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The Elgin Wildcats volleyball team is entering a new chapter this fall, competing in a fresh district for the first time under second-year head coach Hope Pawlik.
Following the latest University Interscholastic League realignment, Elgin joins District 25-5A and will compete alongside Georgetown, Hendrickson, Glenn, Connally, Weiss, Pflugerville and Manor.
The Lady Cats open preparations Aug. 7 with a scrimmage at Akins before hosting their annual Alumni Scrimmage Aug. 8. Preseason home matches against Lexington and Smithville precede the regular season opener Aug. 18, hosting Taylor in a non-district bout.
Other non- district schedule matchups include Cedar Creek, Thorndale, Akins and McDade, along with tournament appearances at the Cen-Tex Queens of the Court in Killeen, the Bastrop Classic and the Wildcat Classic, which Elgin will host.
District play opens Sept. 8 with a road trip to Georgetown, before the Wildcats host Hendrickson Sept. 11. Elgin will play home-and-home matchups against all district opponents before closing the regular season Oct. 23 on the road at Manor.
Elgin is coming off a season of improvement after picking up two district wins and will look to build on that in its new district.
