The Fillies had won it the last 11 seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='159375' first='Allison' last='Aulick'] led the balanced attack with 16 kills, 26 assists, five assisted blocks, two solo blocks and 29 digs for the Cats (21-6 overall). Jayla McIlvain had 23 assists and 11 digs. Kearstin Mayer had 38 digs and 14 kills with Pypr McCloud recording 10 kills and 12 digs. Madison Verst added 38 digs and three aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>37th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Scott 3, Bishop Brossart 0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles (26-11) repeated as district champions behind 14 kills from reigning region player of the year [player_tooltip player_id='212393' first='Milyn' last='Minor'] and 12 from [player_tooltip player_id='477092' first='Brooklyn' last='Helm']. [player_tooltip player_id='500587' first='Ryann' last='Grigsby'] had 34 assists and [player_tooltip player_id='477094' first='Elise' last='Manhardt'] led the Eagles with 16 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='586599' first='Morgan' last='Justice'] added four solo and two assisted blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>39th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bracken County 3, Augusta 0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bears (25-12) won a second straight district crown behind 25 assists and 12 digs from [player_tooltip player_id='210745' first='Nicole' last='Archibald']. [player_tooltip player_id='600935' first='Makenzie' last='Rudd'] had 20 digs and two aces with [player_tooltip player_id='212193' first='Macy' last='Lucas'] tallying 13 kills and 12 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='594471' first='Jordan' last='Ahrens'] had 11 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>40th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Montgomery County 3, Bourbon County 1 (25-18, 25-19, 16-25, 26-24)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The third-seeded Indians (25-12) brought back their first crown since 2021 avenging two regular season losses to the Colonels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>33rd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ryle 3, Cooper 0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-15)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Raiders won their fifth straight district crown behind 32 assists, eight kills and eight aces from [player_tooltip player_id='212347' first='Morgan' last='Heater']. Ashley Towner had 12 kills with [player_tooltip player_id='253871' first='Karsyn' last='Griffin'] recording nine kills and two aces. [player_tooltip player_id='334217' first='Francesca' last='Hansel'] and [player_tooltip player_id='486910' first='Ria' last='Furuta'] had nine and eight digs, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>34th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Henry 3, Villa Madonna 0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Crusaders (31-5) won a fourth straight district championship with the usual balanced attack. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='610406' first='Kenadi' last='Sieg'] led St. Henry with 19 digs setting up the offense nicely. [player_tooltip player_id='451098' first='Madi' last='Demler'] had 18 assists and nine kills with [player_tooltip player_id='612108' first='Madelyn' last='Keipert'] contributing 19 assists and six digs. [player_tooltip player_id='594619' first='Emily' last='Helmers'] had 11 kills, eight digs, three aces and three blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='159378' first='Corrine' last='Blackburn'] had 12 kills and Violet Main added eight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>35th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notre Dame 3, Beechwood 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-22)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pandas (29-3) continued their dominance of the district. [player_tooltip player_id='210634' first='Julia' last='Grace'] led the way with 16 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='379687' first='Lizzy' last='Larkins'] had 40 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='210633' first='Ava' last='Tilden'] had 13 kills with [player_tooltip player_id='312234' first='Audrey' last='Dyas'] and [player_tooltip player_id='231876' first='Ella' last='Goetz'] recording nine each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>36th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highlands 3, Newport Central Catholic 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bluebirds captured their eighth straight district championship with the 16th win over the Thoroughbreds in the last 17 meetings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='486907' first='Lyla' last='Bottom'] led Highlands (28-9) with 10 digs, three aces and five kills. [player_tooltip player_id='486914' first='Sydney' last='Schomaker'] had 15 kills and [player_tooltip player_id='276170' first='Hayden' last='Gessner'] had 11 digs. Setters [player_tooltip player_id='395942' first='Ella' last='Cox'] and [player_tooltip player_id='503792' first='Ava' last='Muzumdar'] had 21 and 14 assists, respectively for the Bluebirds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>41th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Great Crossing 3, Franklin County 1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-18, 25-22)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warhawks (21-13) won the crown for the sixth year in a row. Great Crossing senior setter [player_tooltip player_id='269734' first='Kate' last='Rush'] recently earned Under Armour All-American status.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>42nd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Frederick Douglass 3, Scott 0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Broncos (26-6) captured a second straight crown with the win under first-year head coach Nick Griffin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>43rd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paul Laurence Dunbar 3, Lexington Catholic 0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-17)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs (26-6) won a fourth straight crown in solid fashion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>44th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Madison Central 3, Madison Southern 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indians (21-16) won a fourth straight crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>45th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boyle County 3, Garrard County 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='159397' first='Kendra' last='Christopher'] and [player_tooltip player_id='479316' first='Charli' last='Grubbs'] pounded