Members of the 2011 Red Oak High School volleyball teams will be conducting their 2nd annual volleyball camp for future Lady Hawks in the first through sixth grade.

The camp is open to all girls in the area not just Red Oak.
Participants of this camp will be taught basic volleyball skills and drills from current Red Oak High School volleyball players.

The camp will have three Sunday afternoon sessions held at the Red Oak High School gym from 2 - 4 p.m. on July 10, July 17 and July 24.

Cost for the camp is $20 per session or $50 for all three sessions. All participants registering for all three sessions by July 2 will receive a T-shirt.

The Future Lady Hawk Volleyball Camp is sponsored by the Red Oak Lady Hawks Volleyball Booster Club.

All proceeds benefit the Lady Hawks volleyball program at the junior and senior high school.

For registration information go to the FORMS page.

The 2011 Spikes Tournament is over. PSG was the overall winner followed by Orange Chicken. Both teams battled their way to the Championship game which turned into a 3 game thriller. It was a great way to close out the tournament.

Over in the Consolation Bracket, the pesky ROHS staff team, aka Aged to Perfection, took down the Str8 (Straight) Up Winners. A common theme of the tournament is how good some of the guys can actually play volleyball. Take the best from each team, find a few 6’7” hitters and we might have the making of a pretty solid program! Hmmmmm. I guess something for the new AD to ponder.

It was a good time for all who had the chance to attend. It’s hard to beat a Saturday night filled with Volleyball, hotdogs, pizza, and soda. Well, maybe if the volleyball was being played by our own Lady Hawks.

Congratulations to PSG! Thanks to the many volunteers who helped put the tournament together, and of course, Thanks to our Lady Hawks for coaching the teams.

See you next year!

1st Place- PSG

2nd Place- Orange Chicken

Consolation Winners- Aged to Perfection

Tourney Pictures- Click here

The Lady Hawk Volleyball Booster Club met last night to discuss and vote on the open Officer and Chairpersons positions. By the close of the meeting, all positions had been filled. Please join in welcoming the new team!

President - Carol Bolin
Vice President - Karen Anderson
Secretary - Carla Fletcher
Treasurer - Bobbi Hart

Fundraising - Laura Coleman, Annette Chaddick, Vicary Yetts
Publicity - John Anderson & Mitchell Burnett
Spirit/Hospitality - Gwen Walker & Honee Berlin
Concessions - Todd & Kerri Bailey
Banquet - Karen Anderson & Mitchell Burnett

The new crew is excited about the upcoming season but also realize that they have some very big shoes to fill, especially those worn by Sherry and Chip Bird, Phillip and Annette Prasifka, Ron and Janet Watts. They were the heart and soul of the Booster Club.

Chip and Sherry, Ron and Janet, Philip and Annette- We Thank You again and wish you the best. Enjoy your new found free time!

April 13th was signing day and the Lady Hawks had three players sign National Letters of Intent to play volleyball in college. Kaycie Bird – Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX , Hunter Porter – Emporia State University, Emporia , Kansas, and Morgan Watts – Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX.

Also pictured is Mike Burns-AD, Hope Porter- Head Coach, and Trish Garcia- Asst Head Coach.

Good Luck Ladies at the Collegiate Level!

Please plan on attending this very important meeting as elections for the 2011-12 Board will be held.

Come support the Booster Club!

After a few months off, it's time to revive the volleyball booster club!  There is much to be done!!!  Although our general meetings are usually held the second Monday of the month, we have moved the March meeting to the third Monday (March 21st) due to next Monday being Spring Break!  So please mark your calendars to attend -- Monday, March 21st @ 7pm in the Media Room in the High School Gymnasium.  This is a VERY IMPORTANT MEETING as we will be forming several committees -- (1) a Nominating Committee to begin securing leadership positions for next year, (2) a Scholarship Committee to judge/select this year's scholarship recipients and (3) an Audit Committee to audit our financial records for 2010-2011.  We will also be discussing whether we plan to host the Spikes-All Guy Volleyball tournament (a great fundraiser!!) again this year and, if so, begin organizing that event!

Please give serious consideration how YOU can contribute to the future success of the Lady Hawks Volleyball Booster Club!  The volleyball program at Red Oak High School is one of the best in the state and the booster club plays a vital role in continuing that success!!  SO PLEASE STEP UP AND TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE -- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!!  If you are unable to make the meeting on Monday but would like to be considered for any of the above committees or for an officer or chairperson position for next year, please let me know!!  Personally, it's been a very exciting, rewarding experience and I've met so many wonderful friends through the process---I highly recommend getting involved!!!

Sherry Bird
RO Lady Hawks Volleyball Booster Club

Kaycie Bird, Gabby Pena, Hunter Porter, Lindsay Prasifka and Morgan Watts have been selected to the All-State Academic Team by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Click here for a complete listing of the All-State Academic selections.

Also, LoneStarVolleyball.com has named Hunter Porter as the Come Back Player of the Year! Hunter had knee surgery at the end of the 2009 season and did not receive medical clearance to play until the first game of the 2010 season. LoneStarVolleyball.com is a subscription service exclusively covering volleyball in Texas. The complete article can be seen at LoneStarVolleyball.com.

Congratulations Kaycie, Gabby,Hunter, Lindsay and Morgan!!!!!!

The Texas Sports Writers Association named Hunter Porter as a 4A All-State selection to their third team. Click here for a complete listing of the All-State selections.

Congratulations Hunter!!!

The Lady Hawks and coaches were introduced by Athletic Director Mike Burns and each given a Certificate of Recognition by Board Member John Anderson during the School Board meeting Monday night. Click here for more pictures.

The Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman Lady Hawks teams celebrated a great season Saturday night at the annual volleyball banquet.  There were plenty of masks seen all around as this year’s theme was masquerade.  Extensive decorations gave the high school cafeteria a wonderful, elegant masquerade atmosphere.

After a great meal, each coach talked about the team’s season and introduced the players.  Coach Porter, then announced the individual awards to the Varsity players, including the All-District and All-Academic selections.  She then recognized the team individual awards:

Most Valuable Player – Hunter Porter
Blocker of the Year – Morgan Watts
Defensive Player of the Year – Gabby Pena
Hitter of the Year – Lindsay Prasifka
Setter of the Year – Kaycie Bird

Athletic Director Mike Burns then recognized the coaching staff as the District Coaching Staff of the Year.

Once all the awards and recognitions were handed out, it was party time.  DJ “Big Dog” played the music as the Lady Hawks, coaches and parents spent the rest of the evening dancing, socializing and having fun. Click here for more pictures.

The Texas Girls Coaches Association selected Hunter Porter to their 4A All-State Team. For a complete list of of the 4A selections click here.

Congratulations Hunter!!!!!

All eleven Lady Hawks Varsity players plus the coaching staff received either an All-District award or were placed on the District All-Academic Team. Click here for a complete District list. The following is a list of the Lady Hawks awards.

District 15-4A

Kaycie Bird - Setter of the Year

Caleah Wells - Newcomer of the Year

Red Oak - Coaching Staff of the Year

1st Team All-District
Hunter Porter
Lindsay Prasifka
Gabby Pena
Morgan Watts

2nd Team All-District
Kennedi Coleman

Honorable Mention
Emmalee Smith
Averi Walker

All-Academic Team
Kaycie Bird
Mallory Bolin
Gabby Pena
Hunter Porter
Lindsay Prasifka
Hailey Sutton
Averi Walker
Morgan Watts

Congratulations Lady Hawks & Coaches!!!!!!!!!!

A great crowd of Red Oak fans were on hand as the Lady Hawks season came to an end Saturday afternoon losing to the Richardson Pearce Lady Mustangs in 4 sets in the Regional Final.

In the first set, the Lady Hawks came out fired up and jumped out to a 7-3 lead on kills from Hunter Porter, Caleah Wells and Kennedi Coleman. After a Pearce time out, the Lady Mustangs got 4 straight kills to tie the score at 7. The Lady Hawks took a 10-7 lead on 2 great blocks by Wells, but again Pearce battled back to tie the score at 11. After the Lady Hawks made several errors they found themselves down 13-17, a Lady Mustang lead they would never catch up to, as Pearce began to roll. With Pearce playing strong at the net and Red Oak continuing to make errors, the Lady Hawks lost the first set 15-25.

The second set began with the Lady Hawks keeping up with the Lady Mustangs with kills from Porter and Coleman and a service ace by Averi Walker. With the score tied at 6, the Lady Hawk errors started again as Red Oak fell behind 8-13. After a Red Oak timeout, kills by Wells, Lindsay Prasifka and Porter, blocks by Prasifka and Morgan Watts and another service ace by Walker, the Lady Hawks tied the score at 17. The Lady Hawks' offense began to click as Walker served another ace, Porter got a kill, Emmalee Smith served an ace, another kill by Porter and a tip by Watts. With Prasifka, Walker, Kaycie Bird, Porter and Gabby Pena passing and digging most of the Pearce hits, Red Oak took a 23-19 lead. The Lady Mustangs fought back but the Lady Hawks were able to hang on to win the second set 25-23 on a Prasifka kill.

Set three began with the Lady Hawks exploding out of the shoot. With Bird setting Porter, Wells, Watts, Coleman and Prasifka, the Lady Hawks jumped out to an 8-3 lead. However, the Lady Mustangs were too good of a team to go down without a fight as they battled hard to tie the score at 13. It then became a see-saw battle until the score was tied at 18. Two explosive kills by Pearce gave the Lady Mustangs a 2 point lead, which the Lady Hawks could not recover. Red Oak lost the third set 23-25.

The Lady Hawks were able to tie the score at 10 early in the fourth set behind the hitting of Porter and Prasifka. Again, the Lady Hawks had no answer for the Pearce strong front row, as they fell behind 12-16. The Lady Hawks fought hard and pulled within 2, 18-20. However, the Lady Mustangs were too strong in the end as the Lady Hawks lost the fourth set 21-25 and the match.

