Overview
- Ava West gives Pine Valley a high-production outside hitter after totaling 85 kills, 188 digs and 26 aces as a sophomore in 2025-26.
- Madilynn Robertson returns at setter after recording 186 assists, 159 digs and 21 aces in 2025-26.
- Breanna Snyder brings libero production from a 2025-26 season with 201 digs, while Cameron Rinehart adds outside-hitter scoring and defense after posting 56 kills, 181 digs and 39 aces.
- Pine Valley opens Sept. 1 at home against Brocton and visits Brocton on Sept. 8 before hosting Silver Creek on Sept. 11.
After a 2-17 season in 2025-26, Pine Valley enters 2026 with several returning players carrying meaningful varsity production from last fall.
The junior outside hitter produced 85 kills, 188 digs and 26 aces as a sophomore in 2025-26, one season after a freshman campaign that included 135 kills, 149 digs and 50 aces.
Senior setter Madilynn Robertson gives Pine Valley an experienced player directing the offense. Robertson finished 2025-26 with 186 assists, 159 digs and 21 aces, following a sophomore season with 121 assists, 179 digs and 31 aces.
Pine Valley also has experienced defensive production back. Senior libero Breanna Snyder recorded 201 digs in 2025-26, and senior outside hitter Cameron Rinehart added 181 digs, 56 kills and 39 aces. Senior Lily Hohl brings additional service and defensive production after posting 67 digs and 18 aces last season, while junior middle blocker Addison Lyndsley had 43 kills, 36 digs, 22 aces and eight blocks in 2025-26.
Pine Valley's roster includes six seniors, two juniors and one sophomore, giving the group a veteran upper-class core with younger players also in the mix.
The schedule is set to begin Sept. 1 against Brocton, followed by a Sept. 8 trip to Brocton and a Sept. 11 match against Silver Creek. Pine Valley is also scheduled for September matches with Clymer, Cassadaga Valley, North Collins, Sherman and Forestville before the October stretch includes Catt-Little Valley, Cassadaga Valley, North Collins, Silver Creek, Sherman and Forestville.
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