LADY BUCCS VOLLEYBALL HISTORY

1981 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1981 LADY BUCCS - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Front Row (L-R) - Sherry Perrine, Angie Weyant, Nicki Girouard, Michelle Davis, Jennie McMaken. Top Row (L-R) - Diana Hensler, Mary Asher, Laura Longenecker, Shannon Irvin, Holly Irvin, Missy Wills, Coach Kim Lakes-Morman.

The 1981 Lady Buccs won the program’s first every district championship. Coach by Kim Lakes-Morman, the Lady Buccs finished with a 19-8 overall record.

The 1989 season saw a Covington team reach the regional final for the first time in program history under coach Lonnie Cain. The Lady Buccs won a district title and finished with an 17-11 record on the season.

In 1993 the Lady Buccs won a district championship after overcoming a slow start to the season. During the season Covington won ten straight games and earned a share of the CCC (Cross County Conference) title.

The 1994 team compiled a program best 22 wins and was ranked 4th in the state. The Lady Buccs won the Cross County Conference championship with a perfect 11-0 league record and won a district title for the second straight year. Covington finished the season with a 22-2 record. Individually, Staci Short was named first team All-Ohio.

In 1995, the Lady Buccs captured their third straight district championship under coach Lonnie Cain and finished with a 21-5 record. Covington advanced to the regional final for the second time in school history, falling short of reaching the state tournament as the Lady Buccs fell to the top ranked team in the state, St. Henry.

LONNIE CAIN INDUCTED INTO OHSVCA HALL OF FAME

Legendary volleyball coach Lonnie Cain, who coached for 38 years and compiled 607 career wins (225 at Covington), was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association in March of 2024.

1989 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1989 LADY BUCCS - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Front Row (L-R) - Emily Huelsman, Pan Sowers, Missy Voisard. Middle Row (L-R) - Shannon Hand, Candi Johnson, Robbie Taylor, Deana Roeth, Lynnette Roeth. Back Row (L-R) - Yvonne Beener, Kari Niesley, Jenny Christian.

1993 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1993 LADY BUCCS - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Front Row (L-R) - Manager Michelle Yingst, Erin Tobias, Tabeth McCullough, Terri Garber, Beth Haines. Second Row (L-R) - Coach Karen Brackman, Heather Frazier, Head Coach Lonnie Cain, Candi Smith, Staci Short, Erica Bowman, Kara Long, Nick Newman.

1994 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1994 LADY BUCCS - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Front Row (L-R) - Stacey Fields, Rachel Lewis, Kara Long, Terri Garber, Whitney Bell. Standing (L-R) - Nikki Simon, Stacey Weldy, Staci Short, Eric Bowman, Becky Sink, Coach Lonnie Cain.

1995 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1995 LADY BUCCS - DISTRICT CHAMPIONS: Sitting (L-R) - Angie Millhouse, Tiana Powell, Whitney Bell, Jessica Bishop. Standing (L-R) - Coach Lonnie Cain, Nikki Simon, Becky Sink, Staci Short, Erica Bowman, Richelle Finfrock, Stacey Fields.

SCHOOL RECORDS

RECORD WINS

CATEGORY

RECORD HOLDER

RECORD

YEAR

MOST CAREER WINS
Lonnie Cain
234
1987-99 2015-20
WINS IN A SEASON
1994 Lady Buccs Volleyball team
22
1994

RALLY SCORING RECORDS (2004-Present)

CATEGORY

RECORD HOLDER

RECORD

YEAR

ACES - MATCH
Taylor Kirker
18
2023
ACES - SEASON
Taylor Kirker
90
2021
ACES - CAREER
Ellery Reck
112
2018-20
ASSISTS - MATCH
Taylor Kirker
44
2022
ASSISTS - SEASON
Meredith Tobias
847
2006
ASSISTS - CAREER
Taylor Kirker
1394
2021-pres
BLOCKS - MATCH
Carly Besecker
9
2021
BLOCKS - SEASON
Carly Besecker
92
2021
BLOCKS - CAREER
Lillian Hamilton
111
2016-18
DIGS - MATCH
Nigella Reck
25
2021
DIGS - SEASON
Ashley Cecil
466
2016
DIGS - CAREER
Ashley Cecil
625
2015-16
KILLS - MATCH
Nigella Reck
21
2022
KILLS - SEASON
Alex Christian
433
2006
KILLS - CAREER
Alex Christian
846
2004-06

RECORD PRIOR TO RALLY SCORING (1987-2003)

CATEGORY

RECORD HOLDER

RECORD

YEAR

ACES - SEASON
Pam Sowers
88
1989
SERVES - SEASON
Lynnette Roeth
267
1991
DIGS - SEASON
Carolyn Ciriegio
289
2003
SAVES - SEASON
Candi Johnson
53
1989
SETS - SEASON
Amanda McCullough
1477
2001
ASSISTS - SEASON
Amanda McCullough
442
2001
ATTACKS - SEASON
Pam Sowers
637
1989
KILLS - SEASON
Carolyn Ciriegio
266
2003
BLOCKS - SEASON
Erica Bowman
69
1994

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

1982

1984

1991

1993

1994

2002

2003

2008

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

1981

1989

1993

1994

1995

REGIONAL RUNNER-UP

1989

1995

REGIONAL CHAMPIONS