Category: High school volleyball

FORT LAUDERDALE — The St. Thomas Aquinas girls volleyball team is heading back to the state final four as the host Raiders cruised past West Boca Raton 25-10, 25-13, 25-13 in a Class 6A regional final on Wednesday night. St. Thomas Aquinas (26-4) advances to the Class 6A state semifinal at Polk State College in Winter Haven on Nov. 6. The Raiders, which have won 15 straight matches and swept opponents in seven consecutive matches, will be searching for their third consecutive state championship. The Raiders girls volleyball program has captured eight state titles in school history. Senior...

The King’s Academy boys volleyball team captured its first state championship in school history with a 25-14, 25-14, 27-25 victory against SLAM (Tampa) in the Class 1A state championship at Polk State College in Winter Haven on Saturday afternoon. King’s Academy (22-5) had a dominant performance in the first set. It jumped out to a 7-1 advantage, extended the lead to 19-9 and won by 11. The Lions had a 15-12 advantage in the second set and finished strong with a 10-2 run. King’s Academy trailed 25-24 in the third set before rallying for the final three points to earn the victory. Junior...

Regional finals Wednesday 7A 1. Jupiter def. 2. Osceola 25-21, 25-21, 25-23 2. Doral Academy def. 1. Boca Raton 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13 6A 1. St. Thomas Aquinas def. 2. Miami Lourdes Academy 25-21, 21-25, 25-15, 25-20 Tuesday 4A 1. Gulliver Prep def. 2. Pine Crest 16-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 3A 1. Orlando Lake Highland Prep def. 2. King’s Academy 18-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-19 2A 1. Boca Raton Christian def. 2. Jupiter Christian 25-21, 25-15, 25-22 State semifinal schedule (according to fhsaa.com) In Winter Haven Monday 2A Boca Raton Christian vs. Gainesville Oak Hall, 7 p.m....

BOCA RATON — The Boca Raton girls volleyball team rallied to force a decisive fifth set, but fell short by two points as visiting Doral Academy escaped with a 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13 victory in a Class 7A regional final on Wednesday night. Doral Academy (23-7) advances to the state semifinal for the second time in school history and will play at Polk State College in Winter Haven on Nov. 10. Boca Raton had rallied to win in five sets against Doral Academy to reach the state final four last season. “Both teams are competitive and felt the pressure and obviously the battle was at...

Regional semifinal results Friday 4A 2. Pine Crest def. 3. Cardinal Gibbons 25-17, 25-14, 27-29, 25-17 1. Gulliver Prep def. 4. Calvary Christian 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 3A 1. Orlando Lake Highland Prep def. 5. St. Andrew’s 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 2. King’s Academy def. 3. Benjamin 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 2. Ransom Everglades def. 3. Westminster Academy 25-23, 25-11, 13-25, 25-21 2A 1. Boca Raton Christian def. 5. Miami Archbishop Carroll 25-10, 25-22, 27-25 2. Jupiter Christian def. 3. Sagemont 25-16, 25-18, 25-21 Saturday 7A 1. Jupiter def. 5. Fort Pierce Central 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 15-9 1....

Both King’s Academy and St. Thomas Aquinas both came up short in their FHSAA state beach volleyball appearances at FSU Beach Volleyball Courts in Tallahassee. King’s Academy (19-1) ranked No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps, downed St. John Paul Lutheran 4-1 in the first round before falling 3-2 to Vero Beach (15-2) in the state quarterfinals. The deciding match came at the number one position where Lions’ senior Kate Taylor and freshman Britain Taylor (no relation) won their opening set 21-13 before falling 21-18 and 15-9 to lose the opening position 2-1. “It is always a tough ending to lose like...