On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Demopolis and Satsuma HS in pool play to finish first in their pool at the Thomasville Invitational. After receiving a bye in the first round, the Bulldogs had to face Demopolis once again in the Semi-finals. After winning in two straight sets, the Lady Bulldogs faced the Satsuma Gator in the Championship Match. The Bulldogs defeated in Gators in just two sets (25-16, 25-16).

The Lady Bulldogs offense was led by Sarah Pehler who had 31 kills on the day. Cameron Hill led the team defensively with 32 digs. Grace George finished with 61 assists in just 4 matches. Sarah Elizabeth Freeman added 19 kills out of just 42 attempts, finishing with a hitting percentage of .380. She also led the team in aces with 16 for the day.

The Lady Bulldogs are now 12-8 and on a 7-game winning streak. The Bulldogs are back in action tomorrow night against St. Luke's at 5:30 in Wilson Gym! Go Bulldogs!

On Saturday, the Bulldogs lost a close match in a three-set thriller against Faith Academy. The Bulldogs started off slow giving the Rams a majority of points due to errors and losing the first set 16-25. However, things turned around in the 2nd set behind the efforts of sophomore Sarah Elizabeth Freeman who had 5 kills in a row, leading the team in kills with 7 kills. She then helped the team to a 7-point run from behind the service line.

Despite the second game win, the Rams regained momentum winning the third set 9-15. Sarah Pehler also helped with 7 kills, while Lynn Gardner had 5 kills. Grace George finished with 18 assists in the loss.

The Bulldogs faced Cottage Hill immediately following and defeated them in two sets 25-18 and 25-12. Sarah Pehler led the offense with 6 kills, while everyone else contributed at least 1 kill. Grace George finish with 8 assists.

In the first round of pool play, the Bulldogs faced the 6A Dolphins of Gulf Shores HS. The teams battled back and forth (22-22) but a late error by the Bulldogs help the Dolphins to win 23-25. The Bulldogs could not regain any momentum after the disappointing set back in game 1 and the Dolphins captured the win 25-13.

Renee Duthu led the team with 3 kills. Grace George had 11 assists.

The Lady Bulldogs are back in action on Tuesday night AT Faith Academy 4:30/5:30.

Go Bulldogs!

On Friday afternoon the Bulldogs play Theodore HS and won in 2 short sets, 25-11 and 25-14. Lynn Gardner paced the Bulldogs offensively with 6 kills. Sarah Pehler added 5 kills. 

Next, the Lady Bulldogs faced 7A Fairhope HS. The Bulldogs jumped to an early lead (5-0) behind the serving of Grace George but Fairhope answered with an even bigger 8 point run. The teams battled back and forth but a few late runs helped the Pirates to win the first set 22-25. The second set was another close one. The Bulldogs came from behind to win the set in overtime 28-26. The Pirates served tough in the last set creating difficulty for the Bulldogs, allowing the Pirates to win the third set 11-15.

The Bulldogs offense was led by Sarah Pehler with 6 kills. Renee Duthu added 5 kills. Hinton, Gardner, and George all helped with 3 kills each. Grace George had a tremendous serving game and finished with 8 aces. She also added 15 assists.

The Lady Bulldogs are back in action Saturday at 12:00 against Faith Academy and 1:00 against Cottage Hill before bracket play begins.

Thursday afternoon, the Saints of St. Pauls defeated the Lady Bulldogs 0-3. 

The Bulldogs offense was led by Sarah Pehler with 8 kills. Renee Duthu added 6 kills and 3 aces. Grace George led the team with 15 assists. Cameron Hill paced the team defensively with 15 digs.

The Lady Bulldogs are back in action Friday and Saturday at the Fairhope Bash.

Go Bulldogs!

After defeating Providence Christian on Friday night, the Bulldogs experienced an early morning loss verse cross-town foes Faith Academy. In the 2-0 loss, the Bulldogs handed the Rams more than half of their points due to serving and hitting errors. Sarah Pehler led the team with 7 out of the team's 13 kills.

In the next match, the Bulldogs defeated Prattville Christian in two close sets 25-23 and 25-19. Sarah Elizabeth Freeman led the bulldogs offensively with 6 kills, and Renee Duthu followed with 5 kills.

The last game of pool play was against Trinity. The Bulldogs started out the match very strong, holding the Wildcats to just 13 points in the first set (25-13). However, the Wildcats limited their errors in the second set, gaining momentum and defeating the Bulldogs 19-25. Both teams exchanged rally's in the third set, but Trinity finished with the 2-1 win after winning the third set 11-15. The offense was evenly dispersed as each of the Bulldog hitter had at least 3 kills in the match. Cameron Hill finished with 18 digs, which is the most digs per game this season.

In the first round of the Silver Division, the Bulldogs faced 7A Prattville High School. The Bulldogs had a hard time putting the ball down, as the Lions' defense scrambled to pick up balls. The Lions defeated the Bulldogs in just two sets, 22-25 and 16-25. Renee Duthu led the team offensively with 8 kills. Grace George finished with 16 assists.

The Lady Bulldogs are back in action on Thursday AT St. Paul's. JV/VAR 3:30/4:30. See you there!

The Lady Bulldogs took on last seasons 3A State Runner-ups Providence Christian for their first match of the Mayor's Cup in Montgomery, AL on Friday night.

The teams traded point for point most of the first set, but the Lady Bulldogs serving was too strong for Eagles, helping the Bulldogs to win the first set 25-19.

The Eagles came out dominating in the second set as the Bulldogs had a hard time returning their serves. The Eagles' blocking and defensive efforts helped them to a quick win against the Bulldogs 25-11, bringing the teams to a final 3rd set.

A few early errors in the final set put the Bulldogs down early. After gaining some momentum, the Bulldogs were able to tie it back up. The Bulldogs had a late run behind the attacks and the serving of Sarah Pehler. Despite two time-outs called by the Eagles, the Bulldogs were able to win the final set 15-10.

Sarah Pehler led the team offensively with 8 kills and 2 aces. Renee Duthu added 4 kills and Lynn Gardner had 3 kills. Grace George helped the team with 16 assists and 1 aces, while Cameron Hill added 6 digs. 

The Lady Bulldogs are back in action Saturday at 9:30, 12:30 and 2:30.

On Thursday night, the Lady Bulldogs hosted the Vikings of Mary G. Montgomery at 5:30 pm. In the first set, the Vikings competed with the Bulldogs as they rallied point for point most of the set. The Bulldogs were able to maintain the lead for the majority of the game and were able to pull out the first set winning 25-21.

The Lady Vikings couldn't stop the momentum of the Bulldogs in the second set, as the Bulldogs took a quick win, closing the set 25-11.

The Vikings went up early on the Bulldogs with a 4-1 lead before a 3 point run behind the serving of Sarah Pehler, followed by a 4 point run by Sarah Elizabeth Freeman made the score 14-8. A final run behind the serving of Cameron Hill gave the Bulldogs the three set win finishing 25-17.

Sarah Pehler led the team with 8 kills and 3 aces. Lynn Gardner and Lauren Hinton contributed 5 kills each. Grace George led the team with 23 assists and Cameron Hill led defensively with 12 digs.