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Volleyball Roundup
Published Oct. 23, 2026

Maxwell’s Reese Vierra had 10 kills in the Panthers’ win in Hamilton City on Oct. 13.

Maxwell 3 – Hamilton City 1 (10/13)
Maxwell 0 – Quincy 3 (10/15)

Last week started out promisingly for the Panthers as they defeated Hamilton City 23-25, 25-17, 29-27, 25-19 on the road, but they could not replicate their success against Quincy, not only the first place team in the Mid-Valley League, but one of the best in the Northern Section as they fell 8-25, 20-25, 19-25.

Reese Vierra and Erin Dennis had 10 kills apiece, Payton Hartill pitched in with nine, while Gia Rudiger dished out 32 assists to pace Maxwell on the attack.

Serving also contributed to the Panthers’ success as they finished with 26 aces as a team including nine from Elizabeth Sanapaw.

Statistics from the loss in Quincy were not made available by Maxwell (23-10, 4-4) which looked to finish the regular season strong, making the short trip to Williams on Oct. 20 before returning home on Oct. 22 to play CORE Butte on Senior Night.

Williams setter Lupita Rivera made 11 assists in the Yellowjackets loss on the road in Hamilton City on Oct. 15.

Williams 3 – Biggs 2 (10/13)
Williams 0 – Hamilton City 3 (10/15)

The Yellowjackets went 1-1 on the road last week coming back from two sets down to edge Biggs 18-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-20, 15-13 before succumbing to Hamilton City although no scores were available.

While statistics from the match with the Wolverines were not available, against the Braves Yurydia Rocha had eight kills while Aimee Velazquez and Jaqueline Esqueda each finished the match with five and Lupita Rivera chipped in with 11 assists.

Dulce Duran made a team-high nine digs, while Leslye Duran had eight.

Tied with Maxwell for third in the Mid-Valley League standings, Williams (11-11, 4-4) hosted the Panthers on Oct. 20, then made the trek to Quincy for their final regular season contest.

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