Millard high schools face off in volleyball showdown

STADIUM WHERE THE CLOCK SAYS 47 MINUTES UNTIL MATCH NUMBER TWO OF THE DAY FOR VOLLEYBALL DAY AT NEBRASKA. AND YO HUSKER ATHLETICS, IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS. AND THEY HAVE LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED. OVER MY SHOULDER HERE, YOU’LL SEE CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS, 306. THEY CHANGED IT FROM FOOTBALL TO VOLLEYBALL. IT’S INSPIRING. THESE WOMEN ATHLETES ARE INSPIRING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THAT INSPIRATION. LET’S GO TO KETV. NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADDIE MADDIE AUGUSTINE NOT WANTING TO MISS THIS HISTORIC DAY IN THEIR SPORTS HISTORY. TEAMS ACROSS THE METRO HAVE CANCELED PRACTICE AND LOADED UP BUSSES TO HEAD DOWN TO LINCOLN. THEY KNOW THESE PLAYERS. THEY’VE PLAYED WITH THEM, THEY’VE WATCHED THEM. THEY’VE BEEN MENTORED BY THEM. AND TO GET TO SEE THEM ON THIS BIG STAGE, IT ONLY LEIGH GIVES THEM CONFIDENCE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING FOR PLAYERS ON PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM. VOLLEYBALL DAY IN NEBRASKA PROVES THEY CAN REACH THE NEXT LEVEL. SEEING THEM AND LIKE SEEING THEIR CONFIDENCE GROW HAS REALLY JUST LIKE IT’S LIKE, WOW, I CAN COMPETE AT THAT LEVEL TOO. AND LIKE I CAN DO THE THINGS THAT THEY’RE DOING TODAY IS JUST LIKE SO INSPIRING BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE WHAT, WHAT WE COULD DO WHEN WE WORK THIS HARD. WITH MORE THAN 90,000 FANS EXPECTED, TODAY’S GAMES COULD BREAK THE RECORD FOR ANY WOMEN’S SPORTING EVENT DIRECTOR OF PREMIER VOLLEYBALL CLUB SHANNON SMOLINSKI SAYS FOR HER ATHLETES AND HER DAUGHTER, TODAY IS MONUMENTAL. I THINK IT’S JUST AN INCREDIBLE DAY FOR THOSE YOUNG FEMALES TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF CAN SEE THEM DO IT, THEN CAN DO IT MYSELF. FORMER UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA VOLLEYBALL PLAYER JAYDEN CENTENO ADDING TO BE ABLE TO SET THAT IN NEBRASKA IN OUR HOME I THINK IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST DEAL JUST FOR FANS, FOR PLAYERS, FOR ATHLETES ALL AROUND THE WORLD. SEVEN FORMER PREMIER VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES WILL BE COMPETING IN TODAY’S MATCHES. SMOLINSKI SAYS SHE COULDN’T BE PROUDER. THAT STAGE IS GOING TO BE JUST A SUPER COOL MOMENT FOR THEM, FOR THEIR FAMILY AND THEN US AS A PREMIER FAMILY TO CELEBRATE. THAT IS GOING TO BE SUPER COOL. VOLLEYBALL DAY NEBRASKA PROVING TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES AND HELPING TO CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS OF WOMEN’S SPORTS. MADD

Battle at Buell: Millard high schools face off in volleyball showdown

Updated: 6:25 PM CDT Jun 17, 2025

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Related coverage in the video aboveThe Millard high schools are battling it on the court this summer.Millard South Volleyball posted on social media to announce the Battle at Buell.All three schools will face off in an epic high school showdown “under the open sky, under the lights” at Buell Stadium near 149th and Q streets.The night of outdoor volleyball will take place on Aug. 21.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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The Millard high schools are battling it on the court this summer.

Millard South Volleyball posted on social media to announce the Battle at Buell.

All three schools will face off in an epic high school showdown “under the open sky, under the lights” at Buell Stadium near 149th and Q streets.

The night of outdoor volleyball will take place on Aug. 21.

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We are excited to announce…
BATTLE at BUELL

Get ready for the most electric night of outdoor high school volleyball! Under the open sky, under the lights — it’s more than a game, it’s a SHOWDOWN. 💪

🗓️ Thursday, August 21st
📍Buell Stadium
🏐 M North, M South, & M West pic.twitter.com/qjhEhEjHJv

— MILLARD SOUTH VOLLEYBALL (@VolleyPats) June 17, 2025

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