The Lady Hawks end the season with a 39-8 record.

Lindsay Prasifka had 12 kills, 1 block and 19 digs, Emmalee Smith had 1 ace and 7 digs, Averi Walker had 5 aces and 11 digs, Kaycie Bird had 2 blocks, 42 assists and 14 digs, Hunter Porter had 17 kills, 1 block, 11 aces and 12 digs, Caleah Wells had 7 kills and 5 blocks, Morgan Watts had 6 kills and 2 blocks, and Gabby Pena had 15 digs.

Congratulations Lady Hawks on a GREAT season!!!!!

With the exciting win over Highland Park on Friday, the Lady Hawks will face off against the Richardson Pearce Lady Mustangs the Regional Final Playoff match on Saturday, November 13 at 4:00. The match will be played at the Garland Special Events Center. Click here for tickets and directions.

COME SUPPORT YOUR LADY HAWKS!!!!!!!!

WOW! What an exciting, intense, edge-of-your seat match. An enormous Red Oak crowd was treated to a great volleyball match as the Lady Hawks outlasted the Highland Park Lady Scots in the Regional Semi-Final match Friday night.

With the fans cheering loudly, the first set was a back-and-forth battle right from the start. Both teams were on fire as neither team got more than a 2 point lead. With the game tied at 21, a net violation on the Lady Hawks and a kill by the Lady Scots, gave Highland Park a 2 point lead. The Lady Hawks tied the score at 23 on kills by Hunter Porter and Kaycie Bird. For the next several points, the Lady Scots would get a 1 point lead only to have the Lady Hawks' Porter or Caleah Wells get a kill to tie the set. With the score tied at 26, the Lady Hawks were able to hang on and win the set 28-26 on 2 Highland Park errors.

The battle continued into the second set. The Lady Hawks struggled to handle the powerful Lady Scots' hitting and got down early 7-13. Behind kills by Kennedi Coleman, Porter and Wells, a service ace by Bird and blocks by Morgan Watts, Coleman and Wells, the Lady Hawks were able to fight back to tie the score at 20. The Lady Scots had several well placed hits and the Lady Hawks found themselves down 22-24. After a Red Oak time out and a kill by Watts and a block for a point by Coleman, the set was tied at 24. With several Porter kills, the Lady Hawks won the second set 28-26.

With Porter continuing to kill the ball, and with great defensive plays by Gabby Pena and Mallory Bolin, the Lady Hawks had a 17-14 lead in the third set. Highland Park was not ready to throw in the towel and fought back to tie the score at 18. The Lady Scots now had momentum and took the lead never to relinquish it. The Lady Hawks lost the third set 23-25 in a heartbreaker.

The Lady Hawks looked flat as they fell behind early in the fourth set. Behind a kill from Porter and a service ace by Emmalee Smith, the Lady Hawks fought back to tie the score at 14. However, after several Red Oak errors and a couple of controversial referee calls, the Lady Hawks got behind 16-23. Red Oak could never get their offense started again and lost the fourth set 19-25.

With memories of 2 years ago, when Red Oak lost to Highland Park after being up 2-0, it was do-or-die time for the Lady Hawks in the fifth set. Pena, Bolin and Averi Walker stiffened up on defense and with Porter, Wells, Watts, Coleman and Lindsay Prasifka pounding kills, the Lady Hawks were able to keep the game close. With the game tied at 10, Porter got 3 kills to give the Lady Hawks a 13-11 lead. Again, Highland Park would not give up and tied the score at 14. Red Oak got behind 14-15 on a passing error, but came back to tie it at 15 on a great dig by Walker and a kill by Porter. A kill by Wells and a service ace by Porter sealed the Lady Hawks' win 17-15 and the Regional Semi-Final Championship.

Hunter Porter had 24 kills, 1 block, 1 ace and 12 digs, Kaycie Bird had 2 blocks, 2 aces, 41 assists and 12 digs, Caleah Wells had 12 kills and 1 block, Lindsay Prasifka had 11 kills, 1 ace and 6 digs, Emmalee Smith had 1 ace and 7 digs, Averi Walker had 10 digs, Morgan Watts had 7 kills and 2 blocks, Gabby Pena had 2 aces and 20 digs, Mallory Bolin had 7 digs and Kennedi Coleman had 6 kills and 5 blocks.

The Lady Hawks have advanced to the Regional Semi-Finals to be played this Friday, Nov 12th @ 6pm at Sachse High School against Highland Park.  The school is sponsoring a community pep rally TOMORROW NIGHT, Thursday, Nov 11 at 7:00 in the gym. Click here for more information. Come out for the pep rally on Thursday and the game on Friday to show YOUR support for OUR Lady Hawks!

GO LADY HAWKS!!
BEAT HIGHLAND PARK!!!

The Lady Hawks will face off against the Highland Park Lady Scots in the Regional Semi Final Playoff match on Friday, November 12 at 6:00. The match will be played at Sachse High School. Click here for directions.

COME SUPPORT YOUR LADY HAWKS!!!!!!!!

The Lady Hawks had a great supporting crowd follow them to Waco Tuesday night as they played the Pflugerville Connally Lady Cougars in the Regional Quarter Final match. The fans had alot to cheer about as the Lady Hawks swept the Lady Cougars in three sets to advance to the Regional Semi Finals.

The Lady Hawks forced Connally to call time out after they jumped out to an early 8-4 lead in the first set behind the hitting and blocking of Morgan Watts. The Lady Cougars were able to cut the Lady Hawks lead to 12-10 after Red Oak made several hitting errors. That's when Watts, Hunter Porter and Lindsay Prasifka took over as they pounded hits and kills to increase the Lady Hawks lead to 20-13. The Lady Hawks went on to win the first set 25-16.

The Lady Hawks struggled at the beginning of the second set as they fell behind early 0-2. With Porter continuing to hit well and Caleah Wells and Kennedi Coleman dominating the net, the Lady Hawks battled back and forth with the Lady Cougars to tie the score at 8. Sparked by a Watts block and two Prasifka kills, the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 15-10 lead, forcing Connally to call time out. The Lady Hawks continued to dominate the Lady Cougars behind Wells who had 2 blocks and 2 kills down the stretch run. The Lady Hawks won the second set 25-16 on a block by Coleman.

Again, in the third set, the Lady Hawks struggled early. Down 2-5, the Lady Hawks were able to fight back to tie the set at 7. Then, behind the serving of Emmalee Smith and with Gabby Pena and Mallory Bolin stiffening up the back row defense, the Lady Hawks were able to take control. With accurate Kaycie Bird sets, the Porter, Wells and Watts led offense dominated the remainder of the set. The Lady Hawks closed out the set and match winning 25-14.

Lindsay Prasifka had 6 kills and 1 ace, Emmalee Smith had 3 aces and 13 assists, Kaycie Bird had 21 assists and 4 digs, Hunter Porter had 13 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace and 4 digs, Caleah Wells had 10 kills and 6 blocks, Morgan Watts had 10 kills and 4 blocks, Gabby Pena had 1 ace and 9 digs, Mallory Bolin had 4 digs and Kennedi Coleman had 3 kills and 2 blocks.

In what turned out to be an intense, hard fought battle, the Lady Hawks beat a determined Longview Pinetree team in four sets. Getting great support, the fans from both teams were very loud, creating an exciting atmosphere, during the entire Area playoff match held at Wills Point High School.

The Pinetree Lady Pirates made it known early in the first set they were not going down without a fight as they maintained a 1-2 point lead through the first 8 points. The Lady Hawks were able to tie the score at 8 and then again at 12 before building their lead to 20-16 behind the hard hitting of Hunter Porter and the timely blocks of Morgan Watts and Caleah Wells. After several unforced errors by the Lady Hawks and some well placed hits by the Lady Pirates, Pinetree tied the score at 23 and then again at 25. The Lady Hawks then made 2 errors, losing the set 25-27.

The Lady Hawks jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the second set with Watts, Porter and Lindsay Prasifka getting kills. Again, the Lady Pirates fought back to tie the score at 6 and again at 10, but could never take the lead. The Lady Hawks were able to keep a 1-2 point lead the rest of the set with Kaycie Bird dishing out sets to Porter, Prasifka, Wells, Watts and Kennedi Coleman and getting 3 kills herself on "shoots" to keep the Lady Pirates off balance. The Lady Hawks won the set on a Porter kill, 25-22.

The Lady Hawks started the third set slowly, but were able to tie the Lady Pirates at 3. Then it was all Lady Hawks as they dominated the Lady Pirates to build a 13-5 lead. With Averi Walker, Gabby Pena and Mallory Bolin playing great defense, the Lady Pirates could never battle back. The Lady Hawks finished the set on Porter, Wells, Bird and Prasifka kills to win 25-17.

The intensity grew in the fourth set as Lady Hawks fans sensed victory and as Lady Pirates fans tried to motivate their team. The Lady Hawks jumped out to an early 4-1 lead only to have Pinetree tie it at 5. Again, behind great defensive plays from Walker and several Prasifka kills, the Lady Hawks increased their lead to 13-9. However, the Lady Pirates never gave up as they were able to close to within one, 16-15. Kills by Porter and Coleman and a net violation on Pinetree increased the Lady Hawks lead to 19-16. The war was on as the Lady Hawks could not shake the Lady Pirates. With the score tied at 23, Prasifka put down a kill to give the Lady Hawks a 24-23 lead. Porter then put down a massive kill to give the Lady Hawks the set and match, 25-23.

