Opening Statements
Fayette County Varsities Went a Combined 6-2 on Opening Nights of High School Volleyball Season
The high school volleyball season has begun this week, with some impressive wins for local teams. The La Grange Lady Leps struggled early in their season opener at home versus Weimar, losing the first set 16-25, but then really turned it on to win the next three sets 25-16, 25-21, 25-18. Maddi Fritz led the way in kills with 14 for La Grange and Camille Gonzalez added 10.
Hailey Hill had a team-high 19 assists and Fritz had 16. Gonzalez also had three aces and two blocks.
La Grange Varsity defeated Weimar 16-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18
Overall record 1-0
Kill Leaders: Maddi Fritz - 14 Camille Gonzalez - 10
Dig Leaders: Jena Jobb - 16 Madison Fritz - 9
Ace Leaders: Camille Gonzalez - 3 Haylie Cooper - 2, Hailey Hill - 2
Assist Leaders: Maddi Fritz - 16 Hailey Hill - 19
Block Leaders: Camille Gonzalez - 2 Alicia Tisdell - 2
La Grange JV lost to Weimar 26-24, 15-25, 18-25; Overall record 3-2 La Grange Freshmen defeated Weimar 25-18, 26-24; Overall record 1-0
The defending state champion Fayetteville volleyball team opened their 2022 season in strong fashion Monday, sweeping Tidehaven in three sets, 25-- 10, 25-14, 25-17. Brooklyn Jaeger led the way for the Lady Lions with 15 kills and six digs. Kayme Schley had eight kills and seven digs.
Marissa Rohde had four aces and 10 assists. Rylie Dyer had five digs and 10 assists. Then the Lady Lions swept Hempstead Tuesday 25-10, 25-- 18, 25-15. Jaeger had 42 kills in that match and Schley had 17. Jaeger had eight aces, Rohde had six and Peyton Jurecka had five.
Dyer had 33 assists and Rohde had 29.
Jaeger had 21 digs, Schley had 19 and Dyer had 10.
The Round Top-Carmine volleyball team started its season with a five-set victory over Anderson-Shiro Tuesday. The Cubettes won all the odd-numbered sets, and lost the even-numbered one, finally prevailing 15-13 in the last set.
Here are the stats for the Cubettes: Mallory Krause – 6 kills, 12 digs, 1 ace, 38 assists; Tess Eilers – 9 kills, 14 digs, 1 ace; Kennedy Flinn – 6 kills, 4 digs; Kaysie Ward – 15 kills, 1 dig; Jessica Rohde –3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace; Jill Eilers – 7 kills, 19 digs, 2 aces, 6 assists; Maggie Salinas –25 digs, 2 aces, 2 assists; Kim Rohde – 1 kill, 7 digs, 4 aces, 1 assist.
The Schulenburg volleyball team opened its season with a split of a pair of matches, sweeping Needville Tuesday 25-14, 25-17, 25-14 but falling to Goliad 25-12, 25-9, 25-13.
The Flatonia volleyball team opened its season with a split Tuesday, sweeping Rice Consolidated 25-10, 25-19, 25-16 but falling to Sacred Heart Hallettsville 25-15, 25-19, 25-23.