Volleyball

Steps forward are steps forward and there’s no denying Oak Ridge volleyball is climbing. In head coach Tommie Lynne Sledge’s fourth year of her second stint coaching the War Eagles, the program’s increments continue to trend toward the ultimate goal. A couple weeks back, Sledge said she shared some stories during the team’s banquet. Stories

Oak Ridge had to play its biggest match of the year without its leader in kills, digs, and aces. That’s sports. That happens sometimes. With junior Gaby Santiago sidelined after an injury at practice Monday, the War Eagles picked her up and went hard against Royse City. The War Eagles grabbed the first set, but

With Region II-6A being a combination of Houston and Dallas area teams, there’s a really good chance that if you make a deep playoff run, you won’t have any prior experience against your opponent. Fortunately for Oak Ridge, the War Eagles have first-hand experience with its semifinal opponent Royse City. The War Eagles will make

Oak Ridge trailed in the early moments of the Region II-6A Division II area round match with Tomball. And then the War Eagles off. Down 12-10 in the first set and with senior Bradi Rhodes serving, Oak Ridge reeled off 15 straight points and the bench exploded when the Cougars hit the final point off

Oak Ridge is back in the area round, and its opponent is one the War Eagles haven’t played in some time. Just as the War Eagles took care of business against Westfield Monday night in the bi-district round, the Tomball Cougars did the same with a sweep of Cypress Woods. That sets up the Region

As Bradi Rhodes was helping take down the volleyball net Monday evening, it was interesting to think about how a week ago the senior setter of the Oak Ridge War Eagles thought she had already played the last home match of her career when the regular season closed out. That wasn’t the case as Oak

University Interscholastic League volleyball teams don’t always get the opportunity to host a playoff in their home gym. It worked out this way for Oak Ridge this time. The War Eagles begin the Region II-6A Division II playoffs 5:30 p.m. Monday against Westfield. Both programs are respectively in the playoffs for the second straight season

Oak Ridge wasn’t going to move up or down the District 13-6A standings no matter what Tuesday night. So playing a team like The Woodlands – a program that reached the state tournament two years ago and went three rounds deep last year – with nothing at stake was actually the perfect scenario. The War

The playoffs don’t technically start Tuesday, but you can bet the Oak Ridge War Eagles are treating it as such. Oak Ridge, which clinched the fourth playoff spot out of District 13-6A last week, concludes the regular season at home against No. 10 The Woodlands at 5:30 p.m. The War Eagles (33-10, 10-5) bring in