Hunter Porter had 19 kills, 1 block and 4 digs, Lindsay Prasifka  11 kills, 1 block and 1  ace, Caleah Wells had 9 kills and 3 blocks, Morgan Watts had 8 kills, 5 blocks and Kaycie Bird  had 8 kills, 1 ace and 42 assists.

Congratulations to the 8th grade Lady Hawk Volleyball team for their successful season this year.  The Lady Hawks defeated Ennis on Thursday night to end their season with a win.

The A Team defeated Ennis 25-14, 25-14.
Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:

Lindsey Boyce 9 pts
Katherine Keenan 6 pts
Shannon Halbert 4pts
Amber Chaddick 3 pts
Megan  Wagner 2pts
Erin Miller 1 pt.

The A Team finished their season as Runners up with a district record of 8-1 and an overall record of 10-3.

The B Team also defeated Ennis 25-16, 25-17.
Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:

Kaile Sykora 14 pts
Molly Newcomer 8 pts
Holly Hall 5 pts
Savanna Carassco 4 pts
Brooke Counts 1 pt

The B Team finished 9-0 going undefeated this season in district and also the 2010 DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!
Their overall record was 9-2.

The Lady Hawks will face off against the Longview Pinetree Lady Pirates in the Area Playoff match on Saturday, November 6 at 6:00. The match will be played at Wills Point High School. Click here for directions.

COME SUPPORT YOUR LADY HAWKS!!!!!!!!

The Lady Hawks advanced to the Area Round of the Playoffs by beating the Rudder Rangers of Bryan in three sets Tuesday night. A large number of Red Oak fans made the trip to Waco to support the Lady Hawks.

In the first set, the Lady Hawks jumped out to an early 6-3 lead behind Morgan Watts' great play at the net getting two kills and a block. The Lady Hawks then got on a roll. With Hunter Porter serving two aces and with Caleah Wells and Lindsay Prasifka getting multiple kills, the Lady Hawks were able to increase their lead to 18-7. Then it got ugly for the Lady Hawks. With Red Oak making several hitting and passing errors, the Rangers made a strong push to close within 2, 22-20. However, that is as close as they got as Porter quickly put down 2 kills and the Lady Hawks secured the win on a Rudder hitting error, 25-20.

It seemed like the Lady Hawks' woes were going to continue into the second set as they fell behind early 0-2. However, a Watts kill and a Kennedi Coleman block for a point, quickly tied the set at 2 and gave the spark the Lady Hawks needed. The Lady Hawks were able to increase their lead to 5-2. Rudder would not give up as they kept the score close and cut the Red Oak lead to 11-10. The Lady Hawks, behind the hitting of Porter, Prasifka and Wells and the defensive play of Averi Walker, Mallory Bolin and Gabby Pena, found their game and went on a 10-1 run. Rudder made a little push at the end, but the Lady Hawks held them off to win 25-16.

The third set began with Kaycie Bird serving 10 straight points behind the hitting of Prasifka and Watts' net play. Rudder could never recover as everything seemed to be working for the Lady Hawks. With Bird spreading out accurate sets to Wells, Porter, Prasifka, Watts and Coleman, the Lady Hawks kept Rudder off balance the entire set, winning 25-14, to close out the Bi-District match.

Morgan Watts had 14 kills and 6 blocks, Hunter Porter had 11 kills, 2 aces and 19 digs, Lindsay Prasifka had 10 kills, Kaycie Bird had 33 assists and 7 digs,Caleah Wells had 6 kills and Gabby Pena had 8 digs.

The Lady Hawks will face off against the Bryan Rudder Rangers in the Bi-District Playoff match on Tuesday, November 2 at 6:30. The match will be played at Reicher Catholic High School in Waco. Click here for directions.

COME SUPPORT YOUR LADY HAWKS!!!!!!!!

Red Oak fans traveled to Waxhachie in full force Tuesday night to watch the Lady Hawks take on the Lady Indians. Fans from both teams got very loud from the beginning, creating an intense, high energy play-off atmosphere. Even though the Lady Hawks had already secured the District 15-4A Championship, a 20 year undefeated District game streak was on the line.

The first set started with Morgan Watts and Kennedi Coleman setting the tone early as they blocked the first 3 Lady Indian hits. The Lady Hawks jumped out to a 6-1 lead forcing the Lady Indians to call a time out. The Lady Indians were able to battle back to tie the score at 12 and the war was on. The Lady Hawks then fell behind 13-14, but then Hunter Porter, Caleah Wells and Lindsay Prasifka went on the attack and Gabby Pena picked the team up on defense as the Lady Hawks scored the next 4 points to take a 17-14 lead. The Lady Indians came back to tie the set at 20, but again the Lady Hawks stepped up when they needed to and closed out the set winning 25-23.

The second set started with the Lady Hawks playing flat, falling behind early 1-4. After a Red Oak time out, the Lady Hawks fought back to tie the score at 9. From then on it was a see saw battle with neither team able to get more than a 2 point lead. With the Lady Hawks losing 22-23, Gabby Pena tied the game with a serving ace. However, the Lady Hawks could not pull it out as they lost 23-25.

Losing the second set was all the motivation the Lady Hawks needed as they jumped out to a 9-4 lead in the third set. The Lady Indians had no answer for the powerful hitting of Hunter Porter as she put down kill after kill. Gabby Pena, Lindsay Prasifka and Averi Walker dug almost everything the Lady Indians hit to extend the Lady Hawks lead to 20-12. With awesome net play from Morgan Watts and Caleah Wells, the Lady Hawks went on to win the third set 25-20.

The fourth set started out as an all out war as fans from both teams loudly cheered on their teams. With the score tied at 6, Hunter Porter again, went to work on offense as the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 13-7 lead. With great sets from Kaycie Bird, Porter, with help from Caleah Wells and Lindsay Prasifka, pounded the Lady Indian defense never allowing the Lady Indians a chance to get into any kind of offensive rythm. The Lady Hawks sailed to a 25-17 victory and to extend the undefeated District game winning streak to 20 years.

Hunter Porter had 26 kills, 2 aces and 11 digs, Kaycie Bird had 48 assists, 3 aces and 5 digs, Caleah Wells had 14 kills and 4 blocks, Lindsay Prasifka had 12 kills and 13 digs, Morgan Watts had 5 kills and 6 blocks, Gabby Pena had 15 digs, Averi Walker had 7 digs, Emmalee Smith had 5 assists and 6 digs and Kennedi Coleman had 5 kills and 3 blocks.

The Lady Hawks end the regular season 16-0 in District play and 35-7 overall.

The Lady Hawks were in Waxahachie to play the Lady Indians Tuesday night in their final game of the season. In the first set, the Lady Hawks got behind early and could never recover. The offense and defense appeared to be overwhelmed by the good shots from the Lady Indians. The Lady Hawks lost the first set 15-25.

In the second set the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead only to have the Lady Indians go on a 6 point run. The set stayed close the rest of the way with the Lady Indians leading the entire set. With the Lady Hawks fighting hard and playing well, they could not overcome the Lady Indian lead. The Lady Hawks lost the second set 23-25.

The JV Lady Hawks end their season with a 15-1 district record and an overall record of 24-12.

The Lady Hawks ended their season on a down note as they lost to the Lady Indians in Waxahachie Tuesday night in 2 sets, 15-25 and 14-25. Unforced errors hurt the Lady Hawks all match long, not allowing them to get into any kind of offensive rythm. Any spark created by an Alyse Bailey or Lauren White well placed hit were countered by good Waxahachie team.

The Freshman Lady Hawks end theri season with a 12-4 District record.

The Lady Hawks were in Corsicana Friday night to play the Lady Tigers.

The game began with confusion between the referee and Coach Porter about when the roster was given to the scorers table causing the referee to penalize Red Oak with a delay of game. After a 15 minute delay play started with the referee awarding a penalty point to Corsicana and giving the Lady Tigers the opening serve. A quick kill by Lindsay Prasifka gave the Lady Hawks the serve. Averi Walker served two straight aces and Hunter Porter sent a powerful kill into the Lady Tigers defense. After another powerful shot by Hunter Porter into the corner of the court the line judge ruled the ball in but was overruled by the up-referee which caused Coach Porter to strongly object to the referee's call. The referee promptly gave Coach Porter a yellow card for her protest of the call. The Lady Hawks were able to get into an offensive rhythm as Hunter Porter, Caleah Wells, Kennedi Coleman and Lindsay Prasifka pounded the Lady Tigers with kill after kill while Averi Walker, Emmalee Smith and Kaycie Bird kept the Lady Tigers off balance with pinpoint serving. The Lady Hawks took the first set 25-11.

The second set started with excellent hitting by Hunter Porter, Lindsay Prasifka and Morgan Watts while Mallory Bolin and Gabby Pena played great back row defense. The Lady Hawks jumped out to a 16-4 lead. Kaycie Bird and Emmalee Smith set the ball exactly where the hitters needed it to keep their offense rolling. The Lady Hawks closed the set out with a service ace by Averi Walker and a 25-9 win.

In the third set Kennedi Coleman and Caleah Wells went on an offensive attack and got the Lady Hawks out to a 5-2 lead. After a Lady Hawk net violation and hitting error the Lady Tigers were back in the set at 5-4 however, that's as close as they would get as Hunter Porter stretched the lead to 11-4 with accurate serving and kills from all over the court. The Lady Hawks closed out the set and the match 25-12.

With this win the Lady Hawks also won the district 15-4A title for the 21st consecutive year.

Congratulations to the Lady Hawks on another great win, 34-7 overall and 15-0 in district with one match remaining in the regular season.

The JV Lady Hawks had an easy night with the inexperienced Corsicana JV. Corsicana had trouble returning the Lady Hawks well placed   serves and hits. When Corsicana did manage to return a serve Chloe Davis, Alex Fletcher, Kristen Kistner and Elyse Berlin were able to hit unreturnable shots. They won the first set 25-6.

