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There was plenty of good volleyball in the area during the 2023 season, and six players received OHSVCA All-Ohioan honors to show for it. Avon sophomore Londyn Stone was named to the Division I second team, and five players were honorable mention in their respective division. Stone helped lead Avon to a regional final and […]

NORWALK — In a 1-1 match in the Division I Norwalk Regional final, the first to win by two would take the third set in a pivotal moment on Nov. 4. Avon and Toledo St. Ursula Academy battled for the decisive 2-1 advantage, but the Arrows delivered the crippling blow, which led to a four-set […]

Last season when Avon lost in five sets to Wadsworth in a Division I sectional final, it would've been hard to imagine the Eagles would be one win away from the program's first regional title.

The Avon volleyball team doesn’t know when to quit. After blowing a third-set lead to trail Avon Lake in a Division I regional semifinal, 2-1, the Eagles dug deep for their second straight postseason comeback. Avon battled back and won in five sets over the rival Shoregals, 25-18, 18-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7. Avon moves on […]

This year’s Avon volleyball team did something that hasn’t been done in 35 years by winning a district title. The Eagles pushed past Akron Hoban in five sets to take it on Oct. 26. It wasn’t easy, but their journey continues into regional play. “It’s been awesome, this is so fun,” Avon coach Kara Coffman […]

Rising from the depths of despair, Avon’s volleyball team put together a comeback for the ages to hand an undefeated team its first loss of the season and win its first district championship in 35 years. In a veritable clash of the titans that pitted 23-1 Avon against 24-0 Akron Hoban in a Division I […]

In each of the past two years, Amherst’s volleyball team has pulled off some postseason upsets on their way to winning district titles. On Oct. 24 in a Division I district semifinal at Valley Forge High School, the Comets were hoping to find some postseason magic once again, but Avon would have none of it. […]

(3) Avon vs. (4) Hoban What: Division I, Northeast 5 District final When: 7 p.m., Oct. 26 Where: Valley Forge High School, 9999 Independence Blvd, Parma Heights Records: Avon 23-1, Hoban 24-0 Avon’s path: Defeated Hathaway Brown 3-0, Amherst 3-0 Hoban’s path: Defeated Rhodes 3-0, Shaker Heights 3-0, Brunswick 3-2 Up next: Winner advances to […]

There were plenty of obstacles in the way of Avon volleyball from winning a share of the Southwestern Conference championship, but the Eagles overcame them all to do so. Over the past month, Avon’s goal was to make it through conference play unscathed to get back to the rematch with Avon Lake. It hurt losing […]

After Amherst came back from down, 2-0, against St. Joseph Academy to win in a district final last year, it's important to never count the Comets out of a game.