At one point late in Tuesday’s first set, Temple freshman Kylie Dixon unleashed a hard spike that Killeen’s Dianelis Williams dived to reach and keep alive, only to watch the Tem-Cats’ Dawn Smith deliver the next big swing — this one clean — on the ensuing volley.

It was simply that kind of night for Temple.

The Tem-Cats had seven players record at least one kill, paced by Kendall Tate’s 11, as they breezed past the Lady Kangaroos 25-2, 25-11, 25-9 to record their first District 12-6A victory at loud Wildcat Gym, which was filled with Temple ISD junior high volleyball players there to celebrate middle school night.

“It feels great. The girls needed this district win really badly,” said Temple head coach Anna Smith, whose team never trailed to snap a four-game slide as the Tem-Cats head into the middle stages of the league calendar. “We were consistent on serves this game. We missed quite a few serves last game (against Harker Heights last Friday) and we weren’t too happy with that, s... Click here to read full article

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