It was more of the same in the second set. Taylor Anderson served 12 points in a row to push the Lady Hawks lead to 13-1. Elyse Berlin then served 6 more points and Chloe Davis served the rest of the way to give the Lady Hawks a 25-7 victory.

The Freshman Lady Hawks beat the Corsicana Lady Tigers in 2 sets Friday night, 25-18 and 25-11.

In the first set, the Lady Hawks wrestled with the lead, losing their focus and making unforced errors leaving them trailing the Lady Tigers, 4-9.  Regaining their composure and behind the 6 point serving run by Kajaira Mays and some pinpoint kills by Alyse Bailey and Lauren White, the Lady Hawks fought back to tie at 10 and soon took the lead 14-11. With a 5 point serving run by Haley Chaddick, the rattled Lady Tigers could do nothing to stop the attack by the Lady Hawks. The Lady Hawks dominated the remainder of the set and went on to win 25-18.

In the second set, the Lady Hawks continued their domination and took a commanding 8-1 lead.  Behind 5 point and 7 pont serving runs by Alyse Bailey, bullseye kills from Alyse Bailey, Lauren White, Kajaira Mays, and Brandi Sharp, and impressive defense by Kaylee Yetts, Sammie Lamb, and Breanna Shue, the Lady Hawks came together focused and confident, and went on to achieve their goal - to take the win, 25-11.

Moppy Miller was the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach in the match against Poteet Tuesday night. Moppy is a Counselor at the high school. She has been teaching for 34 years, spending the last 14 years at Red Oak. To read more about "Coach" Miller click here.

It was Senior Night and there was nervous excitement in the air at the Red Oak High School gymnasium as the Red Oak Lady Hawks were at home to play the Mesquite Poteet Lady Pirates and play, well that's exactly what they did. They played with determination, they played with pride, they played for tradition and they played for each other. This was more than just another home game, this was the final home game for 5 seniors who were carrying the weight of a 20 year home district winning streak on their shoulders.

Lindsay Prasifka pounded kill after kill into the Lady Pirates' defensive, she played back row defense and served to perfection. Hunter Porter was an unstoppable force, she powered her way through the defense with rocket shots. Morgan Watts put up a wall at the net, jousted, tipped and sent laser shots past the defense with marksman accuracy. Kaycie Bird served and set with the precision of a Swiss watch, played excellent defense and threw in a kill for good measure. Gabby Pena patrolled the back row and dug every ball that came her way, served with skill and accuracy and used her emotions to keep the teams' spirit high.

These 5 ladies knew their job and they did their job to carry on the 20 year winning tradition that is Red Oak volleyball. Congratulations to our seniors, a job well done! 25-15, 25-16, 25-23. The Lady Hawks are now 14-0 in district and 33-7 overall.

Tim Chesney was the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach in the match against Forney Friday night. Tim teaches Spanish 3, Spanish 3 PreAP and Spanish 4 AP. He has been teaching for five years, two of those in Red Oak. To read more about "Coach" Chesney click here.

The Lady Hawks beat the Forney Lady Jackrabbits in 3 sets at home Friday night. In the first set, with the score tied at 2, Averi Walker stepped up to the serving line and served the next 8 points for the Lady Hawks. That was the spark the Lady Hawks needed as Lindsay Prasifka, Hunter Porter and Caleah Wells went to work on offense and Gabby Pena and Mallory Bolin controlled the back line on defense as they cruised to a 25-10 victory.

The Lady Hawks struggled early in the second set as they got behind the Lady Jackrabbits 1-3. Morgan Watts came through with several kills to tie the score at 4. Averi Walker and Emmalee Smith went on 5 point serving runs and both made great defensive plays allowing the Lady Hawks to jump out to a 14-6 lead. The offensive weapons of Kennedi Coleman, Hailey Sutton and Morgan Watts were too much for the Lady Jackrabbits as the Lady Hawks won 25-11.

The Lady Hawks continued to keep the Lady Jackrabbits off balance in the third set as they jumped out to an early 8-5 lead. Gabby Pena then went on a 5 point serving run for the Lady Hawks. Lindsay Prasifka and Kaycie Bird stepped up on defense as the Lady Hawks continued to pound the Lady Jackrabbits with kill after kill behind the hitting of Hailey Sutton. The Lady Hawks won the third set 25-15.

Hailey Sutton had 10 kills, 1 block and 4 digs, Morgan Watts had 9 kills and 1 block, Lindsay Prasifka had 8 kills and 6 digs, Caleah Wells had 7 kills and 2 blocks, Kennedi Coleman had 6 kills and 1 block, Gabby Pena had 2 aces and 4 digs, Kaycie Bird had 21 assists and 6 digs, Emmalee Smith had 15 assists, 2 aces and 6 digs and Averi Walker had 3 aces and 6 digs.

The JV Lady Hawks looked mighty fine against the Forney Lady Jackrabbits Friday night, winning in 2 sets. The Lady Hawks were in control the whole match, keeping the Lady Jackrabbits off balance with well placed hits and excellent defense. In both sets the Lady Hawks jumped out to early leads and never let up winning each set 25-14. Leading hitters for the Lady Hawks were Chloe Davis, Alex Fletcher, Andrea McFarlane and Dazha Jackson behind great setting from Elyse Berlin adn Taylor Anderson. The defense was led by Demi Burnett and Sabrina Garcia.

The Lady Hawks are now 13-0 in district play.

The Lady Hawks suffered yet another disappointing loss Friday night to the Forney Lady Jackrabbits.  In the 1st set, the Lady Jackrabbits set the tone early for the night.  With great defensive skills and well placed hits from the talented Forney team, the Lady Hawks were unable to come together and take the lead but did manage to hold Forney’s lead to within 1.  With some encouraging words by Coach Fullmer, the Lady Hawks tied the game at 8.  It didn’t take long however and the Lady Jackrabbits were back on top leading 17 -11 after several missed serves and unforced errors by the Lady Hawks. Fighting to get back into the game, the Lady Hawks manage to pull within 3, 19-22. With the end in sight and the fear of another district loss under their belt, the Lady Hawks rallied together one last time behind the serves of Haley Chaddick and tied the game at 22.  Momentum sided with Forney as they defeated the Lady Hawks 22-25.

In the 2nd set, the Lady Hawks came out of the gate with a much stronger showing – seeming ready to play, ready to win.  With impressive defense by the back line (Kaylee Yetts, Sammie Lamb, and Alyse Bailey), precise setting by Haley Chaddick, and a few pinpoint kills by Lauren White and Kajaira Mays, the Lady Hawks began the game in the lead and it appeared that would be the momentum for this set as they kept the lead in their favor.  This was short-lived however, as the Lady Jackrabbits seem to want the victory more.  Error after error and the inability to come together as a team took their toll and the Lady Hawks soon found themselves trailing the Lady Jackrabbits 13-21.   Lady Hawks lost the battle,  17-25.

Congratulations to the 8th Grade Lady Hawks for their victory over Lancaster on Thursday night.

The A team defeated Lancaster 25-10, and 25-4.

Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:

Lindsay Boyce 26 pts, 3 kills 4 aces and 3 assist
Amber Chaddick 6 pts, 6 assist 2 kills
Shannon Halbert 2 pts, 4 kills 2 assist
Katherine Keenan 2pts, 3 assist, 2 kills
Megan Wagner 2 pts, 5 assist
Cynthia DeLaRosa 4 assisst, 2 kills
Nicole Marquez 4 assist

Player of the Week: Lindsey Boyce
Defensive Player:  Nicole Marquez

The B Team defeated Lancaster 25-9, 25-7

Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:

Brooke Counts 16 pts 5 ssist 1 kill
Molly Newcomer 14 pts 1 ace, 1 assist
Kaylie Sykora 3 pts,
Zaneta Palmer 2 pts one assist

Player of the week:  Brooke Counts

The A Team Lady Hawks are still undefeated in district 6-0 and overall record of 8-2. The B Team is also undefeated 6-0 and overall record of 7-1. The Lady Hawks will play Corsicana next Thursday in Corsicana. Great Job Lady Hawks!!!

The Lady Hawks 7th grade A team defeated Lancaster Thursday night in 2 straight sets.  The ladies took the 1st set 25-15 and the 2nd set 25-13.  Alex Rangel served up 13 points and Haley Lord served up 6 points.  Player of the week is Asija Jones who set up the hitters to do their job at the net, and defensive player of the week is Ciera Johnson who had several great hits at the net.  Congratulations Lady Hawks!

The Lady Hawks were in Ennis Tuesday night to take on the Lady Lions. The Lady Hawks were on their game in the first set as they set the tone early leading 5-1. Lindsay Prasifka then served 9 straight points behind the hard hitting of Hunter Porter and Morgan Watts to increase the lead to 14-1. The Lady Lions didn't put up much of a fight as the Lady Hawks won the first set 25-7.

It was a different story in the second set as the Lady Lions woke up. With several Lady Hawks hitting and passing errors,the Lady Lions kept the score close most of the way. The Lady Hawks were in control the entire set, but could never put the Lady Lions away. Each time the Lady Hawks would stretch their lead the Lady Lions would match the runs to stay within 3-4 points. The Lady Hawks won the second set 25-20.

The third set started very much like the second set. However, with the score tied at 5, the Lady Hawks finally got back on their game. With fine net play from Caleah Wells and some great defense from Gabby Pena and Kaycie Bird the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 12-7 lead. Kennedi Coleman, Lindsay Prasifka, Morgan Watts and Hunter Porter went on the offensive attack to increase the lead to 21-11. The Lady Lions started to make a run at the end but the Lady Hawks were able to shut them down to win 25-17.