out 15 and 14 kills, respectively leading the Rebels (28-9) to a third straight district crown. Maya Smith and Ashlen Young had 14 and 10 digs, respectively with [player_tooltip player_id='588586' first='Gracee' last='Teague'] recording 34 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>46th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Jessamine 3, Trinity Christian 1 (25-12, 25-7, 21-25, 25-20)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Colts (21-16) won a 13th straight district crown. [player_tooltip player_id='477143' first='Callaway' last='Marsh'], [player_tooltip player_id='588569' first='Sienna' last='Schantz'] and [player_tooltip player_id='779174' first='Tori' last='Daleng'] made the all-district team for West Jessamine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>47th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pulaski County 3, Casey County 0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-22)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Maroons (24-11) won their third straight district crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>48th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southwestern 3, Somerset Christian 2 (25-15, 25-15, 21-25, 24-26, 15-8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors (28-9) won back the district crown with their fourth straight win. Adison Black had 22 kills and 14 digs to lead the way. Lexi Wing and Megan Loudermilk had 22 and 16 digs, respectively for the Warriors with [player_tooltip player_id='269733' first='Halle' last='Norvell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='608162' first='Chloe' last='Mabe'] tallying 10 kills each. Loudermilk had nine kills. Norvell and Wing had three aces each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>49th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Laurel 3, Jackson County 2 (25-20, 12-25, 20-25, 27-25, 15-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jaguars (11-14) won their third straight crown with the tight victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>50th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Corbin 3, Whitley County 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Corbin (25-7) won the district championship behind 30 digs and 12 kills from [player_tooltip player_id='159405' first='Caroline' last='Combs']. [player_tooltip player_id='159357' first='Ava' last='Maguet'] had 43 assists, 10 digs and three aces. [player_tooltip player_id='535272' first='Laura' last='Newcomb'] added 15 kills and [player_tooltip player_id='535270' first='Reece' last='Curry'] had 10 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>51st District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pineville 3, Barbourville 0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lions (25-12) won a second straight district crown with the solid victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>52nd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Harlan County 3, Bell County 1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Black Bears (25-6) saw [player_tooltip player_id='533349' first='Kylee' last='Hoiska'] and [player_tooltip player_id='212276' first='Kalista' last='Dunn'] both post 19 digs to go with 22 and 18 kills, respectively to win the title. [player_tooltip player_id='612091' first='Ashlynn' last='Williamson'] had 32 digs with [player_tooltip player_id='210708' first='Ashton' last='Evans'] adding 21 digs and nine kills with [player_tooltip player_id='533350' first='Savannah' last='Hill'] serving four aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>53rd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Knott County Central 3, Letcher County Central 0</strong> <strong>(25-20, 25-10, 25-16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Patriots (27-9) won a third straight district crown. They finished 21-0 against the rest of the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>54th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Leslie County 3, Perry County Central 2 (19-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-7)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles (18-14) won a tight battle capturing their first district crown in two years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>55th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wolfe County 3, Breathitt County 1 (25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wolves (9-18) won a third straight district crown despite their win total dropping drastically from a year ago with the graduation of four seniors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>56th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Powell County 3, Estill County 0</strong> <strong>(25-13, 25-19, 25-8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pirates (24-9) won a seventh straight crown with a sound win. Gracie Pelfrey led the Pirates with 14 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='734289' first='Josie' last='McClure'] had 10. Kaylen Jones had 18 assists with McKenzie Flinchum recording 11 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>57th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paintsville 3, Johnson Central 1 (25-15, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers (22-11) took back the district crown from the in-town rivals. 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Carleigh Frazier added 15 digs and four aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>59th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shelby Valley 3, Pikeville 0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-17)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Kats downed the Panthers to capture their first district title in two years. [player_tooltip player_id='535230' first='Miley' last='Riddle'] leads the Kats in multiple categories.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>60th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Belfry 3, Pike County Central 1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 25-17)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pirates (10-17) have won five consecutive district crowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>61st District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rowan County 3, Fleming County 0 (25-13, 26-24, 25-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Vikings (20-9) captured the first district crown since Taylor Dixon took over as head coach.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>62nd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Carter 3, West Carter 0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Raiders (14-12) won their fifth straight district title. Kaelie Rogers has more than 400 assists for the Raiders with Halle Bush leading the way in multiple categories.