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The AHSAA’s most unbreakable volleyball records; Our picks, your votes
AL.com is continuing its series of highlighting some of the most unbreakable records in AHSAA history, highlighting some historic numbers in volleyball for this week’s poll. As always, fans will have the opportunity to make their voices heard. In last week’s boys basketball poll, fans chose former Crossville star Cale Black’s record-setting mark of 514 […]

AL.com is continuing its series of highlighting some of the most unbreakable records in AHSAA history, highlighting some historic numbers in volleyball for this week’s poll.
As always, fans will have the opportunity to make their voices heard.
In last week’s boys basketball poll, fans chose former Crossville star Cale Black’s record-setting mark of 514 3-point baskets in the 1989-90 season as the least likely to be broken.
Voting for this week will close Thursday night. Cast yours at the poll below.
Here are some of our picks for the most unbreakable records in AHSAA volleyball history:
Consecutive state championships
21: Bayside Academy, 2002-22
One of the most dominant runs of success in high school sports history, the Admirals’ streak of 21 straight titles hasn’t even been close to being touched; Addison (2013-18) and Huntsville (2002-07) have six straight titles, which tie for second in the rankings. The program also leads all others with 31 state championships in its history, with McGill-Toolen ranking second with 23 and St. Paul’s third with 16.
Career kills
4,019: Kryssi Daniels, Curry (2010-11) and Winston County (2006-09)
She is the only player in AHSAA history with over 4,000 career kills, achieving a career-high mark of 855 in the 2010 season. The 2010 Gatorade Alabama Volleyball Player of the Year holds four of the top 18 spots on the single-season kills leaderboard. Ranking second behind Daniels is former Hazel Green star Gracie Lynn Butler. The five-time all-state selection also ranks third in career service aces (710) and career digs (2,936) and went on to have a collegiate career at Alabama.
Blocks in a season
584: Whitney Sanders, Winston County, 2003
This record has remained untouched for over 20 years, with Sanders being the only player in the record book to log over 400 blocks in a single season. Ranking second is former Bayside Academy standout Caroline Gill, who had 259 in 2006. Sanders also ranks third in AHSAA history for most kills in a single match with 44 in the 2002 season.
Career service aces
914: Sadie Beam, Addison, 2008-10
The former Addison star and two-time state champion was a key part of her program’s dominant run of success during her time at the high school ranks. She is the only player with 900 career service aces in the record book, with fellow Addison standout Danna Stallings ranking second with 732 in the 1992-97 seasons. Beam went on to play at West Alabama, where she spent four seasons and logged 95 service aces.
Service aces in a set
19: Lily Moss, Horseshoe Bend (3) vs. LaFayette (0), 2023
This area tournament matchup also saw Moss notch the AHSAA record for most points served in a set, with the Horseshoe Bend standout serving all 25 points in a 25-0 first set. She finished with 23 service aces in the 3-0 victory, which ranks third in AHSAA history. Moss will be playing for the South softball team for AHSAA North-South all-star week.
Consecutive victories (All matches)
115: Addison, 2004-06
One of the most successful volleyball programs in Alabama, Addison’s mark that spans across three seasons has been left untouched for almost 20 years. Bayside Academy’s run of 61 straight wins ranks second, while Hoover ranks third with 55 straight wins from 2020-21.
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UT Dallas cuts track and field programs due to budget cuts
DALLAS — The University of Texas at Dallas announced Monday that due to budget cuts, the university’s track and field and cross country programs will be cut in the upcoming semester. The program cuts will include both men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country. Student athletes received […]

DALLAS — The University of Texas at Dallas announced Monday that due to budget cuts, the university’s track and field and cross country programs will be cut in the upcoming semester.
The program cuts will include both men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country.
Student athletes received the news via an email from the university.
The university cited the lack of on-campus facilities in addition to budget cuts for the program cuts. The announcement comes just weeks before the start of the academic school year.
Athletic scholarships for the cut programs will still be honored for the 2025-2026 school year, according to UTD. The school also said they assist students who wish to transfer.
UT Dallas currently competes at the NCAA Division II level.
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Tate Aggies Name 2025 Volleyball Teams : NorthEscambia.com
Following tryouts Monday and Tuesday, Tate High School Volleyball named their teams for the upcoming 2025 season. Varsity Grace Best Torrie Garrett McKenna Lister Bailie Merritt Ella Merritt Apple Moodie Brelynn Morris Niaviya Qualls Gianna Smart Jacey Stuart Jayla Templeman Laila Whitley Junior Varsity Kiley Adams Jada Archer Brayley Cayton Ansleigh Crutchfield Grace Gaulden Lexi […]

Following tryouts Monday and Tuesday, Tate High School Volleyball named their teams for the upcoming 2025 season.
Varsity
- Grace Best
- Torrie Garrett
- McKenna Lister
- Bailie Merritt
- Ella Merritt
- Apple Moodie
- Brelynn Morris
- Niaviya Qualls
- Gianna Smart
- Jacey Stuart
- Jayla Templeman
- Laila Whitley
Junior Varsity
- Kiley Adams
- Jada Archer
- Brayley Cayton
- Ansleigh Crutchfield
- Grace Gaulden
- Lexi Hardy
- Carly Kimbro
- Harper Leopard
- Laila McNair
- Sarah Mitchell
- Bentley Wartman
- Kassidy Weiss
Freshmen
- Laura Ave
- Ayslie Bouie
- Laina Daughtery
- Emma Dubuc
- Callie Fechter
- Ryleigh Goolsby
- McKenna Jones
- Makylie Lewis
- Kelly McCabe
- Reese Ray
- Clara Stinnett
- Jordan Suarez
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Aztec football to host Fan Fest on Aug. 14 at Snapdragon Stadium | News
The San Diego State football team will host its annual Fan Fest on Thursday, Aug. 14 at Snapdragon Stadium. This will be the first chance for the public to watch the Aztecs prior to their season opener against Stony Brook on Aug. 28. Admission to the Aug. 14 Fan Fest is free, but all fans […]

