(Gonzales) — An undefeated district championship season came to an end for the Marion volleyball team in Gonzales Tuesday night as the Lady Bulldogs fell to Class 3A Division I fourth-ranked Columbus in the area round of the UIL playoffs.
The Lady Cardinals took the match 25-19, 25-18, 25-13 to move on to the regional semifinals. Five Lady Bulldog seniors played their last match. Lailah Hernandez, Emily Sampson, Ellie Parker, Madi Love, and Charlotte Swoboda ended their Marion careers on Tuesday night.
First-year Marion head coach Bree Holz-Gonzales talked about her senior players following the match.
“I was incredibly grateful to them. This season could have been successful or it could’ve gone another way,” Holz-Gonzales said. “So, I thank them for being open-minded and having a new coach come in and getting out of their comfort zones a little bit and being willing to work on things that maybe they weren’t used to.
“Just incredible leadership out of that group of seniors, (they are) stud players with big hearts and a lot of leadership.”
Marion ends its season after finishing 10-0 in District 27-3A. The Lady Bulldogs won 31 matches in 2025, including a victory over Randolph that ended a 59-match district winning streak for the Lady Ro-Hawks in September.
(Schertz) — The Seguin Lady Matadors, a 16-0 team in District 27-5A this year, also saw their season come to an end in the playoffs on Tuesday night.
The Lady Matadors fell to Smithson Valley in the Class 5A Division I area round, 25-16, 25-15, 25-15, at Schertz Clemens High School. Seguin seniors Gisele Morales, Mia Hernandez, and Lilah Bird played in their final match as Lady Matadors.
Seguin was a relatively young team in 2025. Major contributors included underclassmen Elli Anderson, Rebecca Wilke, Annyn Houston, Kassidy Dailey, Savannah Oaks, Danica Rushlow and Britlyn Walls, who all helped the Lady Mats win 32 matches overall in their district championship season.
(Spring Branch) — The Navarro Lady Panthers fell to defending state champion Wimberley in the Class 4A Division II area round at Smithson Valley High School on Tuesday night.
Wimberley won the match, 25-13, 25-14, 25-7. Navarro ended its season in second place in District 28-4A with an 8-2 record.
The Lady Panthers were led by seniors Rylee Smith, Emi Harris, Brooklyn Fox, and Avery Sisak. Navarro finished the 2025 season as the runner-up in the district to La Vernia. The Lady Bears, still alive in the playoffs, are the third-ranked team in the state in Class 4A Division I.