The JV Lady Hawks girls beat the Ennis Lady Lions in Ennis Tuesday night. They were a little sluggish getting started in the first set, but hung in there with good hitting from Andrea McFarlane, Alex Fletcher, Elyse Berlin and Chloe Davis and good defense from Demi Burnett. The Lady Hawks won 25-19.

In the second set, the Lady Hawks played strong from the beginning and  never let up. Good serving from Demi Burnett who served from 14-5 to 20-5.The Lady Hawks won 25-8.

Back on September 10th, the Freshman Lady Hawks were defeated by the Lady Lions  in 3 hard fought sets (23-25,25-23, and 22-25).  On Tuesday night in Ennis, the goal was to take that loss and turn it around for a victory and dominate the game with an aggressive offensive attack and impenetrable defense. The Lady Hawks were successful in achieving that goal. 

In the first set, both teams started slowly. The Lady Lions took an early lead but with the great serves by Haley Chaddick, the Lady Hawks tied the game at 8. The Lady Lions were never able to retake the lead again.  Lauren White, Kajaira Mays and Alyse Bailey led the offensive attack and Kaylee Yetts and Sammie Lamb kept the Lady Lions off balance with outstanding defense. The Lady Hawks won the first set 25-17.

In the second set, once again, the Lady Hawks were slow coming out of the gate.  With the Lady Hawks down 3-5, Kaylee Yetts had a 4 point serving run to take the lead 7-5 with Lauren White and Kajaira Mays getting kills. With additional serving runs from Sammie Lamb (4) and Haley Chaddick the Lady Hawks took a commanding lead at 20-10. The Lady Hawks went on to win 25-15.

The Freshman Lady Hawks are now 10-2 in district play and play Forney on Friday.

The 7th grade Lady Hawks A team took 3rd place in the Waxahachie Tournament on Saturday October 9th.  The Lady Hawks defeated Lancaster in the1st round, but lost a hard fought battle to Ennis.  The ladies rebounded to clench the 3rd place trophy by defeating DeSoto East.  Player of the week is Alex Rangel and defensive player of the week is Gabi Loera.  Congratulations Lady Hawks!

The 7th grade Lady Hawks volleyball A team played Greenville Thursday, October 7th.  After a disappointing 1st set loss of 21-25 the Lady Hawks also put up a fight in their 2nd set scoring 18 points against the Greenville team.  The player of the week is Alex Rangel serving up 7 points for the Lady Hawks and defensive player of the week is Gabi Loera. 

The 7th grade B team was also defeated by Greenville on Thursday.  After a disappointing 1st set loss of 8-25 the Lady Hawks rallied in the 2nd set scoring 20 points against the Greenville team.  The Player of the week is Taylor Lenz serving up 4 points and defensive player of the week is Cleo Olivarez with 2 amazing saves for her team. 

Melissa Wootton was the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach in the match against Lancaster Tuesday night. Melissa teaches AP Biology, Anatomy, Medical Microbiology and Pathophysiology at the High School. To read more about "Coach" Wootton click here.

The Lady Hawks hit the 30 win mark Tuesday night at home by beating the Lady Tigers of Lancaster. In the first set, the Lady Hawks jumped out to an early 6-0 lead behind the serving of Kaycie Bird and the hitting of Lindsay Prasifka. This set the tone for the remainder of the set as Hunter Porter, Morgan Watts and Caleah Wells pounded kill after kill, building the Lady Hawks lead to 16-3. red Oak then cruised to an easy win 25-7.

The second set started with the Lady Hawks down 0-3 as they struggled to pass strong Lady Tiger serves. However, that was all the Lady Hawks would allow from Lancaster as they found their offense and jumped out to an 11-5 lead. With great serving from Averi Walker, Lindsay Prasifka and Gabby Pena, the Lady Hawks went on to win 25-14.

The Lady Hawks continued to roll in the third set, as Hailey Sutton, Emmalee Smith and Kennedi Coleman added to the offensive attack. Mallory Bolin, Averi Walker and Gabby Pena lead the defense as the Lady Hawks won 25-10.

The Lady Hawks are now 11-0 in District play with an overall record of 30-7.

The JV Lady Hawks beat the Lancaster Lady Tigers in two sets at home on Tuesday night. The Lady Hawks played strong in the first set behind great hitting from Andrea McFarlane, Chloe Davis, Alex Fletcher and Elyse Berlin and from dominate net play from Rachel Hearn and Dazha Jackson. The Lady Hawks went on an 8 point run behind the serving of Elyse Berlin and then a 5 point run at the end of the game with Sabrina Garcia serving. The Lady Hawks won 25-12.

In the second set, the Lady Tigers played better defense and returned most everything the Lady Hawks had to offer. As a result the Lady Hawks could not pull away as the Lady Tigers stayed close most of the way. With the Lady Hawks leading 20-19, Chloe Davis went on a five point serving spree giving the Lady Hawks teh win, 25-19.

The Freshman Lady Hawks swept the Lancaster Lady Tigers at home Tuesday night. Playing without injured Calle Coleman, the Lady Hawks played with a shufffled lineup. Kaylee Yetts, the normal libero, played setter and Sammy Lamb took over as libero.

In the first set, the Lady Hawks came out strong and never let up. Haley Chaddick closed out the Lady Hawks win, 25-12, by serving the last 8 points including 4 aces.

In the second set, the Lady Hawks struggled early as they got behind 3-8. After a 4 point serving run by Kajaira Mays and several Alyse Bailey kills, the Lady Hawks tied the set at 8. With the score tied at 12, Kaylee Yetts served 5 straight points behind great defense from Sammy Lamb. That was all the Lady Hawks needed as they went on to win 25-18.

The Freshman Lady Hawks are now 9-2 in district play.

The Lady Hawks were in Terrell taking on the Terrell Lady Tigers. The Lady Tigers were not able to put together much of an offense and ended up passing a lot of free-balls over the net which allowed the Lady Hawks to set up their powerful offense. Hunter Porter, Morgan Watts, Lindsay Prasifka, Caleah Wells, Kennedi Coleman and Hailey Sutton were able to take advantage of the lack of offense from the Lady Tigers by putting kill after kill into the Lady Tiger's defensive zone. Kaycie Bird and Emmalee Smith were keeping the Lady Tiger off balance with excellent serving. Averi Walker and Mallory Bolin patrolled the back row and dug everything that came their way.

The Lady Hawks made quick work of the Lady Tigers with a 3 set sweep 25-7, 25-11, 25-8.

With this win the Lady Hawks move to 10-0 in the district and 29-7 overall.

The Lady Hawks were in Terrell Friday night to take on the Lady Tigers of Terrell. The Lady Hawks took down Terrell 25-8 in the first set. With the Hawks up 9-7, Demi Burnett went on a 12 point serving run to increase the lead to 21-7.  Elyse Berlin, Dazha Jackson, Alex Fletcher, Andrea McFarlane and Chloe Davis sparked the Lady Hawks offense with great hits.

In the second set, with the Lady Hawks up again 9-7, Taylor Andreson served 6 straight points to give the Lady Hawks a 15-7 lead. After giving up several points to the Lady Tigers, Chloe Davis served 7 straight points to increase the Lady Hawks lead to 23-9. The Lady Hawks offense was led by Kristin Kistner, Andrea McFarlane, Chloe Davis and Elyse berlin. Red Oak won the second set 25-12.

The Lady Hawks 7th grade Volleyball A Team traveled to DeSoto East Thursday to defeat the Lady Eagles in 3 sets.  Coming back from an 11-25 defeat in the 1st set, the Lady Hawks took the next 2 sets 25-11, 25-11.  Gabi Leora served for 4 straight points, Bailey Thomas also served for 4 straight points.  Defensive player of the week is Kimberley Wood who displayed her hitting skills at the net!

The 7th grade B team also defeated the Lady Eagles Thursday in 2 sets.  The B team fought through a tough 1st set winning 25-23 and dominated the 2nd sets winning 25-19.  Player of the week for the B team is Saxon Alexander and defensive player of the week is Gabby Veneziole. 

The Lady Hawks began their second round of district play in Mesquite taking on the West Mesquite Lady Wranglers. The Lady Hawks were able to get everyone involved in the action with the exception of 2 players taking the evening off. The Lady Hawks started out the match with excellent serving by Kaycie Bird and Averi Walker which kept the Lady Wranglers dazed and confused. The Lady Hawks jumped out to a 15-3 lead and cruised on to a 25-5 victory in the first set with powerful and well placed kills from Hunter Porter, Morgan Watts, Lindsay Prasifka and Hailey Sutton.

In the second set the service aces just kept coming from the Lady Hawks' Kaycie Bird, Mallory Bolin and Lindsay Prasifka. Andrea McFarlane got in on the action with a couple of nice kills, along with Caleah Wells, Hailey Sutton and Morgan Watts with the Lady Hawks taking the set 25-7.

The third set featured great serving from Emmalee Smith and pinpoint sets from Kaycie Bird which allowed more well placed kills by Hunter Porter, Caleah Wells, Haley Sutton and Morgan Watts. The Lady Hawks closed out the match with a 25-6 win.

The Lady Hawks stay perfect in the district with a 9-0 record, while going to 28-7 overall.

The JV Lady Hawks came up against a determined West Mesquite Lady Wrangler JV team on Tuesday evening. The JV Lady Hawks were a little slow getting started and allowed the JV Lady Wranglers to stay with them in the first set until they were tied at 10. Then Sabrina Garcia went on a 7 point serving run to stretch the lead to 18-10. The JV Lady Hawks finished the first set with a 25-12 victory.

In the second set the JV Lady Hawks found their game with terrific hitting from Chloe Davis, Kristen Kistner, Alex Fletcher and Elyse Berlin, while Dazha Jackson and Rachel Hearn showed excellent ball control with well placed tips. Taylor Anderson stepped to the line with the score 4-5 and put on a 20 point serving clinic. The Lady Hawks JV closed out the match winning the second set 25-6.

