The Warriors' next match, their Regional Final, is Saturday, November 14, 1 PM at
 Johnson Coliseum, 500 Bowers Blvd, Huntsville.

	October 2 - After sweeping Vista Ridge in the early game Friday evening, the team hurried off to the Palace in time to support their teammate, Senior Drew Neillie, who completed the double header, being announced and crowned homecoming queen for the 2010 senior class. Drew was escorted by her parents, Andy and Lynn Neillie.
	October 5 - Congratulations to Senior Kaleigh Colson for being named this week’s MaxPreps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Week in Texas. See announcement.

Westwood Completes First Round of District Play Undefeated

October 2 - The #2 state ranked Westwood Volleyball Lady Warriors played their homecoming match at Vista Ridge High School Friday evening, sweeping the Lady Rangers in three sets 25-11, 25-15, and 25-20. The win left the the Lady Warriors undefeated at 7-0 for the first round of District play with an overall match record of 29-5 while the loss continued the woes of the Lady Rangers who finish the first round of District play with a match record of 0-7.

Westwood completed the 7-0 District first round match play with only 3 set losses; two sets to Leander and one set to Georgetown. Accompanying those matches were 5 sweeps including Stony Point, Round Rock, McNeil, Cedar Park, and, most recently, Vista Ridge for a total set record of 21 and 3 for the first round.

The Warriors are gearing up for the second round of District play.
District 16-5A is proving what many knew at the outset of the season; that its the best District in the state with 4 teams ranked in the top 25 (#2 Westwood, #13 Georgetown, #17 Leander, and #24 Cedar Park). -- Jim Colson

Westwood Varsity Ranks Second in Texas

In September, 2009, the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) updated their rankings of Texas High School Volleyball Varsity teams, where our Lady Warriors ranked Second! The Lady Warriors finished the first round of District 16-5A undefeated. Go Wood!

Cedar Park Youth Volleyball Program

UT Volleyball Head coach, Jerritt Elliott, has started a youth volleyball program called the YNVA (www.theynva.org). It is a non-club affiliated program for 3rd-6th graders, and this year there are sites in 4 states!  Texas volunteer assistant coach Brian Wright will be running the program in Cedar Park. This is a fantastic 7-week program for the younger players. It is outdoor grass volleyball, and the kids have a blast. Program starts Sept. 13 with the registration deadline on Sept. 9.  Registration can be done at theynva.org or by emailing contact@theynva.org.

Senior, Amari Deardoff, makes the All-Tournament Team at Junior Olympics in Miami

Amari Deardorff, Senior, led her AJV 17 Mizuno team to a 3rd place finish at the 2009 Junior Olympic Championships held in Miami, Florida. After having an outstanding tournament, Amari was selected to the All-Tournament team. Read more about Amari in a feature article, presented by CoachesAid.com.

Club Volleyball Tryouts Conclude Soon...
Don't Miss out on This Year's Tryouts

Club volleyball is an excellent way for you to improve your skills. If you are interested in playing on a competitive team that will allow you the opportunity to get excellent coaching a couple of days a week and play a couple of times each month with the possibility of qualifying for the USA Junior Olympics, then you would be interested in playing club volleyball. For more information. click here.

The 4th annual JV and Freshman Tournament, held Saturday, September 12, is the largest sub-varsity tournament in the state. Come be a part of the action! Click here for more information.

Makenzie Smith will be playing for TCU Horned Frogs in 2009

Makenzie Smith, a three year letterwinner for the Westwood Varsity volleyball team will be attending Texas Christian University in the fall of 2009. For more informaiton on Makenzie, please click here for a complete story.

Katie Bates '09 playing at
Hendrix College

Katie Bates will be heading to Hendrix College to play volleyball. For her fall 2009 schedule, click here.

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, recognized in its SCAC Spike Weekly Women's Volleyball Report the outstanding performance of former Westwood Warrior, Katie Bates ('09), now in her first year playing outside hitter for Hendrix College, for her team-best 29 kills in four matches.

Lindsey Schmid has Standout Sophomore Year at Marist University (New York, DI)

Lindsey Schmid, former 2007 Westwood Volleyball standout, has a successful sophomore year at Marist. As a freshman she led her team in hitting percentage as well as service aces. Also in her freshman year, she ranked 11th in the country in service aces per game. For a complete story, check out LIndsey's biography here.