The San Diego State football team will host its annual Fan Fest on Thursday, Aug. 14 at Snapdragon Stadium. This will be the first chance for the public to watch the Aztecs prior to their season opener against Stony Brook on Aug. 28.
Admission to the Aug. 14 Fan Fest is free, but all fans will need to claim their ticket in advance at https://am.ticketmaster.com/sdsu/buy/AztecFanFest. Fans may claim up to four tickets. If you need additional tickets, please call the Aztec Ticket Office at (619) 283-SDSU (7378).
Parking is $10 and can also be purchased at the same link.
The parking lot opens at 5 p.m. PT with the gates opening at 6 p.m. Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. PT.
The team store and select concessions will also be open.
SDSU kicks off its season on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Snapdragon Stadium against Stony Brook at a time still to be determined. San Diego State also has home games vs. California (Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Colorado State (Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Wyoming (Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. PT), Boise State (Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. PT) and San Jose State (Nov. 22, time TBA).
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World Athletics mandates gene tests for female category eligibility | Athletics
Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world-ranking competitions such as the world championships only if they clear a one-time gene test. The test for the SRY gene, which needs to be taken only once and helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test. […]

Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world-ranking competitions such as the world championships only if they clear a one-time gene test.
The test for the SRY gene, which needs to be taken only once and helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test. World Athletics’ testing protocol will be overseen by member federations and the new regulations come into effect on 1 September, in time for that month’s world championships in Tokyo.
“It is really important in a sport that is permanently trying to attract more women that they enter a sport believing there is no biological glass ceiling,” the World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, said. “The test to confirm biological sex is a very important step in ensuring this is the case. We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female.
“It was always very clear to me and the World Athletics Council that gender cannot trump biology. We particularly want to thank our member federations for their support and commitment in the implementation of these new regulations.”
Athletics has spent years debating eligibility criteria to compete in women’s events, amid questions over biological advantages for transgender athletes and those with differences of sex development (DSD). World Athletics currently bans transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events, while it requires female DSD athletes whose bodies produce high testosterone levels to lower them in order to be eligible.
This year, a working group found that those rules were not tight enough, with a pre-clearance test for the SRY gene being one of several recommendations the group made for revised rules. The SRY gene reveals the presence of the Y chromosome, which is an indicator of biological sex. The test was also approved by World Boxing in May when they introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers.
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This month, the European Court upheld a 2023 ruling that double 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s appeal to a Swiss Federal Tribunal against regulations that barred her from competing had not been properly heard. Semenya was appealing against World Athletics regulations that female athletes with DSDs medically reduce their testosterone levels.
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Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic
Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic 7/30/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Track & Field, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Track & Field, Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Golf Link 0

Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic
7/30/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Track & Field, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Track & Field, Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Golf
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Cardinal Gibbons, D.H. Conley lead NC preseason rankings
The teams that faced off in last year’s 4A East volleyball regional final are on top of HighSchoolOT’s 2025 preseason statewide Top 25 rankings. Defending 4A champion Cardinal Gibbons is slotted at No. 1 overall and D.H. Conley, the team the Crusaders beat to get to the championship game, is No. 2. With the N.C. […]

The teams that faced off in last year’s 4A East volleyball regional final are on top of HighSchoolOT’s 2025 preseason statewide Top 25 rankings.
Defending 4A champion Cardinal Gibbons is slotted at No. 1 overall and D.H. Conley, the team the Crusaders beat to get to the championship game, is No. 2. With the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s realignment into eight classes, the Crusaders and Vikings are positioned to dominate the 7A class.
Any school that is a member of a statewide association is eligible for HighSchoolOT rankings.
HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina’s six area codes. Subscribe to HighSchoolOT’s email alerts to hear about rankings updates.
- Historical HSOT Rankings & All-State Teams
- All Current Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
- Current 252 Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
- Current 336 Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
- Current 704 Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
- Current 828 Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
- Current 910 Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
- Current 919 Area Code Rankings (coming soon)
A contender in the new 8A classirfication, Green Level, is the third-ranked team in the state.
3A state runner-up J.H. Rose is ranked as the No. 4 team in the state. Rose is now in the 6A classification.
The top five is rounded out by Seaforth, a favorite in the 5A classification.
All five of the top-ranked teams in North Carolina are set to compete in the 2025 HighSchoolOT Garner Volleyball Showcase, which was announced on Tuesday.
HighSchoolOT Volleyball Statewide Top 25
Preseason Rankings (Last year’s record in parentheses)
- Cardinal Gibbons (22-0)
- D.H. Conley (27-2)
- Green Level (23-3)
- J.H. Rose (23-5)
- Seaforth (25-5)
- Green Hope (20-4)
- Ayden-Grifton (29-2)
- Kings Mountain (27-3)
- Wesleyan Christian (20-3)
- McMichael (30-2)
- Marvin Ridge (34-3)
- Grimsley (25-6)
- Cleveland (26-5)
- Chapel Hill (27-2)
- Gray’s Creek (21-5)
- Weddington (17-10)
- Brevard (18-5)
- Northern Guilford (21-6)
- North Iredell (28-3)
- Reagan (33-6)
- Cherokee (25-2)
- Cox Mill (21-4)
- Cornerstone Charter (26-3)
- Hickory (21-4)
- Orange (18-9)
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