Stephanie Smith was the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach in the match against Waxahachie Friday night. Stephanie has been teaching for 14 years with all 14 of those years at Red Oak. She is the Peer Coach Facilitator at the High School. To read more about "Coach" Smith click here.

The Lady Hawks played the Waxahachie Lady Indians at home Friday night in front of a great crowd in a battle for first place in District 15-4A. From the start, the fans from both teams were loud, created a play-off like atmosphere the whole match.

Playing without starter Kennedi Coleman for the match, the Lady Hawks started the first set strong leading 7-5. The Lady Indians fought back to tie the score at 9, but that would be as close as they would come. With Lindsay Prasifka and Hunter Porter pounding from the outside and Caleah Wells and Morgan Watts controlling the inside, the Lady Indians weren't having much luck as the Lady Hawks pulled out to a 20-14 lead. The Lady Indians made a small run at the end but came up short as the Lady Hawks won 25-20.

The second set was a close, intense, back and forth game most of the way. With the score tied at 20 the Lady Hawks clamped down with great defense from Gabby Pena, Mallory Bolin, Hunter Porter, Averi Walker and Kaycie Bird to secure the win, 25-22.

In the third set, the Lady Hawks jumped out to an early 3-0 lead only to allow the Lady Indians to tie the score at 3. That trend continued as the Lady Hawks would build a lead only to have Waxahachie come back to tie, until the score was 15-13. At that point Hunter Porter took over getting kill after kill, building the Lady Hawks lead to 20-15. The Lady Hawks went on to win 25-19 on a Hailey Sutton kill.

The Lady Hawks are now 8-0 half way through District play and have an overall record of 27-7.

The JV Lady Hawks had a very challenging match with the Waxahachie Lady Indians here Friday night. Both sets were close, tight battles with the Lady Hawks coming out on top 25-21 and 25-21.

In the first set, Chloe Davis was the hot hitter and with great play from Alex Fletcher and Dazha Jackson and along with some fine passing from Elyse Berlin, the Lady Hwks were able to hold off a strong Waxahachie team.

Chloe Davis continued to hit well in the second set. She received help with great hitting from Kristen Kistner and Elyse Berlin and with great defense from Demi Burnett. Along with Taylor Anderson's serves, the Lady Hawks were able to outlast the Lady Indians.

The Freshman had a disappointing loss against the Waxahachie Lady Indians at home Friday night. The Lady Hawks started the evening playing well and led most of the way in the first set. However, they then became their own worst enemy as they made several unforced errors, allowing the Lady Indians to come back. The Lady Hawks lost 22-25.

The Lady Hawks could never regain their composure in the second set. Getting down early 2-9, things just seemed to go from bad to worse for the Lady Hawks as nothing was working.The Lady Hawks lost the second set 10-25.

Congratulations to the 8th grade Lady Hawks for their victory over Duncanville Byrd last night.

The A team defeated Byrd 25-6   25-5

Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:
Lindsey Boyce 12 pts
Amber Chaddick  7 pts.
Shannon Halbert 2 pts
Katherine Keenan 6 pts
Megan Wagner 10 pts

Player of the Week is Shannon Halbert
Defensive Player is Megan Wagner

The B team also defeated Byrd 25 10  25 10

Scoring for the B team were:
Cynthia DeLa Rosa  16 pts
Zaneta Palmer 7 pts
Brooke Counts 1 pt
Kaylie Sykora 1 pt
Lindsey Latham 1pt
Rhaelyn Ford 1 pt
Erin Miller 2 pt

Player of the Week:  Cynthia De La Rosa
Defensive Player of the Week Zaneta Palmer

Both teams are 3-0 in district and B Team is 4-1 overall.  A team is 3-1 overall.

The Lady Hawks will play again next Thursday against De Soto East in De Soto.

Ginger McClure was the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach Tuesday night during the game with Corsicana. Ginger has been a teacher for 15 years, 12 in Red Oak. She teaches World History at the High School. To read more about "Coach" McClure click here.

The Corsicana Lady Tigers were no match for the Lady Hawks as they faced off in Red Oak Tuesday night. The Lady Tigers had no answer for the powerful hitting of Hunter Porter and Lindsay Prasifka, the dominating net play of Morgan Watts, Kennedi Coleman and Caleah Wells, the phenomenal defense from Averi Walker and Mallory Bolin and the pinpoint serving from Kaycie Bird and Emmalee Smith. The Lady Hawks easily won in three sets, 25-8, 25-6 and 25-5.

At home Tuesday night, the Lady Hawks walked off winners against the Corsicana Lady Tigers. Winning the first set 25-15, the Lady Hawks never allowed Corsicana to get in their game. With great offensive play form Chloe Davis, Alex Fletcher, Andrea McFarlane, Dazha Jackson, Rachel Hearn and Kristen Kistner and with awesome serving from Taylor Anderson and Sabrina Garcia, the Lady Hawks continued to roll in the second set, winning 25-9.

After a sluggish first set, the Lady Hawks finally got it in gear and beat the Corsican Lady Tigers at home on Tuesday night. In the first set, the Lady Hawks jumped out to an early 7-1 lead only to fall apart and allow the Lady Tigers to pull within 1, 19-18. After a few motivating words from Coach Fulmer during a Red Oak time out, the Lady Hawks pulled it together to win 25-21.

In the second set, the Lady Hawks continued to play well with great efforts from Haley Chaddick, Calle Coleman, Lauren White, Alyse Bailey, Kaylee Yetts and Sammie Lamb. The Lady Hawks won 25-14.

The Lady Hawks defeated the Mesquite Poteet Lady Pirates in Mesquite Friday night in three sets. In the first set, the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the Lady Pirates were able to fight back to tie the score at 7. Behind the hard hitting of Lindsay Prasifka, the Lady Hawks increased the lead to 18-12 and with great net play from Caleah Wells, cruised to a 25-17 victory.

Again, in the second set, the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead only to have the Lady Pirates tie the score at 11. At that point the Lady Hawks increased their lead to 18-13. The Lady Pirates fought hard but could not overcome the Lady Hawks powerful offensive attack. The Lady Hawks won 25-20 on a Kaycie Bird serving ace.

The Lady Hawks started out the third set leading again, 4-0. However, in this set Hunter Porter, Morgan Watts and Gabby Pena took over with powerful hitting, dominate net play and great defense to increase the Lady Hawks lead to 19-8. The Lady Hawks then cruised to a 25-15 win.

The Lady Hawks were hitting on all cylinders in the first set against the Poteet Lady Pirates Friday night in Mesquite. It seemed like everything Alex Fletcher, Andrea McFarlane, Rachel Hearn and Dazha Jackson hit scored as the Lady Hawks easily won 25-15.

However, those shots weren't falling in the second set as the Lady Hawks fell behind early 2-5. Behind some well placed hits from Kristen Kistner, the Lady Hawks were able to tie the score at 7 and with strong defense from Demi Burnett jump out to a 16-14 lead. The Lady Pirates fought back to tie the score at 19. The Lady Hawks could never recover from several unforced erros as they lost 21-25.

The Lady Hawks came out determined in the third set, as they led 5-0. But, the Lady Pirates were not going to give up as they closed to within one, 10-9. The Lady Hawks then turned it on, increasing their lead to 17-12 and then cruising to a 25-17 win.

The Freshman Lady Hawks never were threatened by the Poteet Lady Pirates in their match Friday night. Behind the hitting of Alyse Bailey, Lauren White and Haley Chaddick and with Kaylee Yettes and Sammie Lamb controlling the back row on defense, the Lady Hawks easily defeated the Lady Pirates in two sets, 25-13 and 25-12.

Congratulations to the 8th Lady Hawk Volleyball team for their win over De Soto West.

The B Team defeated De Soto 25-8, 25-13.

Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:

Cynthia De La Rosa 13 pts and one kill
Brooke Counts 9 pts.
Zaneta Palmer 5 pts
Kaylie Sykora 1 pt

Player of the Week is Cynthia DeLaRosa for doing a great job serving against DeSoto

The A team also defeated DeSoto 25-20 25-10

Scoring for the Lady Hawks were:

Amber Chaddick 8 pts
Lindsey Boyce 10 pts
Shannon Halbert 5 pts
Katherine Keenan 2 pts
Angelica Contreas 1 pt

Player of the Week:  Amber Chaddick
Defensive Player of the Week:  Nicole Marquez

The B team is 3-1
The A team is 2-0

The Lady Hawks will play next Thursday against Duncanville Byrd @ home @ 5:30 at the Red Oak High School. 

The 7th grade Lady Hawks volleyball B team defeated the DeSoto Eagles Thursday night with a score of 25-15 for their first game and 25-19 for their 2nd game.  The Defensive player of the week is Gabby Veneziale.

The Lady Hawks traveled to Forney to play a district match with the Lady Jackrabbits Tuesday night. In the first set the Lady Hawks jumped out to an 8-4 lead, only to allow the Lady Jackrabbits to pull within 2, 12-10. However, that was a close as Forney would come as the Lady Hawks poured it on behind the dominate net play of Morgan Watts and Caleah Wells. The Lady Hawks went on to win the first set 25-14.

In the second set, it was all Lady Hawks. With Hunter Porter and Lindsay Prasifka pounding kill after kill, with the skilled serving of Averi Walker and Kaycie Bird and with Kennedi Coleman blocking everything that came her way, Forney could not get any part of their game going. The Lady Hawks easily won 25-4.

The third set was a little closer at the beginning, as Forney pulled within 2, 13-11. But again, the Lady Hawks defense and offense kicked in only allowing Forney to score 1 more point the rest of the way. The Lady Hawks won 25-12. The Lady Hawks are now 5-0 in district play.

