UHA Volleyball

Shout out to Chayse Anne Gilliland for her slamming volleyball mosaic. Love it!

Wishing our Blazer Volleyball family a Happy Thanksgiving! Lots to be thankful this year! Hope you enjoy good food, great friends and a wonderful time with family. Gobble gobble!

Photos & story from Julia’s big day!

UHA’s Julia Thomas Signs to Play Volleyball at Florida International (w/PHOTOS) After a stellar career that culminated in a 36-3 season and a 2nd-Region volleyball title for University Heights Academy in 2023, Region Player of the Year Julia Thomas signed to continue her academic and athletic careers at

Julia on her decision to attend Florida International University.

VIDEO – UHA’s Julia Thomas Details College Volleyball Choice University Heights Academy’s Julia Thomas signed to continue her volleyball career at the next level on Friday at the school, choosing to head to Miami to play for Florida International University. After putting pen to paper, she reflected

UHA Volleyball's Julia Thomas signs with Florida International University | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky On Friday afternoon, University Heights senior volleyball player Julia Thomas signed her letter of intent to play for Florida International University. Afte ...

It’s a great day to be a UHA Blazer! This morning we celebrated Julia Thomas at her signing ceremony to continue her volleyball and academic career at Florida International University, an NCAA Division 1 university and a member of Conference USA. She will continue to wear #23 for the Panthers as she develops into a rockstar D1 player!! Margaret Harper Thomas FIU Volleyball

Wrapped up a banner year of Blazer volleyball tonight! Missing photos of varsity because I was in them…

So proud of this team of coaches and their teams! Thank you coaches and athletes for a super successful 2023 season!
- Coach Hendricks

ITS TIME TO SIGN!!!!
Join us for Senior Julia Thomas’ signing ceremony as she signs her letter of intent to continue her volleyball & academic career at Florida International University this Friday at 9:40 am at UHA.

Would anyone like to decorate photo backdrop for the banquet next Wednesday 11/15? The Silo is providing us with this arch, but we need another parent to decorate it. Please let us know if you will take on this project.

Final Poll has Lady Blazers at the Top of 2nd Region Volleyball After winning the 2nd Region tournament, it is no surprise that the UHA Lady Blazers finished the volleyball season as the highest ranked team in the 2nd Region, a position they held since the second week of

College Volleyball Prospect ID Showcase Designed for Girls High School Volleyball players who want to work directly with college coaches

Cool idea…

📦 Can you set better then a wooden box? 🙆‍♂️Solo training session yesterday. Was pretty fun to find creative ways to train solo yesterday @sgelitevbc 🤔 Want to see more? Drop a comment and ill post more vids of yesterdays solo space mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . #volleyball #volley #volleyballplayer #volleyballgirls #voleibol #pallavolo #volleyballteam #sport #volei #proliga #volleyballislife #sports #volleyballlife #beach volleyball #volleyballgame #volleyballtime #fivb #volleyballplayers #voliindonesia #haikyuu #voleybol #middleblockeracademy #instavolley

Try-outs are over for KY & TN clubs…Please let us know where you are playing!!

She was amazing last Monday!

Jersey Mike’s ‘Player of the Game’ – Chayse Gilliland This week’s Jersey Mike’s ‘Player of the Game’ for the week of October 30 is University Heights Academy’s Chayse Gilliland. Chayse was selected based on her performance in the Lady Blazers’ state tournament volleyball match against McCracken

Haven’t seen the Invitation yet? Ask your player! They need to pick one up from Coach Hendricks.

Also- we will have a Varsity team video & slideshow, so if any MS, Freshmen or JV team parents would also like to make a video or slideshow, we will be happy to show it as well!

Please reach out to Katie if you want to help with decorating - either making/planning decorations or helping decorate the afternoon of the banquet.

End-of-2023 Season Stats, Career Stats & UHA Records (in alphabetical order)

Congratulations to senior middle hitter Julia Thomas and Coach Faye Hendricks who received their region 2 awards between semifinal matches of the state tournament today.

Well earned.

This will be fun y’all!

No. 23 Tops in Contention for Regular Season Title; Host FIU for Senior Weekend - Western Kentucky University Athletics FIU Series // Nov. 3-4 // Di**le Arena Match 27: FIU (12-14) Fri., Nov. 3 | 6 p.m. CT | ESPN+ | Vars...

