The Lady Pirate volleyball team won the area championship and advanced to the Class 4A regional quarterfinals for the third year in a row. The girls defeated Saginaw Boswell (25-16, 25-22, 25-12) on November 3, 2011, at Weatherford High School.

The team will square off against the winner of the Arlington Seguin-Byron Nelson game to be played on Friday, November 4. Details are pending the outcome of that game.

The girls ended district play with a 13-1 record, having posted thirteen straight wins for their second straight District 7-4A championship. Their only loss came in the first district game versus the Burleson Lady Elks on September 9. Since then, the Lady Pirates have been on a winning streak – including a drubbing of Burleson at home on October 4.

The Lady Pirates defeated Killeen in the bi-district round (25-13, 25-8, 25-13) on November 1 in Hamilton.

The varsity court includes Laiken Britt, Alexis Carpenter, Sydney Carpenter, Blair Cowden, Aubrey Ezell, Shannon Helm, Paige Holt, Madison Martin, Amy Mendoza, Kathryn Middlebrook, Sierra Smith, and Jenna Underwood. Moving up from the junior varsity squad were Kali Jones, Caitlyn Thatcher, and Kylie Wheeler.

Head coach Tammy Clark is assisted by Jennifer Moss, Jesse Kulczycki, and Mallory Smith. Statistician/managers are Tori Townsend and Justin Washburn. Sports medicine duties are handled by athletic trainer Connie Rhodes and student trainer Katie Siegler.

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