The JV Lady Hawks outlasted the Forney Lady Jackrabbits in what turned out to be a thrilling second set in Forney Tuesday night. After easily beating the Lady Jackrabbits 25-13 in the first set, the second set turned out to be an all out war.

The second set was a back and forth battle with each team unable to pull away. Kristin Kistner, Chloe Davis, Andrea McFarlane and Mallory Perkins led the Lady Hawks hitting attack as Demi Burnett and Sabrina Garcia controlled the back row on defense. In the end the Lady Hawks hung on to win 27-25.

The Freshman Lady Hawks started slowly in the first set against the Forney Lady Jackrabbits on Tuesday night. Leading 6-5, Haley Chaddick served 6 straight serving aces to catapult the Lady Hawks to a 25-14 victory.

The Lady Hawks continued their dominate play in the second set only to make several unforced errors at the end to make the final score 25-20.

The Lady Hawks took second place at the Irving Freshman Tournament on Saturday. They began their day by coming in first in their pool. In pool play, the Lady Hawks beat Denton 25-12, Duncanville, 25-9 and 25-16 and split with MacArthur "A", 25-23 and 21-25.

In their first match in the Championship bracket, the Lady Hawks easily defeated MacArthur "B", 25-13 and 25-11. Next up was Mesquite Poteet. The Lady Hawks struggled in the first set losing 19-25, but came on strong in the second and third sets, winning 25-10 and 25-19.

The Lady Hawks then faced a tough Colleyville team in the Championship match. The first set was a back and forth battle with the Lady Hawks losing 28-30. In the second set, the Lady Hawks continued to play hard but came up short losing, 17-25 to take second place.

Angee Hallmark and Kathy Teer were the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coaches Friday night as the Lady Hawks took on the Ennis Lady Lions. To read more about "Coach" Hallmark click here. to read more about "Coach" Teer Click here.

The JV Lady Hawks placed 2nd in consolation at Saturday's Arlington Lamar Tournament. They played Lamar in the first round and lost the  first set 15-25. But the Lady Hawks came back strong in the second set with outstanding play from the whole team and won 25-14 .It was back and forth in the third set with Lamar coming out on top 26-24.

Red Oak played Mansfield Legacy in the first round of consolation. Playing strong, the Lady Hawks won 25-22 and 25-14. They had a tough match in the next round against Bishop Lynch but pulled it out 25-16, 20-25 and 25-21. In the final match against Plano East, they lost 25-17 and 25-14.

The Red Oak Lady Hawks traveled to Lancaster to take on the Lady Tigers in a District 15-4A match up.

The Lady Hawks early on had some difficulty adjusting to the Lady Tigers style of play and made several unforced errors which allowed the Lady Tigers to hang with them up to 14-12. With the help of some really good serving from Emmalee Smith and timely blocking from Caleah Wells, the Lady Hawks went on an 11-3 run to close out the first set 25-15.

The second set started out with precision serving by Kaycie Bird and Emmalee Smith which kept the Lady Tigers off balance and scrambling for returns. The Lady Hawks got out to a 14-5 lead and cruised on to take the second set 25-11.

In the third set the Lady Tigers got more of the same strategic serving from the Lady Hawks' Kaycie Bird, Averi Walker and Emmalee Smith which kept the Lady Tigers out of position and struggling to return serve. The Lady Hawks jumped out to a 15-4 lead and never looked back, easily winning the third set 25-7.

With this win the Lady Hawks are 3-0 in District play and 21-7 overall.

The Lady Hawks were in Lancaster on Friday night to take on the Lady Tigers. The Lady Hawks came on strong from the beginning and never let up. It was smooth sailing as the Lady Hawks won 25-9 and 25-10. Again, tremendous serving from Demi Burnett, Andrea McFarlane, Chloe Davis and Elyse Berlin led the way. Alex Fletcher and Davis led the hitting attack.

On Friday, the Lady Hawks picked up another win as they traveled to Lancaster.  Starting slowly the Lady Hawks allowed Lancaster to keep the set close, however, they continued to battle and won 25-18.  It was all Lady Hawks in the second set as they cruised to an easy win 25-11.

Eyden Gamero was the Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach Tuesday night as the Lady Hawks took on the Terrell Lady Tigers. Eyden has been teaching for thirteen years, all in Red Oak. He currently teaches pre-calculus.To read more about "Coach" Gamero click here.

The Lady Hawks hosted the Terrell Lady Tigers Tuesday night in their second district match of the season. The Lady Hawks started slowly in the first set. The Lady Tigers dug almost everything the Lady Hawks hit, as they were only able to build a 9-5 lead. However, from that point on it was all Lady Hawks as they jumped out to an 18-9 lead and then went on to win 25-9.

The second and third sets were similar to the first as in both sets the score was tied at 5 early on. Then, behind great serving from Kaycie Bird, Emmalee Smith and Hunter Porter and pinpoint hitting from Morgan Watts, Caleah Wells and Lindsay Prasifka, the Lady Hawks took over. In the second set the Lady Hawks jumped out to a 16-7 lead and then went on to win 25-9. In the third set the Lady Hawks didn't turn it on until they were up 12-9. They went on a 13 point run to win 25-9.

The Lady Hawks are now 2-0 in district play with an overall record of 20-7.

The Lady Hawks were flying high as they easily won over the Terrell Lady Tigers on Tuesday night, 25-8 and 25-13. The Lady Hawks were led with great hitting from Chloe Davis, Rachek Hearn, Kristin Kistner and Elyse Berlin, while Taylor Anderson, Davis and Alex Fletcher kept the Lady Tigers off balance with awesome serving. Mallory Perkins, Andrea McFarlane and Dazha Jackson dominated the net for the Lady Hawks.

The Lady Hawks couldn't get it in gear until the third set as they faced off against the Terrell Lady Tigers at home on Tuesday night. The first set was a back and forth battle as both teams struggled with hitting and passing. Terrell came out on top of the first set winning 23-25.

The second set was very similar to the first. Both teams continued to struggle to find any momentum, however the Lady Hawks came on at the end to win 26-24.

Finally, in the third set, the Lady Hawks got in the groove and got control of their hitting and passing errors. As a result the Lady Hawks won the third set 25-18.

The Lady Hawks came home with another tournament trophy on Saturday after competing in the Arlington Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The third place finish ended an exciting weekend of volleyball and the tournament season for the Lady Hawks.

The Lady Hawks started the day beating Boswell, 25-18 and 25-18. Next up was the home team favorite Lamar Lady Vikings. Lamar put up a good fight in the first set, but came up short as the Lady Hawks won 25-22. The Lady Hawks continued to roll in the second set winning 25-19.

The Lady Hawks then faced off against the Southlake Carroll Lady Dragons coached by ex-Red Oak coach, Arthur Stanfield. The Lady Hawks started off slowly in the first set and got behind by 7 early. The Lady Hawks came on strong at the end but couldn't overcome a strong Lady Dragon offense, losing 21-25. The second set was an all out war with both teams battling hard. In the end the Lady Hawks lost a heartbreaker 25-27.

The Lady Hawks then played Mansfield Summit for the third place title. Still a little sluggish from the previous emotional loss, the Lady Hawks managed to pull off a squeaker in the first set, winning 25-23. Getting back in stride in the second set, the Lady Hawks won easily, 25-15 to capture third place.

Kaycie Bird and Hunter Porter were named to the All Tournament Team.

Disappointment for the JV girls in the second day of the IAD tournament. In the first round of bracket play theLady Hawks were overwhelmed by Southlake Carroll and lost 18-25 and 16-25. In the next match, the Lady Hawks won against Lovejoy 25-21 and 25-16.

The hitting was really great in that game. The hot hitters were Chloe Davis, Mallory Perkins, Andrea McFarlane, and Alex Fletcher .Super serving were Demi Burnett, Kristin Kistner and Elyse Berlin. Sabrina Garcia did well on defense.

In the final match, the girls were overpowered by Trinity Christian and fell 19-25 and 17- 25. 

The Lady Hawks were in Arlington on Friday to play in the Arlington Invitational Volleyball Tournament. And play they did! The Lady Hawks went undefeated on the day, beating Arlington Seguin 25-4 and 25-7, Grace Prep 25-13 and 25-8, Copperas Cove 25-14 and 25-19 and Grand Prairie 25-8 and 25-16. The Lady Hawks advance to the Championship Bracket on Saturday.

The Lady Hawks began pool play on Friday in the IAD Team Cup Volleyball Tournament in Carrollton. The JV girls gave their fans heart attacks on Friday with their back and forth play. But ended up at the end of the day at the top of their pool.

They were slow getting started in their first match against Burleson and lost the first set 18-25. But they rode the comeback train and beat them 25-15 in the second set. In the second match against the Colony, the Lady Hawks used their talons to hold on to victory winning 25-20 and 28-26.

The third match against Garland was easy on the fans' nervous systems as they won 25-11 and 25-9. In the exciting final match, they soared to victory in a hard fought match against Flower Mound. The Lady Hawks won 25-23 and 25-23.

The Lady Hawks' Honorary Coach at Tuesday night's game with West Mesquite was Peggy Jefferson. She has been teaching for 13 years, 10 years in Red Oak as an English teacher. She has been married to Tony for 7 years. To read more about "Coach" Jefferson click here.

The Lady Hawks hosted the West Mesquite Lady Wranglers in their first district match Tuesday night.  The Lady Hawks' excellent serving kept the Lady Wranglers off balance all night.  Emmalee Smith led the attack with 6 aces, Averi Walker had 5 aces, Kaycie Bird had 3, Mallory Bolin added 2 and Lindsay Prasifka had 1 ace. Caleah Wells led the Lady Hawks' hitting attack with 11 kills, Hunter Porter had 6 kills, Prasifka had 7, Kennedi Coleman had 5 and Morgan Watts added 3.  In each of the three sets, the Lady Hawks jumped out to early leads and never let up, winning 25-11, 25-3 and 25-8.

