BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Addison defeated Winston County rival Meek 3-1 Wednesday afternoon at Bill Harris Arena to capture its second consecutive Class 1A state volleyball championship and the 16th title in program history.
The Lady Bulldogs won the opening set before Meek answered in the second to even the best-of-five match. Addison responded by claiming the next two sets to complete its title defense.
The championship concluded Addison’s 26th consecutive appearance in the AHSAA state tournament. The Lady Bulldogs entered this year’s Elite Eight as the defending champion after sweeping Meek in the 2025 final.
Wednesday’s victory was Addison’s second over Meek in five days. The Lady Bulldogs also outlasted the Lady Tigers 25-22, 23-25, 25-12, 13-25, 15-12 Friday to win the Class 1A North Super Regional championship. Meek had swept Addison in the Area 13 championship Oct. 13.
The state final matched the top two teams of the final regular-season Class 1A rankings. Meek held the No. 1 position and Addison was No. 2.
Addison completed a 3-0 state-tournament run by sweeping Washington County in Tuesday’s quarterfinals, defeating Spring Garden in four sets in the semifinals and beating Meek in four sets for the championship.
Meek swept Millry in the quarterfinals and defeated Kinston in four sets in the semifinals to reach the championship match for the second consecutive season. The Lady Tigers were seeking their first state title since 2015.
Addison 3, Washington County 0
Addison opened the state tournament with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-14 quarterfinal sweep of Washington County at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
The Lady Bulldogs built a 19-9 lead in the opening set. Washington County narrowed the margin, but Addison closed the set with a 25-17 victory.
Washington County moved ahead 11-8 in the second set before Addison rallied to take a 21-16 advantage. The Lady Bulldogs allowed one more point and finished another 25-17 win.
Addison took a 17-9 lead in the third set and completed the sweep 25-14.
Allie Ruth Powell recorded 11 kills, 11 digs and four aces. AnnaBeth Powell added 22 assists, five digs and four kills, while Ava Bartlett finished with eight kills, seven blocks and two aces. Maddie Speegle contributed 10 digs and three aces.
Addison 3, Spring Garden 1
The Lady Bulldogs defeated Spring Garden 25-17, 16-25, 25-9, 25-14 in Tuesday’s semifinals.
Addison took an 11-6 lead in the opening set and maintained its advantage for a 25-17 win. Spring Garden responded by moving ahead 14-7 in the second set before winning 25-16 to even the match.
The Lady Bulldogs answered with a 21-6 lead in the third set and finished it 25-9. Addison then won the fourth set 25-14 to advance.
Bartlett finished with 24 kills and four blocks. Allie Ruth Powell supplied 16 kills, 11 digs and four aces, while AnnaBeth Powell totaled 36 assists, nine kills, nine digs and three aces.
Meek 3, Millry 0
Meek advanced to the semifinals with a 25-13, 25-19, 25-17 sweep of Millry.
Seventh-grader Zayla Harden led the Lady Tigers with 11 kills and four digs. Hadley Murrah added eight kills, while Addie Cate Henderson contributed five kills, five aces and seven digs.
Zarah Harden finished with six kills, six digs, three aces and 14 assists. Maci Lollar recorded 16 assists and two aces.
Meek 3, Kinston 1
Meek won a pivotal third set in extra points before closing out a four-set semifinal victory over Kinston.
The Lady Tigers built a 16-11 lead in the first set and won 25-18. Kinston held a 22-21 advantage late in the second and outlasted Meek 26-24 to tie the match.
Meek responded with a 27-25 victory in the third set and completed the match in the fourth.
Zayla Harden recorded 20 kills and Zarah Harden added 17. Maci Lollar totaled 27 assists, while Molli Sandlin contributed 22 assists.
West Point falls to Satsuma
Satsuma ended West Point’s season with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-8 sweep in Wednesday morning’s Class 4A quarterfinals at the CrossPlex.
Ella Petry led the Lady Warriors with nine kills. Brooke Coleman added six kills and Adleigh Montalvo recorded 20 assists.
West Point reached the state tournament as the North’s No. 3 seed after defeating Moody in five sets in the Super Regional third-place match.
Ariton eliminates Cold Springs
Ariton swept Cold Springs 3-0 in Wednesday afternoon’s Class 2A quarterfinals at the CrossPlex, ending the Lady Eagles’ first state-tournament appearance since 1989.
Cold Springs qualified for the Elite Eight by sweeping J.B. Pennington in the opening round of the North Super Regional. The Lady Eagles then fell to Fyffe in the semifinals before defeating Pisgah in five sets to secure the North’s No. 3 seed.
Addison was the only Tribune-area team to win Wednesday. Meek finished as the Class 1A runner-up, while West Point and Cold Springs ended their seasons in the quarterfinals.
