Remi Moon sets new standard for Fairfield Lady Lions volleyball

LEESBURG — Fairfield senior Remi Moon has not only gained career milestones in her final volleyball season with the Lady Lions, but she has set the new standard by completely rewriting the volleyball record book, gaining all-time career highs in kills, aces and digs for the Lady Lions program. 

Moon — who plays outside hitter and is also a defensive specialist — has built a four-year volleyball career at Fairfield that is unmatched, as she ended the regular season with four-year totals that included 1,228 kills, 235 aces and 1,281 digs, all of which are Fairfield High School volleyball career records. The senior also has 109 career assists and 21 blocks in four seasons at Fairfield, equaling 327 games played in that span. 

In ’26, Moon, who is a three-time All-Southern Hills Athletic Conference selection and a 2025 first-team All-District 14 honoree, has achieved her best season of her career, ending the regular season with 494 kills, 19 assists, 70 aces, 422 digs and 11 blocks, amounting to 80 games played as she’s a member of a Fairfield team that won a share of the SHAC Division II championship. In fact, Moon has been a member of a Fairfield team that has won at least a share of an SHAC championship (two outright, two shared) in each of her four seasons playing for the Lady Lions. 

With all her success — whether it be individual numbers or team victories and conference championships — Moon had to have a start in the sport to get where she is today, and that all began while in elementary school. 

“I first got involved with volleyball at a camp at the YMCA when I was in fourth grade. I have been competing in some type of sport since I was 5 years old,” Moon said. “I just enjoy being competitive. It was easy for me to pick it up when I started because it just came naturally.”

The drive to be competitive in athletics not only shows on the volleyball court, but Moon is also a two-time state qualifier in track and field, as she competed at the highest of levels in the spring in OHSAA competition. 

Following a win against Fayetteville at Grandle Gymnasium in early October, Fairfield head coach Kamryn Daulton said it best when speaking about Moon, saying … “She does it all,” while also stating, “Remi is one of our top seniors, both offensively and defensively.”

The athleticism of Moon has shown on the volleyball court in many ways over the years as she has increased the numbers of kills she’s achieved in each of her four seasons, including numbers of 120 kills as a freshman, 169 kills her sophomore year, 445 kills as a junior and 494 kills this regular season for the 1,228 overall total. 

The same can be said about the progression of aces in her four seasons as well, with those individual numbers starting at 42 as a freshman, to 58 the following year, 65 last season, and her regular-season number for aces in ’26 is 70. Moon’s digs numbers follow the same pattern with 269 (freshman), 266 (sophomore), 324 (junior) and 422 (senior). 

To achieve those types of numbers and improvement over each year takes hard work in the offseason, year-round dedication and a love for the sport that is unmatched. Moon checks all three of those boxes, as she is also a member of club teams when she isn’t playing for Fairfield. 

“What I enjoy most about the sport is that it is a place for me to show my abilities, and it is something for me to work at and prove myself every day,” Moon said. “I started playing club volleyball in the seventh grade and have played for the past six years. 

“I am constantly hitting the volleyball at home when I’m bored, and I’m always just getting touches on the ball. I train year-round for other sports, so that helps my vertical and my overall athleticism. I played for Spiketown Volleyball Club for four years, and I now play for HCVC going on my second year.”

Moon’s main goal is for Fairfield to gain the victory each time she and her teammates step onto the court, but in getting those victories, her individual numbers have built up over time, and those numbers are part of Fairfield earning the wins they have over the past four seasons, including their 17 regular-season wins in ’26. 

“Breaking school records isn’t the main thing, but it definitely keeps me focused on the sport and gives me something to work toward. It keeps me disciplined and on track for a successful season,” Moon said. “I also love watching my teammates hit their milestones, and I love how much of a team sport it is. The career kills record was probably the toughest milestone to earn because our school record was set pretty high.  

“Being a part of the Fairfield volleyball program has been the best four years because I got to play alongside my best friends. Having our coach, Kamryn (Daulton), the past two seasons has really helped our mental game, and I think that has been very important for our success. She is so encouraging and supportive.”

With all of the individual accolades and the school records set this season, Moon’s favorite volleyball achievement isn’t any of those milestones gained, but rather a team victory this season, one that occurred on Friday, Oct. 2.

That win was against North Adams, a contest where Fairfield snapped the 48-game SHAC winning streak of the Lady Green Devils, and not only that, but the game was played at North Adams High School. 

That game, the Lions won in five sets, including losing the first two sets played, but they rallied to win the final three sets played, with the fifth set win being a 15-10 score. This contest also saw Moon collect 33 kills — tied for a career-high, as she also had 33 at Clinton-Massie on Sept. 17 — five aces, 21 digs and a block. 

“My favorite memory so far is beating North Adams because they were on a 48-game winning streak in the SHAC,” Moon said. “What made this even more special was celebrating with my coaches and teammates after the game.”

Moon not only excels in volleyball at Fairfield, but she uses gymnastics to add to her volleyball skills and to her being a two-time state competitor in high jump as a freshman and junior. 

“I have been competing since I was 5 years old in competition cheer and gymnastics,” Moon said. “I think this is what made me extremely competitive growing up. I am used to pressure and competing with myself. When I decided to do track my eighth grade year, I realized how much gymnastics really helped me in high jump, especially since I’m not the tallest. There is nothing like making it to state in any sport.”

Above all, Moon wanted to give her gratitude to many for her being the person and competitor she is. 

“I'm sad to see my volleyball career come to an end, but I want to thank my coaches, Kamryn, Kara, Rhylee and Nickie; my parents, my family and my teammates for being my biggest supporters,” Moon said. “Most importantly, I want to thank God because none of this would be possible without Him.”