City Honors brings previous varsity experience into 2026 season

Overview

• City Honors went 6-7 in 2025-26 and brings back a roster in which all 10 players have previous varsity history.
• The roster includes three seniors: setter Maya Gates, defensive specialist Say Hser and Natasha Riziki.
• Maya Gates and Mia Moya-Starkey give City Honors two setters, while Rose Forton is the roster's libero and the front row includes Martita Robinson and Anyot Yak at middle blocker.
• City Honors is scheduled to open Sept. 10 at Performing Arts, then visit Tonawanda on Sept. 16 before its Sept. 17 home match against Kenmore East.

City Honors Girls Volleyball Pre-Season Preview

City Honors enters the 2026 girls volleyball season with Deborah Matos as head coach after going 6-7 in 2025-26.

The current roster has 10 players, all with previous varsity history. The group stretches from the Class of 2027 through the Class of 2031, with Maya Gates, Say Hser and Natasha Riziki forming the senior class.

Gates gives City Honors a senior setter, and Mia Moya-Starkey adds another setter to the roster. Say Hser is a senior defensive specialist, while Rose Forton is the roster's libero in the Class of 2028.

The front-row group includes junior middle blocker Martita Robinson, junior right-side Anarianna Jemison, sophomore outside hitter Bennett Saunders-Brown and sophomore middle blocker Anyot Yak. The Class of 2029 also includes defensive specialist Nora Landwehr.

Assistant coaches Ifeoma Ifedigbo and Sherrell McLean join Matos on the staff.

Schedule Landmarks

City Honors is scheduled to open Sept. 10 at Performing Arts, then travel to Tonawanda on Sept. 16.

The home opener is set for Sept. 17 against Kenmore East. City Honors then visits CSAT on Sept. 23 before returning home Sept. 29 against Health Sciences.

October brings a four-match home stretch against Depew on Oct. 8, Cleveland Hill on Oct. 13, Niagara Falls on Oct. 14 and Kenmore West on Oct. 20.