The Fairfield Lady Eagles swept all of their matches in their home tournament last weekend. After a season-opening win at Gatesville, the Lady Eagles have not yet lost a set so far this season. They defeated Iola in the Fairfield Tournament final, 27-25, 25-18. Fairfield began the season with a 3-0 victory at Gatesville.
Fairfield is fifth in the latest state rankings.
Fairfield’s tournament play this week is at the Lu Allen Memorial Tournament in Graham, a two-day tournament where the Lady Eagles finished fifth last season. Fairfield will play Denver City, Vernon, Klondike and Windthorst in Friday matches.
Rudder followed up Tuesday wins over Lexington and Huntsville by going 8-1 in the Tyler ISD tournament to win the consolation championship. The Lady Rangers’ only loss came against 4A’s 20th-ranked Pleasant Grove, where they fell, 24-26, 25-23, 25-17.
The start has earned Rudder a No. 11 ranking this week in the TGCA state volleyball poll. The Brenham Cubettes, who will be a district opponent for Rudder, are ranked 13th.
Rudder’s next match is at Caney Creek Tuesday night.
Navasota has jumped to the top spot in the 4A poll after an 8-0 opening week.
There is a three-team get-together in Iola on Tuesday that features some of Class 2A’s top teams, and traditional powers. No. 4 Iola hosts Burton and seventh-ranked Bremond.
Also on Tuesday, Milano is at home against defending Class 1A state champion and No. 1-ranked Fayetteville. Fayetteville is coming off a tournament championship at Bellville Faith Academy and has started the season with a 9-0 record.
For area teams, the Leon tournament is the busiest of the year, with the Lady Cougars welcoming in 14 more area squads. The tournament begins on Thursday. Leon is ranked second in Class 2A.
Bryan and Brenham will compete in the 45th Fraulein Volleyfest in New Braunfels. It’s a 40-team tournament with teams from as far away as El Paso (Franklin). Arlington Martin is the defending champion.
Four area teams will compete in the Pflugerville VolleyPfest tournament. College Station is in Pool 2 with Poth, Harker Heights and Lake Belton. Pool 2 will play at Hendrickson.
Cameron is grouped with Cedar Ridge, Fredericksburg and Georgetown East View in Pool 4, which is set for Weiss High School.
Pool 5 consists of Lexington, Madison, Stony Point and the home team for these matches, Pflugerville Connally.
College Station is in a group, Pool 8, with Midland, Brentwood Christian and Leander Glenn. They will play at Pflugerville High.
Here is this week’s high school volleyball schedule:
Monday, Aug. 15
Somerville at St. Joseph, 6 p.m. (Pack the Nest Night) – St. Joseph wins, 25-14, 25-15, 25-18
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Tuesday, Aug. 16
Corsicana at Whitehouse, 3 p.m.
Corsicana vs. Lindale at Whitehouse, 4 p.m.
Bremond, Burton at Iola, 4 p.m.
Fayetteville, Blum at Milano, 4 p.m.
Oakwood at Westwood, 5 p.m. – Westwood wins, 25-20, 25-8, 19-25, 25-17
Anderson-Shiro at Normangee, 5 p.m. – Normangee wins, 25-20, 25-11, 25-11
Wortham at Waco Parkview, 5 p.m.
Huntsville at Leon, 5 p.m.
Rudder at Caney Creek, 5:30 p.m. – Rudder wins, 3-0
College Station at The Woodlands, 5:30 p.m — bcsball.com – The Woodlands wins, 25-17, 25-15, 25-12
Houston St. Agnes at Brenham, 5:30 p.m. – Brenham wins, 25-13, 25-23, 25-18
Brazos Christian at Allen Academy, 5:30 p.m. – Brazos Christian wins, 27-17, 25-16, 25-15
A&M Consolidated at Bryan, 6 p.m. — bcsball.com – A&M Consolidated wins, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15, 25-18
Navasota at Waller, 6 p.m.
