Volleyball Recap: Local teams battle on the court
Volleyball Recap
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
Hillsboro falls to Waverly in 4 sets
On Monday (Aug. 31) the Hillsboro Lady Indians lost a non-conference match to the visiting Waverly Lady Tigers in four sets.
HHS won the third set by a 25-20 score. Waverly won set one (25-23), set two (25-19) and set four (25-19) to seal the win.
HHS totaled 36 kills, 35 assists, nine aces, 76 digs and 10 blocks.
Senior Tylee Davis finished with 13 kills, one assist, two aces and 23 digs. Sophomore Macy Fauber totaled five digs. Also for Hillsboro, senior Marianne Mycroft finished with one kill and one dig.
Junior Riley Pence totaled three kills for HHS, while also adding one ace, two digs and three blocks. Senior Scarlett Perkins finished with three kills, 19 assists, one ace, eight digs and three blocks.
Senior Josie Rhoades totaled one assist and eight digs. Fellow senior Ryan Wagoner ended the match with nine kills, three aces, 19 digs and a block. Sophomore Emmalee Young finished with seven kills, 14 assists, two aces, 10 digs and three blocks.
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Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
Whiteoak drops match to EHS in 4 sets
The Whiteoak Lady Wildcats volleyball team lost a Southern Hills Athletic Conference match on Monday (Aug. 31) to the visiting Eastern Lady Warriors in four sets.
WHS won set three by a 25-21 score, but lost set one by a 25-11 score, set two at 25-17 and set four at 25-18.
Eastern totaled 32 kills, 30 assists, seven aces and 101 digs.
EHS was led in kills by sophomore Bentley Burns with 15, and the assists leader was junior Peyton Jamison with 25. Senior Bree Jamison led EHS with three aces. The digs leaders were Burns with 25 and Bree Jamison with 23.
WHS stats were not posted for the match.
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Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
Hillsboro wins FAC match to Jackson
The Hillsboro Lady Indians bounced back one day following a non-conference loss with a Frontier Athletic Conference win by winning on the road at Jackson High School against the JHS Ironladies in three straight sets.
HHS won their sets by scores of 25-13, 26-24 and 25-19 to gain the conference win.
Hillsboro finished the match with 38 kills, 35 assists, 16 aces, 48 digs and one block. JHS had 20 kills, 19 assists, nine aces and 50 digs.
For the Lady Indians, senior Tylee Davis had 12 kills, seven digs and a block.
HHS senior Paisley Zink ended the match with an assist. Teammate Macy Fauber, a sophomore, finished with six digs. Senior Marianne Mycroft totaled one kill, one assist, two aces and a dig.
Junior Riley Pence had two kills and two digs. Senior Scarlett Perkins finished the match with two kills, 15 assists, two aces and six digs. Senior Josie Rhoades totaled four aces and five digs. HHS senior Ryan Wagoner ended the match with 11 kills, two assists, one ace and 11 digs. Sophomore Emmalee Young collected 10 kills. 16 assists, seven aces and 10 digs.
Jackson’s leaders were sophomore Lakyn Sanders (five kills), junior Daycee Howard (nine assists) and junior Kinslee Leach (three aces, 14 digs).
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Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
Fairfield sweeps Eastern in 3 sets
Hosting the Eastern Lady Warriors in Southern Hills Athletic Conference action on Tuesday (Sept. 1), the Fairfield Lady Lions earned a big conference victory over the visiting Lady Warriors in three straight sets.
FHS won their sets with scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 25-18.
Senior Alyssa Bales finished with 20 digs in the win, while junior Addison Cannon had two kills and one dig. Senior Kinsley Drury finished with four aces and 12 digs. Sophomore Bailey Jones finished with two kills and six blocks. Senior Remi Moon finished with 22 kills, four aces and 29 digs.
Junior Jorja May totaled four kills, two assists, two aces and eight digs. Freshman Laurel McCoy had one dig and one block.
Fairfield saw senior Emma Ayres have two digs. Junior Paisley Stahlhut ended the match with two aces and 15 digs. Junior Hadley Weddle collected one kill and two digs.
For the match, Fairfield finished with 31 kills, 31 assists, 12 aces, 90 digs and 10 blocks. Eastern totaled 16 kills, 14 assists, five aces, 64 digs and five blocks.
EHS was led by sophomore Bentley Burns with six kills, and junior Peyton Jamison had nine assists. Sophomore Avery Tabor and senior Bree Jamison each led with two aces, while the digs leader was Burns with 18. Burns also led EHS with four blocks.
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Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
McClain drops FAC match at Miami Trace
The McClain Lady Tigers lost in three sets against the Miami Trace Lady Panthers at MTHS in Frontier Athletic Conference action. For MHS, they totaled 10 kills, eight assists, two aces and 19 digs.
Junior Brooklyn Bolender had two kills and three digs. Sophomore Brylee Douglas had two assists and two digs. Sophomore Allie Havens totaled one kill, four assists and two aces.
Junior Alaya Jackson finished with three kills and two digs. Sophomore Brynlee Karnes had four kills and three digs. Freshman Ava Mankin ended the match with one dig.
Senior Molly McCune totaled two assists and one dig. MHS junior Adalynn Snyder totaled four digs. Senior Shelby Wise collected three digs.
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Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026
MHS falls to Chillicothe
Traveling to Ross County on Thursday (Sept. 3), the McClain Lady Tigers lost to the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers in three sets.
McClain lost by scores of 25-16, 25-10 and 25-10, as McClain totaled eight kills, seven assists, one ace and 29 digs.
Senior Shelby Wise finished with one dig, and junior teammate Adalynn Snyder had nine digs. Senior Molly McCune totaled two assists and six digs. Also for MHS, freshman Ava Mankin had a dig.
The Lady Tigers also had senior Lillian Keller total one dig. Sophomore Brynlee Karnes finished the match with one kill and one dig. Junior Alaya Jackson had five kills and two digs. McClain saw sophomore Allie Havens finish with five assists and four digs. Sophomore Brylee Douglas totaled one kill and one dig. Junior Brooklyn Bolender had one kill, one ace and three digs.
Chillicothe finished with 32 kills, 28 assists, 18 aces, 30 digs, and six blocks.
Chillicothe leaders were senior Evelyn Hamman with 16 kills, senior Isabella Witte with 26 assists and junior Campbell McAllister with seven aces and 12 digs. Sophomore Kendal Stinking and sophomore Emma Whalen each led CHS with two blocks.