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Lady Tigers volleyball nears end of the regular season

Published 8:32 pm Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Leighton Rader returns the ball against the Sarcoxie Lady Bears last Thursday as teammate Shia Roberts (#21) looks on. After struggling early, the Lady Tigers took the win in five sets. (Kevin Caudle)

Last week, the Lady Tigers took on two conference foes before heading to Pleasant Hope on Saturday to compete in the Pleasant Hope Play For Pink Volleyball Tournament.

On Tuesday, the Lady Tigers took on the 21-7-1 Ash Grove Lady Pirates in Southwest Conference play. The night started out on a positive note as the Lady Tigers won the first set handily, 25-18. Unfortunately for the Lady Tigers, Ash Grove buckled down to take the next three sets, 16-25, 15-25, and 21-25. Ash Grove compiled 12 aces and 46 assists while Stockton had 5 aces and 32 assists. Aleah Daulton had 2 aces while Asia Graham paced the Lady Tigers with 18 digs.

On Thursday, the Lady Bears of Sarcoxie rolled into town for another conference matchup. Stockton celebrated senior night while playing their final home regular season game in front of the hometown crowd. Early, the evening looked bleak as Sarcoxie was able to win the first two sets. The Lady Tigers roared back, taking the final three sets and the victory. Set scores were 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-9, and 15-10. The Lady Tigers had 13 aces, 40 assists, and 48 errors while the Lady Bears had just 4 aces, 34 assists, and 65 errors. Asia Graham led the team with 4 aces followed by teammates Shia Roberts and Aleah Dalton, both of whom collected 3 aces. Roberts added 40 digs followed by Graham’s 31 digs.

Last Saturday, the Lady Tigers played in their final regular season tournament, competing in the Pleasant Hope Play For Pink Volleyball Tournament. It was a day of mixed results as the Lady Tigers dropped two sets to School of the Ozarks (24-26, 21-25), took two sets against Russellville (MO) High School (25-8, 25-20), and wrapped up pool play with a split with Conway (24-26, 25-18). In bracket play, the Lady Tigers fell to Lockwood, 21-25 and 17-25, wrapping up the day.

Upcoming, the Lady Tigers wrap up the regular season on October 14th, traveling to Miller in Southwest Conference action. On October 22nd, the Lady Tigers, as the #4 seed, will face #5 seed New Heights Christian at Diamond High School at 5:30 in the Class 2, District 11 opener. The winner of that matchup will face Ash Grove on October 26th.