Seguin volleyball season ends in bi-district loss to No. 3 Dripping Springs
(New Braunfels) – Dripping Springs eliminated Seguin from the 5A volleyball playoffs with a 3-0 bi-district sweep of the Matadors on Tuesday at New Braunfels-Canyon High School.
The Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the final TGCA regular season state poll, defeated the Matadors 25-17, 25-9, and 25-10.
Seguin only managed 19 kills and a .119 hitting percentage, and didn’t record a single block in three sets.
Head coach Kristi Stanley commended her team’s effort against the most powerful opponent the Mats have faced this season.
“Even through district, the tough teams that we have don’t run as fast of an offense,” Stanley said. “They’re just a very sound team, sound program, just a tradition and history of winning, and great players, and they did an incredible job. I could not be more proud of us. The score doesn’t even show the fight that we had, and some really long rallies in there. We did some great things, but it just didn’t go our way. I just could not be more proud of us.”
A senior led Seguin in every statistical category. Julianna Harrington put away six kills, Riley Brittain set for eight assists, and Amasti Canales collected 15 digs.
The Matadors only recorded three service aces, with Canales, Brittain, and freshman Brinley Beicker each delivering one. Freshman Reese Brittain contributed seven assists.
Tuesday marked the final varsity volleyball match for seniors Harrington, Brittain, Canales, Beth Martinez, and Leslie Muenchow.
Stanley credits those five for aiding the development of the underclassmen who replaced the graduates off the district championship team that advances three playoff rounds a year ago.
“Going into this year, there was so much chatter of the doubt of Seguin volleyball, because we did lose so much, and just some adversity that we had, and their transitioning from last year’s team to this year’s team,” the coach said. “The seniors did a great job of coming in and really leading this team, and showing them what Seguin volleyball was about, and continuing the tradition. We fought through some huge matches this year, and I think those younger ones do see that, and can now kind of take the reins, and keep this tradition going, and keep fighting and keep winning.”
Seguin’s final season record is 21-22. Dripping Springs (40-10) advances to face San Antonio-Highlands in the area round of the 5A Region IV bracket.
Navarro volleyball dominates Carrizo Springs in bi-district playoff win
(Devine) – Navarro cruised through the bi-district round of the 4A volleyball playoffs Monday night with a 3-0 sweep of Carrizo Springs in Devine.
The Panthers won the first set 25-8 and took the second and third by identical 25-15 finals.
Kelly Helms led Navarro on the front row with 14 kills. She and Madison McCaig each came up with a block assist. McCaig chipped in with six kills. Haley Hoffman and Berklee Andrews added five each.
Sara Benner set for 27 assists. Carolyn Burch collected a team-high 23 digs. Benner, Ashley Gosch, and Nelly Brumley contributed 12 digs apiece. Burch and Gosch each sent three aces over the net.
Navarro (35-8), ranked No. 17 in the TGCA’s final regular season 4A state poll, advances to face No. 9 Sinton on Thursday in the area round of the playoffs. The teams will square off in Karnes City at 6:30 p.m.
Marion volleyball season ends in bi-district loss to Johnson City
(Fischer) – As the fourth seed from District 26-3A, Marion ran into a tough bi-district playoff matchup on Monday against District 25 champion Johnson City, who ended the Bulldogs’ season with a 3-0 sweep at Canyon Lake High School in Fischer.
The Eagles, ranked No. 13 in the TGCA’s 3A state poll, eliminated Marion by finals of 25-18, 25-18, and 25-11.
Lizzie Abrameit put away six kills. Madison Doss collected 10 assists, seven digs, and two aces. Ingrid Nava also recorded seven digs.
The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season with a final record of 18-20.