Columbus North High School

October 16, 2026 - The Bull Dogs girls volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 victory over Whiteland in the Columbus East Sectional quarterfinals, and senior setter Lexi Denny set two new program records during the match. North won the first set 25-19, and then cruised to 25-11 and 25-3 victories to complete the first-round sweep of the Warriors. The final set saw Izabella Rice serve 18 consecutive points as the Dogs dismantled Whiteland. Denny recorded 25 assists for the match, none more memorable than her very first of the night. Denny’s first assist surpassed Reagan Kane’s (2019-2021) 1751 career assists, setting a new program record. She also topped Karen Wildemann’s single-season assist mark of 796 later in the match. Denny’s season assist total now sits at 801 and her career tally is 1776. Other statistical leaders for the Bull Dogs in the victory over Whiteland included: Kills: Tania Maldonado 13, Rice 9 Aces: Rice 6 Digs: Kyndal Wheeler and Rori Poller 9 each Solo Blocks: Sophie Rohls 3 Block Assists: Rohls 2 North will face Franklin Community for the third time in nine days when they face off in the sectional semifinals at noon on Saturday at Columbus East. The Dogs (19-12) have won the first two matchups. The winner of the match will face the winner of Columbus East and East Central, who square off in the 10:00 am semifinal match on Saturday.