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The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Cy Ranch Mustangs volleyball team.
Farrah Sheeren (VYPE)
Offensively, McKinney’s arsenal will once again flow through Sade Bello on the pin. The junior Kansas commit turned in a superb sophomore performance, totaling nearly 400 kills and 132 digs while earning District 16-6A Co-Attacker of the Year honors. She shared that distinction with Saniya Reynolds, a gifted hitter who has elected to support the team from the sidelines rather than compete in her senior season before beginning her collegiate career at the University of Kentucky.
Rising junior Payton Tompkins steps into the starting setter role following the graduation of 16-6A MVP Zora Bello (Rice). On defense, second-team libero Kaelyn Harvey returns to patrol the back row, while seniors Dayla Fields (honorable mention) and Chloe Corzo help round out a balanced Mustangs front line.
If Cy Ranch’s 2026 mantra—“Powered by Purpose”—is any indication, the Lady Mustangs view last fall as a launching point, not a finish line.
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Cypress Ranch's Kaelyn Harvey (Jr. L/DS)Farrah Sheeren (VYPE)
The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Grand Oaks Grizzlies volleyball team.
Matt Powell (VYPE)
The departures of staples such as Halle Thompson (Wisconsin) and Cali Reece (Houston) may give some reason to question a potential drop-off. However, Rogers’ roster remains too deep to overlook the emergence of the next wave at Grand Oaks.
Outside hitters Kate Bull and Mia Owens (Mercer commit) will headline Grand Oaks’ new-look attacking front. Bull, now a junior, received all-district honorable mention while registering just over 200 kills and 170 serve receptions, while senior Owens earned second-team honors, contributing 112 kills and 37 blocks. Both will be expected to assume larger roles alongside senior middle Peyton Wiley, another honorable mention selection who led the team with 49 blocks.
Seniors Taylor Jennings and Adalynn Smith provide additional veteran presence on offense, along with sophomore Reese Baillio, while junior setter Lauren Duarte steps in to help orchestrate the team’s efforts.
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Grand Oaks' Mia Owens (Sr. OH)Matt Powell (VYPE)
The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Shadow Creek Sharks volleyball team.
Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
The majority of SCHS’s firepower is back and healthy, making it entirely reasonable to believe the Lady Sharks can match their historic 2024 run to the Region III Final—and perhaps surpass it.
Outside hitter Tamarria Mitchell, now committed to Florida A&M, starred during her junior chapter with over 450 kills, nearly 600 serve receptions, and 350 digs, securing District 22-6A Offensive Player of the Year honors. Colorado commit Aspen Brown—among those injured last fall—brings an equal scoring punch on the opposite pin, alongside first-team all-district selection Kennedy Proctor (Sr. MB/OH), who surpassed 300 kills.
Then, sophomores Avarie Alexander (second-team) and Olivia Law (honorable mention) add valuable production to an offensive rotation that could help lead Shadow Creek back to a district title—and beyond.
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Shadow Creek's Tamarria Mitchell (Sr. OH)Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
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