It was the last match-up before district play for both Cinco Ranch and Memorial Wednesday night, as the two teams battled it out at the Mustangs' home gym.

        Kingwood vs Martin CyFair vs Arlington Austin Westlake vs Amarillo (Championship) It’s the nation’s largest single bracket high school volleyball tournament.

  Not many matches this early in the season have gone to a game 5, but the Tigers and Spartans didn't want just another game.

          After a one-hour layover from its original starting time, Cy Ridge played host to Westfield in a pre-district volleyball match.

        The Mayde Creek Rams improved to 7-9 Tuesday night with a 3-1 nail biting victory over the Spring Lions (11-8).

      The Spring Branch ISD volleyball tournament ended Saturday on a good note with four teams battling for the Top 3 spots.

        With only a few pre-season games left and District play right around the corner, the Cypress Falls Golden Eagles defeated host Katy Tigers, 3-0. Both teams started off strong in Game 1 with excellent offense and defense.

    The Taylor Mustangs battled it out against Fort Bend Austin Friday night to continue with exhibition play in order to prepare for district match ups.

      District play is just two short weeks away for most teams at the SBISD Volleyball Classic.

      After winning the Katy Volleyball Classic last weekend, the Memorial Mustangs continued their win streak, taking three-of-four games against the Langham Creek Lobos Tuesday night.

      The Cinco Ranch Cougars and the Dulles Vikings showed that they were both playoff-caliber teams as both advanced pass the first round, with Dulles making it to the Region III finals.

           Second Baptist played host to Bellaire Tuesday night in a pre-district volleyball match-up.

  The Katy ISD Volleyball Tournament wrapped up play at the Leonard E.

Second Baptist hosted Klein Oak Friday night and gave the fans a nail biter of a game.

The Spring Woods Tigers took a break from the Katy Volleyball Classic Friday night to travel to the Bellaire district to match up against the Cardinals.

Cinco Ranch High School hosted two of the Round 3 Challenger games on Friday.

Day two of the Katy Volleyball Classis separated the talent on Friday morning as teams faced off to see who would enter bracket play in the championship bracket and the cancellation bracket.

        Division play began today for 32 Greater Houston area volleyball teams looking to bring home the trophy and bragging rights this Saturday.

The Dulles Vikings lady volleyball team made a run deep into the playoffs last season that ended in the Region III finals where they fell to Houston Memorial. They defeated a favored high-powered Stratford team and came out victorious to earn a chance to play for the state tournament.

The Langham Creek Lobos are ready for volleyball season, as they partook in their first match of the season against Katy on Tuesday. Although the Tigers beat the Lobos in a 4-game set, Langham has some positives to look forward to.

        When two state playoff teams meet for the first game of the season, an intense and skillful match up is a guarantee.

      When Houston area volleyball teams travel to the land of Spartans, they know a hard-fought battle lies ahead.

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As Volleyball tryouts finished up last week, teams are wasting no time finding out how they match up against other schools around the city. Scrimmages begin next week with many teams playing schools they would not meet during the regular season.

    120 club volleyball teams gathered at Austin’s Convention Center this weekend to start preparing for the Junior Olympics competition.

Summer athletics are in full swing and the Texas Tornados Facility has started filling their eight courts with their teams.

      The Texas Tornados facility hosted the first annual Team Cup 2007 tournament Saturday and Sunday.

More volleyball signings and verbal commitments have been happening all over Houston. Houston’s top volleyball players are spreading their talent to Universities all over the United States.

    El Modena battled Katella High School in a boys volleyball preseason match up Tuesday afternoon.  Both teams came out strong in the first match.  The score never differed by more than a couple of points, and as play continued the score was tied at 24-24.

Houston-area schools continue to produce college-level volleyball talent.  In recent months, local high school teams have had a number of players sign letters of intent to play college volleyball, and last week, two more area players added their names to that list, according to lonestarvolleyball.com.

  Prepvolleyball.com has named Stratford’s Sarah Grace and Magnolias Michele Williams to the 06’ All-American volleyball team.

After Amarillo (45-1) and San Antonio Reagan (38-2) defeated Allen and Houston Memorial Friday night at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, the stage was set for a great match up.

When the Memorial volleyball team defeated Dulles to advance to the state tournament, the girls were excited and ready to make the road trip.

    According to Memorial coach Beth Gammill the bags are packed and the Lady Mustang team is ready to hit the highway.

  The Stratford Spartans fell to the Dulles Vikings in the Region III-5A semifinals in a 3-1 loss at the Coleman Coliseum on Friday night.

   The Memorial volleyball team has been flying under the radar for far too long.

  The Stratford Spartans looked as if they might have met their match on Tuesday night’s regional quarterfinal game against Cy-Fair.

Memorial outside hitter Sidney Stewart recorded 24 kills Tuesday night as the Lady Mustangs defeated Cy-Creek (26-13) in the Regional Quarterfinals playoff match at the Berry Center.

As the Seven Lakes High School gym began to fill up with Stratford and Katy fans, the excitement set in early.

Seven Lakes High School in Katy was the setting for an intense West Houston area volleyball match.

  Memorial came out and played tough as they matched up against the Lady Redskins of Lamar High School Tuesday night.

The Cinco Ranch Cougars ended Jersey Village’s playoff hopes Tuesday night defeating the Falcons in a three game sweep. The Cougars did not waste any time by letting the Falcons hang around as they won 25-17, 25-11, and 25-14 in the Falcon gymnasium.

Tuesday’s double-header at the Cy-Fair Berry Center showcased four of the area’s best volleyball teams, two from District 17-5A and two 18-5A.  This Bi-District match up featured Katy against Langham Creek and Katy Taylor versus Cypress Creek. Defense, digs, and good old-fashioned confidence propelled the Katy volleyball team to victory against Langham Creek in three sets (25-12, 28-26, 25-20).

  The Stratford Spartans secured their district title Tuesday night as they completed their sweep through District 18-5A with a 3-1 win over the Memorial Mustangs.

The Cinco Ranch volleyball team enters postseason play with one main concern, taking care of business.

After intense competition, the Orange Panthers took home a three match victory to the Westminster Lions.  With full stands and loud cheers from the fans, both teams appeared a bit scattered at the beginning of the game.  The Panthers won the first match, yet severely struggled to keep their ground in the second.  Down in the match, the Panthers rose to the occasion and had an exciting comeback.   The Lions fell behind in the third match as the Panthers worked as a team to ensure a victory.  Orange team captain, Kahea Newlon set the standard for the game as she had numerous saves, precise serves, and timely sets throughout the games.  Currently filled with confidence, the Panthers will play Santa Ana High School on the October 25. 

  The Memorial Mustangs volleyball team celebrated senior night Tuesday as they matched up against Spring Woods at Memorial High School.

   The Katy volleyball team lost to Cinco Ranch in five matches (25-16, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14,15-6) Tuesday night in an all-out, no holds barred defensive duel.

  Katy, TX – With four district games remaining, the Katy volleyball team is still vying for the 18-5A-district championship.

  Houston, TX – The Lady Spartans have earned the bragging the rights (for now) for the historical Mustang/Spartan rivalry, but more importantly have gained the upper hand in being crowned the District 19-5A champions. The Stratford Spartans defeated the Memorial Mustangs Tuesday night in a three game shutout at the Spartan gymnasium.