The Lady Hawks were at home Tuesday easily winning over the West Mesquite Lady Wranglers, 25-8 and 25-8.

The Lady Hawks struggled in the first set against the West Mesquite Lady Wranglers Tuesday night. With Calle Coleman having to leave early in the set due to illness, the Lady Hawks could not generate any offense. Strong serving from Haley Chaddick kept the Lady Hawks close but to no avail as they lost the first set 22-25. It was a different story in the second and third sets as the Lady Hawks got back in rhythm behind the hitting of Alyse Bailey.  The Lady Hawks won 25-15 and 25-16.

After coming in second in their pool on Friday and advancing to the Championship bracket, the Lady Hawks came on strong after a tough loss Saturday morning to win the Consolation Championship at the Northwest Tournament. In pool play the Lady Hawks had wins over Byron Nelson and defending 4A state champion Canyon Randall and a loss to Keller Central.

The Lady Hawks came out on the short end of an intense battle with Magnolia in their first match in the championship bracket. However, the Lady Hawks came on strong with decisive wins over Waco Midway, Hereford and Waxahachie to capture the Consolation Championship.

The Lady Hawks hosted the Aledo Ladycats on Tuesday night in their new gym. The Ladycats kept the Lady Hawks off balance all evening with pinpoint serves, good hitting and strong blocking.  The Lady Hawks weren’t able to mount much of a threat in set one and lost 15-25.  In set two the Lady Hawks started strong and got out to a 10-6 lead, just to watch the Ladycats chip away at the lead to tie the Lady Hawks at 19-19.  The Ladycats went on a 2-6 run to finish the second set 21-25.  In the third set the Lady Hawks saw more of the same from the Ladycats as the Ladycats jumped out to a 0-6 lead.  The Ladycats lead grew to 4-11 as they finished off the Lady Hawks in set three 17-25.

The Lady Hawks hosted a tough Aledo Ladycat team Tuesday night. While the Lady Hawks hitting and serving kept both sets close and gave them opportunities to win, they had no answer for the Ladycats tall and very good hitting front line. The Lady Hawks lost in two, 21-25 and 23-25.

The Lady Hawks hosted the Aledo Ladycats Tuesday night. In the first set, the Lady Hawks played well in a very close, see saw battle behind the hitting of Alyse Bailey.However, the Ladycats came on strong at the end to win 24-26. The Lady Hawks struggled in the second set losing 25-11.

The Lady Hawks traveled to Mansfield for a double header against the North Crowley Lady Panthers and the Mansfield Legacy Lady Broncos on Monday night.

In the first match, the Lady Hawks jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first set against the Lady Panthers behind the serving of Kaycie Bird.  The Lady Panthers never got on track as the Lady Hawks won 25-15.  In the second set, the Lady Panthers started stronger and kept the score close at the beginning.  The Lady Hawks then poured it on jumping out to a 19-13 lead behind great serving from Averi Walker and strong hitting from Hunter Porter and Lindsay Prasifka.  The Lady Hawks went on to win the second set 25-16.  In the third set, the Lady Hawks were down early, 6-9, but were able to fight back and tie the score at 13.  With timely blocking and hitting from Morgan Watts the Lady Hawks put the Lady Panthers away winning 25-21.

In the second match, the Lady Hawks began the first set against Legacy in a close fought battle.  However, the Lady Broncos took advantage of the many Lady Hawks passing errors and hitting mistakes to win the first set 18-25.  It was a different game in the second set as the Lady Hawks, behind great serving from Bird, Walker, and Emmalee Smith kept the Lady Broncos off balance the entire set, easily winning 25-9.  The Lady Hawks started the third set losing 5-8 before Porter took control with her powerful kills.  The hitting combination of Porter, Caleah Wells and Kennedi Coleman was too much for the Lady Broncos as Red Oak won 25-14.  The Lady Hawks continued their great play in the fourth set with awesome defense from Gabby Pena and Mallory Bolin easily shutting down Legacy 25-12.

The Lady Hawks were in Mansfield Monday night to play North Crowley and Mansfield Legacy. The Lady Hawks beat North Crowley 25-20 and 28-26 behind great hitting from Andrea McFarlane, Alex Fletcher, Chloe Davis, Demi Burnett and Elyse Berlin.

In the second match against Legacy, the Lady Hawks started out looking like the Bad News Bears as they were down 7 points. However, the Lady Hawks rallied back behind the good play of Fletcher, McFarlane, Kristin Kistner, Davis and from great serving from Burnett winning the first set 25-18. With pinpoint setting from Taylor Anderson and Berlin, the Lady Hawks cruised to victory in the second set 25-11.

The Lady Hawks were at home Monday night as they hosted North Crowley and Mansfield Legacy. The Lady Hawks played well winning both matches. Against North Crowley, the Lady Hawks started off slowly in the first set but rallied together to get the win, 25-23. In the second set the Lady Hawks took the lead early and never looked back, winning 25-17.

The Lady Hawks continued their great play against Mansfield winning 25-12 and 25-20.

With the Lady Hawks' first place finish in the Ryan Kickoff Classic Tournament, the dome at the new high school glowed maroon instead of white on Saturday night for the first time.  Throughout the school year, any time a varsity sport wins, the dome will have a maroon glow.

The Lady Hawks traveled to Denton to play in the Denton Ryan Kickoff Classic Volleyball Tournament on Friday and Saturday.  And play they did, by capturing FIRST place!

The Lady Hawks started the tournament with a first round bye.  In their first match they faced off against Frisco Wakeland, setting the tone for the tournament.  Starting strong and never letting up, the Lady Hawks beat Wakeland in three sets, 25-7, 25-11and 25-16.  The Lady Hawks continued their strong play on Friday against Frisco; winning 25-12, 25-17 and 25-18. 

Going into Gold Bracket play on Saturday, the Lady Hawks played district rival Waxahachie.  The Lady Hawks dominated Waxahachie in the first set 25-17 behind the powerful hitting of Hunter Porter and Lindsay Prasifka and strong net play of Morgan Watts, Caleah Wells and Kennedi Coleman.  The Lady Hawks stumbled a bit in the second set losing 19-25 as Waxahachie found their game.  However, the Lady Hawks came back to win the third set, 25-16, with great defense from Gabby Pena and Mallory Bolin and pinpoint serving from Kaycie Bird and Averi Walker.  The fourth set turned out to be an all out war.  The Lady Hawks came out on top 30-28 in this intense see saw battle.

The Lady Hawks then played Prosper in the championship match.  Prosper had no answers for the Lady Hawks offense as the Lady Hawks took control early in each of the first two sets and held off a strong Prosper team.  The third set was a battle as the Lady Hawks were down by as much as 5 points before rallying back.  The Lady Hawks won the championship match in three sets, 25-20, 25-23 and 26-24.  Hunter Porter and Kaycie Bird were named to the All Tournament Team.

The Lady Hawks Varsity girls have stumbled out of the gate in the 2010 volleyball season losing their first 3 matches. 

Tuesday night the Lady Hawks came up against the powerful hitting and stiff blocking of the JJ Pearce Lady Mustangs.  The Lady Hawks were not able to mount a front row defense which kept their back row scrambling all night.  The Lady Hawks did have signs of life with strong shots from Hunter Porter, but the Lady Mustangs had too many weapons.  The Lady Hawks finished the match losing in 3 straight sets, 15-25, 20-25, 17-25.

The second match of the evening was with the Lady Scots of Highland Park.  The first set of this match was a heartbreaker for the Lady Hawks.  The Lady Hawks took a 23-17 lead but the Lady Scots went on a 1-9 run to win the set 24-26.  The second set of this match featured consistent hitting by Hunter Porter and good back row defense, but the Lady Hawks just couldn’t keep pace with the Lady Scots and lost 20-25.  The Lady Scots took a 1-9 lead in the third set of the match as the Lady Hawks continued their defensive struggles and dropped the third set 18-25.

The Lady Hawks hosted the Pearce Lady Mustangs and the Highland Park Scots on Tuesday. After losing the first set 19-25, the Lady Hawks came on strong but fell short losing the second set 23-25.

In the first set with the Lady Scots, the Lady Hawks came out with alot of energy with well placed hits and great digs on defense,winning 25-23. However, the Lady Hawks stumbled in sets 2 and 3 losing 13-25 and 17-25.

The Lady Hawks suffered their first two losses of the year Tuesday when they traveled to Richardson Pearce to face off against the Pearce Lady Mustangs and the Highland Park Lady Scots. The Lady Hawks had no answers for a very tough Pearce team losing 12-25 and 10-25.

The Lady Hawks continued to struggle in thier second match against the Lady Scots, losing 14-25 and 19-25.

The Lady Hawks lost the season opener and the first match played in the new gym to the defending 3A state champs, the Lovejoy Leopards. The Lady Hawks played well behind the powerful hitting of senior Hunter Porter, but couldn't overcome a very talented Lovejoy team, losing 20-25, 19-25 and 21-25.

The Lady Hawks lost a close see-saw battle to Lovejoy in the first set 23-25. However, the second set was all Red Oak. Behind great defense by Demi Burnett and strong hitting by Kennedi Coleman, the Lady Hawks won 25-16. Lovejoy came on strong in the third set winning 13-25.

The Lady Hawks started the 2010 season with a bang by defeating the Lovejoy Leopards 25-10 and 25-22. The Lady Hawks kept the Leopards off balance with good defense and accurate serving in the first set. Lovejoy played much better in the second set leading the Lady Hawks most of the way; however, the Lady Hawks were able to mount a strong comeback at the end.