Latest prep volleyball news:
Regular season ends Thursday:
GDW Analysis:
Regular season play in local volleyball is set to end the schedule Thursday.
On tap to play on October 09 is the following:
Cold Springs at Cullman Christian 4:30
Priceville at Good Hope 5:30
Cullman at Homewood 5:00
West Point loses chance at hosting area:
RUSSELLVILLE: West Point was needing a victory Tuesday at Russellville to be the host for the AHSAA 5A, Area 15 Tournament next week.
It didn't happen. Russellville defeated West Point 3 games to 2 in winning the regular season title with a sweep of West Point.
West Point was 2 & 2, sweeping Lawrence County and losing both to Russellville.
Cold Springs gets the best of Vinemont:
COLD SPRINGS: Cold Springs had lost to Vinemont in the Cullman County quarterfinal round last week in 5 games.
Cold Springs got a chance at revenge by beating Vinemont 3 to 1 Tuesday on campus.
Vinemont has been through a challenging time following the injury to setter Mabri Smith.
Smith was injured in an area match at Holly Pond September 18
Vinemont has lost 8 matches out of 13 assignments in this span.
Losing streak comes to a stop for Holly Pond:
Holly Pond dealt with a 4 game losing streak before the Lady Broncos stopped it Monday in winning a tri match at Susan Moore.
The Lady Broncos lost to Fairview in the Cullman County quarterfinal September 29 then went 0 & 3 last Saturday in the Cullman Oktoberfest at the Omniplex.
Holly Pond scored 2 to 0 victories over Susan Moore and Geraldine to restore momentum heading into the playoffs.
Highs and lows lately for Cullman volleyball:
Winning has not been on a regular routine for Cullman in 2025 as it was last year when Amy Hudson took over the squad.
The Lady Bearcats were dealing with 5 consecutive match losses when they played in the Oktoberfest Invitational last Saturday at the new Omniplex.
Cullman defeated Holly Pond 2 to 0, lost 2 to 1 to Albertville and beat East Lawrence 2 to 0.
On Monday, Cullman was back at Bearcat Arena as a match with Brewer went to 5 sets. Brewer went back to Morgan County the winner by a 15 to 13 tally in the tiebreaker.
Cullman has been able to enjoy the thrill of victory only 7 times this season out of 21 opportunities.
Good Hope is given a win via forfeit after a loss:
HUNTSVILLE: Good Hope was credited with a victory via forfeit Tuesday during a tri match at St. John Paul Catholic.
The Lady Raiders defeated Oakwood Academy after they had lost a match to St. John Paul 2 to 0.
Good Hope has produced 22 victories in the current season.
They will play host to Priceville Thursday to end the regular schedule.
Photo of Vinemont's Litzy Flores (1), Natalie Foell (7) and Reagan Robinson (24) during a quad match assignment vs. West Point at Fairview September 23.
Photo courtesy of Cathy Pope McSwain.
