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There were plenty of question marks going into the 2011 volleyball season for the Apalachee High School Lady Wildcats.

When all was said and done, AHS had finished second at the Region 8-AAAA tournament and returned to state for the second year in a row. For coach Joey Alfonso, it was simply another step down the road of building a successful program.

AHS fell in the opening round of state last week to Starr’s Mill 25-13, 25-19, 25-19, a victim of a bad draw as much as anything. Still, Alfonso knows the loss does not take away from what his team was able to accomplish in what was considered a rebuilding one in many ways. [Full Story »] 

As the Apalachee High School volleyball team looks to wrap up the 2011 regular season, the Lady Wildcats appear set to be the No. 2 seed from Region 8-AAAA South.

AHS had hoped for a win by Clarke Central over Flowery Branch last week but that did not happen.

“The first place team on our side will likely play Loganville,” said Apalachee coach Joey Alfonso. “The second place team will likely meet Heritage. They beat us once this season and have a 6-3 region record. That makes it a tough road. The top five or six teams in the region are pretty even and then it drops off some after that.” [Full Story »] 

The past few weeks have been exteremely busy for the Apalachee High School volleyball team.

Coach Joey Alfonso’s Lady Wildcats have played several matches but have also emerged with a 4-1 subregion record going into this week. AHS was 14-12 overall.

“We had 20 matches in the last two weeks, which is over half of our schedule,” Alfonso said. “We signed up for several events to get experience. This weekend the girls were tired and worn down but we played hard. Things will slow down a bit now. Hopefully, we will be able to get some good practices in. I feel good about where we are but we still have things we need to work on.” [Full Story »] 

The Apalachee High School volleyball team will step into the state spotlight this week when they begin play in the Class AAAA tournament.

Coach Joey Alfonso’s team opens play against Glynn Academy, the No. 1 seed from Region 2-AAAA. AHS emerged from the Region 8-AAAA tournament as a No. 4 seed. [Full Story »] 

A team often learns a good deal about itself after facing adversity.

If that scenario is true then the Apalachee High School volleyball team has learned that adversity is no reason for panic. After losing for the first time in 2010 last week to Flowery Branch, the Lady Cats bounced back to defeat the Lady Falcons and then took two wins against Salem. [Full Story »]