Lady Cats volleyball opens season 7-3

The Lady Wildcats varsity volleyball team opened the 2026 season 7-3, a significant improvement over the 3-7 start from the same stretch last year.

Elgin began with a 3-1 win over Smithville in its season opener Aug. 11. The Lady Cats took the first two sets 25-17 and 25-23 before dropping the third in another high-scoring bout, 25-21, and closing out the match 25-12.

The girls then went 6-3 at the Centex Queens of the Court Tournament in Killeen as it took home first place in the silver division over the weekend as senior Miranda Herring was named MVP. Elgin split their first two matches with a loss to Central Texas Christian and victory against Florence.