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>63rd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Raceland 3, Russell 0 (25-19, 27-25, 25-20)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams won a district championship in [player_tooltip player_id='159379' first='Kate' last='Neltner']'s first season as head coach. [player_tooltip player_id='531317' first='Kody' last='Haddix'] had 22 assists and 12 digs to lead the way and [player_tooltip player_id='848098' first='Allayson' last='Rigsby'] pounded down 20 kills. Bryna Wellman and [player_tooltip player_id='479265' first='Bentley' last='Rogers'] dug up 16 and 15 balls, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>64th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ashland 3, Boyd County 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-23)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Kittens (30-6) won their first district crown since 2017 ending Boyd County's run of six in a row.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>32nd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Simon Kenton 3, Grant County 0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pioneers (28-5) dominated on the way to their seventh straight crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tournament Most Valuable Player [player_tooltip player_id='212349' first='Jenna' last='Kitchens'] had 11 kills to lead the way. [player_tooltip player_id='159349' first='Keira' last='Hans'] made the all-tournament team after tallying 18 kills, four aces and nine digs with Madeline Johnson adding four kills and a block to make the all-tournament team. [player_tooltip player_id='210627' first='Tori' last='Chasteen'] had 25 digs with CeCe Scalf recording 18 assists and [player_tooltip player_id='622369' first='Gracie' last='Meyer'] 12 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>31st District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Henry County 3, Eminence 1 (27-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cats (15-14) downed the Warriors for a second straight district crown. [player_tooltip player_id='594447' first='Karma' last='Price'] led the way with 12 kills. Josie Peyton had 10 assists with [player_tooltip player_id='751426' first='Abigail' last='Adams'], Miley Monroe and Kadence Holthouser tallying 19, 16 and 13 digs, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>30th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Collins 3, Shelby County 0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Titans won their first district crown since 2018. Emma Gutermuth had 18 digs with [player_tooltip player_id='603802' first='Lily' last='Gutermuth'] recording 19 assists and 10 kills. [player_tooltip player_id='484546' first='Sofia' last='Aspillaga'] had 10 kills and Jocelyn Early recorded 13 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>29th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Oldham 3, Oldham County 2 (27-25, 25-19, 24-26, 21-25, 15-6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mustangs (25-9) had to go a full five sets to hold off the determined Colonels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>28th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ballard 3, Christian Academy-Louisville 2 (25-11, 25-13, 13-25, 21-25, 18-16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bruins (28-7) added their first district championship since 2020 to the most wins in a season in school history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>27th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sacred Heart 3, Seneca 0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Valkyries (32-5) rolled to another district crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>26th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Assumption 3, Male 0 (25-13, 25-8, 25-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rockets (28-8) dominated in another district championship. [player_tooltip player_id='172952' first='Emilee' last='Fuller'] had 20 assists and three aces with [player_tooltip player_id='172950' first='Emma' last='Barnett'] leading the team with 15 kills. [player_tooltip player_id='172951' first='Bailey' last='Blair'] had 14 kills with Brooke Cody and [player_tooltip player_id='212398' first='Ella' last='Askin'] slamming down 12 each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>25th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DuPont Manual 3, Central 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Crimsons (27-10) rolled to a third straight district crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>24th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mercy 3, Bullitt East 0 (25-23, 25-10, 25-22)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jaguars (22-14) won back the district crown after the Chargers beat them in the title game last year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='172954' first='Madisyn' last='Green'] lead the Jaguars with 13 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='479273' first='Mady' last='Yaden'] had 11 kills. [player_tooltip player_id='544366' first='Addison' last='Randol'] and [player_tooltip player_id='479299' first='Addison' last='Davis'] recorded 15 and 11 assists, respectively. [player_tooltip player_id='479300' first='Jenna' last='Hawkins'] and [player_tooltip player_id='554148' first='Emma' last='Cronen'] had nine digs each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>23rd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Bullitt 3, Bullitt Central 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-11)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles captured their fourth straight district championship behind 10 kills and 10 digs from Madison Stinnett. [player_tooltip player_id='397720' first='Maci' last='Milliner'] had 14 assists to go with nine digs and Bree Gant had 11 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>22nd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Butler 3, Iroquois 0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-12)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bearettes made it 13 in district crowns since the current format came about in 2012. [player_tooltip player_id='605219' first='Josie' last='Cosgrove'] had 10 assists and seven kills to go with 20 aces as the Bearettes served 40 aces in the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>21st District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Holy Cross (Louisville) 3, Pleasure Ridge Park 0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-17)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cougars (21-16) pounded their way to yet another district crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>20th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Taylor