Champion earn big win against Lady Rangers

The Boerne Champion volleyball team made a statement Tuesday when they visited Smithson Valley.

Not only did the Chargers defeat the Lady Rangers for the first time since 2022, but Champion swept them in Tuesday’s district meeting.

The Lady Chargers claimed the 26-24, 26-24, 25-16 win over the Rangers. Champion defeated Smithson Valley in 2022 at the Rangers tournament but then dropped their two district matches to them that year and also lost both district meetings in 2023.

Champion is 22-4 overall and 2-0 in district. They played Madison Friday in a non-district match before hosting Alamo Heights Tuesday.

Ella Coleman led the team in kills with 11, Brielle Boothe added 10 and Taylor Fenton was one kill shy of double digits with 9.

Boothe dropped in 2 aces, Cassidy Breuer came up with 4 blocks, while Fenton and Coleman added 2 blocks apiece.

Coleman also tallied a team-high 13 digs and Boothe came up with 10 digs, while Samantha Calderon added 8 digs and Azteca Crawford paced the team in assists with 34 to add to her 1,000 that she was recognized for at the Seguin tourney.