Snook at Madisonville, 6 p.m. – Madisonville wins, 25-13, 25-13, 25-16
Robinson at Cameron, 6 p.m. – Robinson wins, 18-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-16, 15-10
Rockdale at Granger, 6 p.m.
Fairfield at Neches, 6 p.m. – Fairfield wins, 25-16, 22-25, 25-16, 25-16
Mexia at Ferris, 6 p.m.
Teague at Centerville, 6 p.m. – Teague wins, 26-24, 25-22, 25-14
Frankston at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Hempstead at Mumford, 6 p.m.
St. Joseph at Richards, 6 p.m. – St. Joseph wins, 25-15, 25-18, 25-21
Thrall at Lexington, 6:30 p.m.
Franklin at Lovelady, 6:30 p.m.
Chilton at Groesbeck, 7 p.m.
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Thursday, Aug. 18
Bryan, Brenham at New Braunfels Fraulein Volleyfest
Rudder at Bastrop Tournament
A&M Consolidated, College Station, Cameron, Lexington at Pflugerville VolleyPfest
Corsicana at Terrell Tournament
Leon, Palestine, Caldwell, Rockdale, Franklin, Groesbeck, Teague, Buffalo, Wortham, Bremond, Cayuga, Normangee, Snook, Brazos Christian, St. Joseph at Leon Tournament
Madisonville at Lufkin Tournament
Navasota at Krum Tournament
Mexia at Bay City Tournament
Anderson-Shiro at Devine Tournament
Westwood at Eustace Chuck Powers Invitational
Centerville at Groveton Tournament
Milano, Mumford at Rosebud-Lott Tournament
Burton at Schulenburg Tournament
Coolidge at Dawson Tournament
Austin Hill Country at Allen Academy, 6 p.m.
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Friday, Aug. 19
Bryan, Brenham at New Braunfels Fraulein Volleyfest
Rudder at Bastrop Tournament
A&M Consolidated, College Station, Cameron, Lexington at Pflugerville VolleyPfest
Leon, Palestine, Caldwell, Rockdale, Franklin, Groesbeck, Teague, Buffalo Wortham, Bremond, Cayuga, Normangee, Snook, Brazos Christian, St. Joseph at Leon Tournament
Madisonville at Lufkin Tournament
Navasota at Krum Tournament
Fairfield at Graham Lu Allen Memorial Tournament
Mexia at Bay City Tournament
Westwood at Eustace Chuck Powers Invitational
Burton at Schulenburg Tournament
Coolidge at Dawson Tournament
Bruceville-Eddy at Centerville, 4:30 p.m.
Granger at Milano, 5 p.m.
IDEA Austin Charter at Calvert, 5 p.m.
Allen Academy at Hempstead, 5 p.m.
Bellville Faith Academy at Somerville, 6 p.m.
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Saturday, Aug. 20
Bryan, Brenham at New Braunfels Fraulein Volleyfest
Rudder at Bastrop Tournament
A&M Consolidated, College Station, Cameron, Lexington at Pflugerville VolleyPfest
Corsicana at Terrell Tournament
Leon, Palestine, Caldwell, Rockdale, Franklin, Groesbeck, Teague, Buffalo Wortham, Bremond, Cayuga, Normangee, Snook, Brazos Christian, St. Joseph at Leon Tournament
Madisonville at Lufkin Tournament
Navasota at Krum Tournament
Fairfield at Graham Lu Allen Memorial Tournament
Mexia at Bay City Tournament
Anderson-Shiro at Devine Tournament
Westwood at Eustace Chuck Powers Invitational
Centerville at Groveton Tournament
Milano, Mumford at Rosebud-Lott Tournament
Burton at Schulenburg Tournament
Coolidge at Dawson Tournament
Schedules and times are subject to change. Coaches are encouraged to email updated schedules, updates or corrections to dgcsports@gmail.com or tag @ScoopSports on Twitter.
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