County 3, Marion County 0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-7)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cardinals (25-10) won their third straight district crown. [player_tooltip player_id='521229' first='Harper' last='Johnson'], [player_tooltip player_id='159348' first='Emily' last='Melton'], Claire Coyle, and [player_tooltip player_id='484299' first='Madelynn' last='Yates'] earned spots on the All-Season and All-Tournament teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>19th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nelson County 3, Bethlehem 2 (20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cardinals (12-13) battled injuries all season including last year's second team all-state outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='477135' first='Remmi' last='Cooke'], but battled through to claim their third straight district crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>18th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LaRue County 3, Green County 2 (14-25, 19-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hawks (25-12) won their first district championship since 2017 behind 15 kills from [player_tooltip player_id='696289' first='Kinlee' last='McDowell'] and 10 from Maxie Blakey. [player_tooltip player_id='557445' first='Isabelle' last='Hayes'] had 31 assists, 12 digs and six kills. Six Hawks had at least 10 digs led by 27 from Brylee Dobson. McDowell also had five solo blocks, 17 digs and four aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elizabethtown 3, Central Hardin 0 (26-24, 25-20, 26-24)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers (27-10) pulled off the big win behind 14 kills from [player_tooltip player_id='212253' first='Jessica' last='Smallwood']. [player_tooltip player_id='533345' first='Addison' last='Janes'] had 28 assists with [player_tooltip player_id='761937' first='Lexi' last='Davis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='533346' first='Grace' last='Godfrey'] digging up 22 and 11 digs, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4th Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cumberland County 3, Clinton County 2 (23-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers (21-8) won the first district championship in school history behind 24 kills from [player_tooltip player_id='734338' first='Madilyn' last='Hawley']. Marleigh Mollo added 55 assists and Kaylee Vibbert had 10 digs and three aces. Sadie Arterburn and Kennedy England had 14 and 13 kills, respectively and Erica Branham added three aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Warren East 3, Allen County-Scottsville 0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Raiders (19-10) won the tournament for the third year in a row since joining in 2022. They take on South Warren at 2 p.m. Sunday at Metcalfe County.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bowling Green 3, South Warren 1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Purples (30-6) followed up a huge win over St. Henry on Saturday with a fourth straight district crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior 6-4 standout [player_tooltip player_id='212192' first='Amirra' last='Bailey'] had 23 kills and 41 digs in the win. [player_tooltip player_id='276175' first='Morgan' last='Rockrohr'] added 13 kills with JoEllen Marshall recording 37 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='477191' first='Claire' last='Lawless'] had 20 digs and Leyla Spurlock added 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Logan County 3, Todd County Central 0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cougars (19-14) continued to reign supreme with a 22nd straight district championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3rd Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Whitesville Trinity 3, Grayson County 0 (25-19, 25-21, 26-24)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Raiders (27-8) won the crown behind 26 assists, 17 digs and three aces from [player_tooltip player_id='159371' first='Kenzie' last='McDowell']. [player_tooltip player_id='567467' first='Addison' last='Mills'] had 12 kills with [player_tooltip player_id='269866' first='Caroline' last='Hall'] leading the Raiders with 27 digs and Sarah Payne adding 22. Emily McDaniel added 18 digs and eight kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Breckinridge County 3, Meade County 2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-14, 22-25, 15-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers (20-8) captured the district crown with balance. Maggie Carwile had 19 assists, 12 digs and six aces with Lily Perkins contributing 11 kills, 23 digs and five aces. Lanee Roach had 19 assists, four aces and 13 digs with Grace Ball adding 12 assists and eight kills. Ava Henning added to the defensive effort with 18 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Muhlenberg County 3, Ohio County 2 (15-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-22, 15-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mustangs (13-19) ended Ohio County's five-year championship run with a thrilling win. [player_tooltip player_id='771803' first='Kenlee' last='Pate'] and Bentley Hardison led the way with 19 kills each and [player_tooltip player_id='477196' first='Lexi' last='DeArmond'] had 50 assists and 11 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='210709' first='Marlee' last='Laycock'] tallied 31 digs and three aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Owensboro Catholic 3, Owensboro 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-21)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Aces (23-13) won a third straight district crown led by [player_tooltip player_id='159355' first='Olivia' last='Castlen'] with 25 kills and [player_tooltip player_id='269769' first='Jaiden' last='Grant'] with 18. Reese Keller and [player_tooltip player_id='852164' first='Mayme' last='Powell'] had 28 assists each with Andi Davis and [player_tooltip player_id='269767' first='Tyranda' last='Stuart'] tallying 25 and 20 digs, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2nd Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Heritage Christian 3, Christian County 1 (25-18, 18-25, 25-14, 25-23)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors (21-5) have their first district crown since becoming a KHSAA memer in 2021. They first competed in the district tournament last year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caldwell County 3, Madisonville-North Hopkins 0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-15)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers (18-9) won a second straight district crown behind 24 assists and three aces from Kylee White. Rylee Thompson had 12 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='172936' first='Brylee' last='Butts'] had 