Missouri volleyball pulled off a road upset Friday night, taking down No. 16 Tennessee, 3-1. The Tigers only lost the second set, but won the last one by eight

Lewiston football hosts a state playoff game Friday as several area Idaho teams kick off state football and volleyball playoffs

Manteca’s girls volleyball team held off Oakdale for a hard-earned sweep and a share of the Valley Oak League championship last week. The reward: a road match to start the challenging Division II playoffs in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Harker will host Branham in a unique homecoming on Saturday in San Jose. A volleyball match will be played on Harker’s football field, replacing the traditional football game.

Nebraska volleyball is really good. It probably didn’t take a win over #11 Wisconsin to prove that but the evidence mounting to support this claim is piling up. They beat opposing teams, and we watch them get better while they do it.

Both players also hailed from California, where high school volleyball enjoys tremendous popularity. But North Kansas City only added boys volleyball as an official Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) sport in the 2023-24 school year, Rhymes’ freshman season.

The College Station Cougars beat Kingwood Park 3-0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-13) in the 5A Bi-District Round at Willis High School on Thursday.

In the playoffs, teams often face opponents with whom they are unfamiliar. Sometimes, however, if you are lucky, you get to play a team you are very familiar with, either from a previous year’s postseason battle or from facing them during your league season.

Star sports reporters Joe Curley and Dominic Massimino discuss an exciting penultimate week of the league football season as well as playoffs for multiple sports.

The Vacaville High School girls volleyball team couldn’t topple No. 1 Rocklin on Thursday, falling 25-21, 25-16, 25-19 in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II quarterfinals. The eighth-seeded Bulldogs finished the season with an overall record of 25-12.

There was very little movement by local teams in the New York State Sportswriters Association’s football rankings this week. Southwestern/Frewsburg remained the highest-ranked team locally with its No.