Randall’s Havi Valdez, Layla Romero sign with respective colleges to play volleyball

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – Randall volleyball seniors, Havi Valdez and Layla Romero, both signed with their respective colleges on Friday to further both their athletic and academic careers.

Valdez signed with Taft College volleyball, while Romero signed with Hesston College volleyball.

The girls were on varsity and were both a part of the 2022 state championship winning volleyball team.

They were also both a part of three consecutive state championship appearances with the Lady Raiders.

Valdez says that she will take lessons learned at Randall to college.

“I think I learned how to be a really good leader…like we faced a lot of [adversity,]” she said. “I just became more of a leader and just was able to grow in different ways.”

Romero says her playing style has drastically improved and she will be able to utilize that at the next level.

“Definitely my serving….I was so terrible at serving until this year,” she said. “It took me a lot to learn how to do certain things and my footwork and all that stuff. The coaches really helped me.”

Taft College ended their season at 27-5 overall, while Hesston College finished with a 7-16 overall.

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