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.

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 Tuesady 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.