Starpoint girls volleyball opens 2026 season with Hickson returning on the right side

Overview

• Starpoint finished 8-10 in 2025-26 after going 10-8 in 2024-25 and 9-7 in 2023-24 under head coach Amanda Carbone.
• Senior right side Taryn Hickson, a Class of 2027 player, returns with varsity experience.
• Starpoint opens Sept. 9 at Sweet Home and hosts Clarence on Sept. 10 before visiting Hamburg on Sept. 15.
• Starpoint finishes its schedule at home against Newfane on Oct. 26, following road matches at Depew, Williamsville East, Roy-Hart and Clarence.

Starpoint enters the 2026 girls volleyball season with Amanda Carbone back as head coach after an 8-10 finish in 2025-26.

The team went 8-10 in 2025-26 after finishing 10-8 in 2024-25 and 9-7 in 2023-24.

Senior right side Taryn Hickson is one of the names to know entering the season. Hickson returns with prior varsity experience on the right side.

The schedule starts quickly. Starpoint opens at Sweet Home on Sept. 9, then hosts Clarence on Sept. 10. Road dates follow with trips to Hamburg on Sept. 15, West Seneca West on Sept. 16 and West Seneca East on Sept. 22.

The home calendar also gives Starpoint chances to settle in during September. Williamsville East visits on Sept. 23, followed by Sweet Home on Sept. 29 and Cheektowaga on Sept. 30.

October brings more variety, including a road match at Williamsville North, home matches against Hamburg and West Seneca West, and later road dates at Depew, Williamsville East, Roy-Hart and Clarence before the regular-season schedule closes at home against Newfane on Oct. 26.