Can we talk a little about our underclassmen, 8th grader Chayse Ann Gilliland ( #8) and Junior Olivia Oakley ( #2)? In the season of the 9 seniors, they’ve been overshadowed quite frequently, but these 2 “all-around” athletes are BEASTS, they were starters and a vital part of our team! Unbelievable hitters AND dependable defenders! The 2024 team will be built around their tremendous talent & athleticism. We cannot sing their praises enough and our dream season would not have happened without them! We look forward to watching them further their development this offseason at Tennessee Performance Volleyball and Clarksville Volleyball Club! Photo cred: YourSportsEdge.com

TreyandTeri Gilliland
Tonya Stewart Oakley

PHOTOS – McCracken County 3 University Heights 0 (State Tournament) McCracken County improved to 22-0 all-time against Second Region teams with a straight-set win over University Heights Academy Monday in the first round of the KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament. Here is a YSE gallery of shots from

If you missed this on Instagram- it’s worth the watch!

VIDEO – ‘Blazer Nation Sports’ Talks Lady Blazers Volleyball Don’t be surprised someday if you see them on the set at ESPN. Check out this video from students at University Heights Academy spotlighting their Lady Blazer volleyball team. Tweet Share Reddit LinkedIn Email

Way to go Julia! We love our soon-to-be D1 player!!

UHA’s Julia Thomas Named Honorable Mention All-State YSE File PhotoAfter being named the 2nd Region ‘Player of the Year’ last week, University Heights Academy senior Julia Thomas has received another postseason volleyball honor. The Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association announced its All-State teams Monday. Thomas

McCracken Ends Special Season for Lady Blazers in State Tournament It was set up as truly a ‘David vs Goliath’ matchup in terms of school size. University Heights Academy is one of the smallest schools competing in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, while McCracken County is

We 💚 Coach Hendricks!

VIDEO – Hendricks on State Tourney Loss to McCracken While it was not the way they wished their season would end, the UHA Lady Blazers still have many things to be proud of from the 2023 volleyball season. After Monday night’s loss to McCracken County in

An exciting start…an emotional good-bye. No words can say what these photos do. Our girls are so special. They did amazing things this year. Stings a tad to go out this way, but at least it was on OUR court, with OUR amazing fans & familes. Our 9 seniors leave Chayse Ann & Olivia to continue the work in 2024! Those 2 are awesome players and we have a ton of young talent waiting in the wings for their varsity jersey. Thank you to everyone who supported us throughout the seasons. Thank you to all our game volunteers each & every home game & at tournaments. Thank you to our 4 AMAZING COACHES!!!

I’m sure there will be a flurry of news stories & photos to come in the next day or two!

It’s been a pleasure to be UHAVB’s social media manager for the last 8 years and to grow our FB & Instagram platforms and promote our volleyball athletes, our volleyball program & our school. I plan to continue to follow & post about our girls through their club season triumphs, Julia’s FIU signing, and other milestones along the way this school season until the Class of ‘24 walks out the door for the final time!

Much love Blazer Nation! 💚💛
-Katie Peebles

The 2023 UHA varsity volleyball team blazed an amazing 36-3 trail this season before falling in the first round of state in a tight match with the McCracken mustangs (21-25, 22-25, 21-25). This incredible group of young ladies achieved so much together: All A Region Champions, All A State Final Four, District 8 Champions, Academic All District (All of these smart and diligent girls), Region 2 Champions, and Sweet Sixteen of the KHSAA State volleyball tournament. Those are all the tangible accolades that can be easily seen and innumerated, but more importantly this group learned that hard work is rewarded, that perseverance pays off, that you can work and play beside individuals who are very different from yourself, that common goals can be reached with teamwork, that success demands sacrifice, and the list of life lessons goes on and on. There is no doubt in my mind that the lessons learned in building this team and this phenomenal season will help these young women blaze new trails and successes individually. The entire coaching staff is proud of each and every one of these Blazers. What a great season! What a privilege it was to witness the magic you made together. You did it Blazers!

Highlight reel -these girls will forever be in our hearts and our HALL OF FAME!

KHSAA Sweet 16 Highlight Reel. It was truly bittersweet to compile. SO many great plays tonight ladies! Thank you Seniors! This team will forever be in the UHA Hall of Fame!

Set 3. Blazers drop the set 21-25 and McCracken wins the match 3-0.

Set 3. Timeout. Blazers down 9-12.

Blazers drop Set 2. 22-25

Set 2. Timeout McCracken. Blazers up 21-19.

Timeout. Set 2. Blazers up 16-15.

Blazers drop Set 1 21-25

First set. Blazers down 14-20.