WAVERLY — The Southern Coffey County High School Lady Titans ended their season with a pair of losses while on the road for Tuesday’s 1A Division II regional tournament.
Although ending their season with a 25-13, 25-5 loss to the host team Lady Bulldogs and 25-6, 25-5 to the St. Paul Indians to wrap up the evening, Southern Coffey County coach Jeff True saw plenty his young team can build on for 2026.
“I was proud of how we came out and competed given the situation,” True said. “It was a tough situation for us, especially with the injuries. Two of them were JV girls, just getting their first varsity reps tonight.”
The Lady Titans came out on fire, putting up 13 points in the first set against the eventual regional champion, the Waverly Bulldogs.
Junior opposite-side hitter Layla Decker had a team-leading three kills, followed by freshman middle hitter Brooklyn Marlow with two and sophomore setter Cheyenne Dykee and senior outside hitter Hailey Honn, who had one each. Junior setter Delilah Dornes picked up SCC’s only dig.
“Against Waverly, I thought we started out strong,” True said. “We had a lot of good volleys in all four sets. St. Paul did a good job of not letting anything hit the floor. They would just send it back to us and let us beat ourselves.”
The Lady Titans were eliminated from the postseason after falling to St. Paul in the finale. Decker posted SCC’s only kill while Dykee picked up the Lady Titans’ only ace.
Defensively, SCC saw dramatic improvement with Dykee, Dorns and Decker each making a dig while Dykee also picked up the Lady Titans’ only assist.
“We’ve had a pretty rough couple of weeks,” True said. “We were playing without starters we had had all year long.”
True said the team was also missing Lexi Reidinger and Maddy Garretson due to recent injuries.
Following Tuesday’s loss, the Lady Titans will have a few weeks to decompress before returning to the hardwood once again but this time as basketball players.
Similar to the volleyball team, True sees a young group of players with plenty of potential.
“We have a month before we have to lace up and play basketball,” True said. “It will pretty much be the same group of girls, seven maybe eight if we’re lucky. We’re going to have to stay healthy. One of the first things I told them was ‘I’m excited for next year.’”
Senior finds her calling
As SCC’s only senior, Hailey Honn had a unique role for the Lady Titans this season.
Before coming to SCC, Honn had not participated in organized sports since middle school.