12 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Union County 3, Henderson County 1</strong> <strong>(26-24, 12-25, 25-19, 25-17)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bravettes (14-7) saw Serena Oba pound out 15 kills to go with 27 digs and [player_tooltip player_id='499823' first='Dana' last='Curry'] 13 to go with 35 digs on the way to the crown. [player_tooltip player_id='788322' first='Claudia' last='Wheatley'] added 27 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Crittenden County 3, Livingston Central 0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-13)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rockets (19-4) won their third straight crown behind [player_tooltip player_id='269849' first='Carly' last='Porter']'s 15 kills and four aces. Lilah Sherer added 31 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1st Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4th District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marshall County 3, Murray 1 (25-15, 25-18, 17-25, 25-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Marshals (15-5) continued their dominance of the district with a fifth straight crown. [player_tooltip player_id='484426' first='Emma' last='Reynolds'] led the way with 28 assists, eight digs and seven aces. [player_tooltip player_id='533367' first='Maleah' last='Terry'] had 22 digs and Kylie Merrick led the Marshals with eight kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3rd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Graves County 3, Mayfield 1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles (14-13) had their struggles during the regular season, but put it together to win their third straight crown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2nd District</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McCracken County 3, Community Christian 0 (Paducah) (25-9, 25-10, 25-16)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mustangs (31-5) rolled to yet another district crown. [player_tooltip player_id='159358' first='Addison' last='Hart'] led the way with 18 kills and five aces and [player_tooltip player_id='531304' first='Elizabeth' last='Gilbert'] had nine. [player_tooltip player_id='757541' first='Taylor' last='Dugan'] added 33 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1st Region</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carlisle County 3, Hickman County 1 (23-25, 25-13, 26-24, 25-23)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Comets (17-19) captured the fourth district championship in the last five years. [player_tooltip player_id='535258' first='Brooklyn' last='Dunn'] led the Comets with 16 assists, four aces and 17 digs. Rylee Lemons and MacKenzie Terry had 22 and 20 digs, respectively with [player_tooltip player_id='701272' first='Macee' last='Hogancamp'] and Kamdyn Longman recording 15 and nine kills, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":710221,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Kearstin Mayer","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Pendleton County","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671baf09cea7a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mayer has consistently been a nice player all four years in high school for the Cats. In the last two years, Mayer has contributed more offensively. She has a nice swing. Mayer has 180 kills and 366 digs on the season for Pendleton County.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notable Performances</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["594619"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bb6b31addf"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Helmers gives the Crusaders a great presence offensively in the middle and at the pins. She hits balls to different parts of the court and teams up with teammates well for double blocks. Helmers also has good spin on her serves. Helmers credited the underclassmen for coming in and contributing giving her more one-on-one opportunities at the net. Helmers won the 34th District Tournament Most Valuable Player honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["612108"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":710164,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bb6b31ae4f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Keipert played on a high-level club team and has made a smooth transition to the varsity level as a result. Keipert makes a good number of short and long sets putting the hitters in position to succeed. Keipert controls the tempo mixing in setter dumps making opponents defend different parts of the court. Keipert said setting a solid group of hitters helps contribute to the team's success.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":643787,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Adison Black","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Southwestern ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Danville Elite Volleyball Club","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671bb6b31aee3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Black has done her part helping the Warriors to a solid record and the 48th District championship. Black gives Southwestern outstanding play at the net. She makes good passes to set up the offense then puts down a good follow-through swing offensively. Black rises up and wins jousts at the net. Black leads the Warriors with 410 kills to go with 250 digs, 34 assisted blocks and nine solo blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='734338' first='Madilyn' last='Hawley'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cumberland County","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Southern Kentucky Elite Volleyball Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671be9711a72b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hawley could be a hidden gem, especially after helping the Panthers to the first district championship in program history. She has amazing form on her swings and makes good mid-air adjustments. That includes solid line sideline and back line hits. Hawley even taps balls to open spots on the floor. Hawley transitions from defense to offense quickly after making good passes. Hawley also gives the Panthers solid serving. Hawley has 384 kills, 58 solo blocks, 174 digs and 58 aces on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

The Pendleton County Cats under first-year head coach Marian Rice stunned Harrison County, 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-20) to win their first 38th District title since 2012. The Fillies had won it the last 11 seasons.

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Adison Black

School: Southwestern
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