The 2023 volleyball season started this past week as local teams hit the court. Hartselle and Priceville hosted games on Thursday and then played in the Juanita Boddie Tournament in Hoover over the weekend. Falkville also played at home to start the season.

Here’s a look at some scores and performances from the opening week.

Hartselle (3-4)
Athens defeats Hartselle 2-1, Hartselle defeats Addison 2-0

Brooklyn Stiles: 18 digs, eight aces, one assist
Katie Gillott: nine kills, two digs, two blocks, one ace
Ashley Holshouser: 14 digs, 10 kills, three assists
Amber Holshouser: 28 assists, 16 digs, eight kills
Mary Frances Itsede: four kills, four digs
Lily Douglass: 6 kills

Juanita Boddie Tournament
Hartselle defeats McAdory 2-0, McGill-Toolen defeats Hartselle 2-0, Vestavia Hills defeats Hartselle 2-0, Hartselle defeats Albertville 2-0, Auburn defeats Hartselle 2-0

Amber Holshouser: 84 assists, 19 digs, 14 kills, four aces
Ashley Holshouser: 24 kills, 23 digs, four aces
Mary Frances Itsede: 21 kills, 14 digs, seven aces
Brooklyn Stiles: 56 digs, seven aces, four assists

Priceville (1-3)
Juanita Boddie Tournament
Enterprise defeats Priceville 2-0, Arab defeats Priceville 2-0, Hoover defeats Priceville 2-0, Priceville defeats Secklinger (GA) 2-0

Abby Langlois: 20 kills, six blocks, four aces
Ashlyn Johnson: 34 assists, 11 digs, five aces
Maddi Kennedy: 32 digs

Falkville (1-1)
Vinemont defeats Falkville 2-1, Falkville defeats JB Pennington 2-0

Ellie Kate Hill: 42 assists, three kills
Abbey Grace Tomlin: 14 kills, two blocks, two aces, two digs