Overview
- Lackawanna enters 2026 after an 0-11 season, with Sue Pernick as head coach.
- Senior right-side hitter Jadyn Krone returns with varsity experience.
- A September date is set for Sept. 14 at Buffalo Academy of Science, followed by Cleveland Hill on Sept. 21 and home dates with Tonawanda and JFK.
Lackawanna Girls Volleyball Pre-Season Preview
Lackawanna enters the 2026 girls volleyball season looking to reset under head coach Sue Pernick.
Lackawanna went 0-11 in 2025-26.
Senior right-side hitter Jadyn Krone returns with varsity experience, a Class of 2027 player. Pernick is head coach, with Amanda Ochal as assistant coach and Maria Galen as modified head coach.
A September date is set for Sept. 14 at Buffalo Academy of Science, followed by a Sept. 21 trip to Cleveland Hill.
The first listed home matches come Sept. 23 against Tonawanda, Sept. 28 against JFK and Sept. 29 against Cleveland Hill. October brings trips to JFK and Tonawanda, home dates with Buffalo Academy of Science and Holland, and a schedule that gives Lackawanna multiple looks at the same opponents before the regular season is complete.
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