Stansbury’s Kayla Alvey puts one over the net during second round state tournament play against Hurricane. The Stallions had a fifth-place finish in the Class 4A state tournament, the Stallions’ best finish in their 11 seasons.
Hellala Kaufusi gets under a ball for to set up a pass.
Tooele’s Emma Higley (23) plays in a game against Sky View on Tuesday, October 29.
Stansbury’s Abby Butler dives to the ground to pop the ball up in state tournament play against In Tuesday’s second round, Stansbury defeated Hurricane 28-26, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-5. 
Tooele’s Aysha Lewis goes in for Allison Miles (3) during state tournament play last week at UCUU in Orem. 
The Stansbury High School Volleyball team pose for a photo after clinching a share of the region 10 with a commanding 25-18, 25-15, 25-9 win over Cedar Valley. Stansbury shared the title with Uintah. 
Tooele’s Kylie Headman (6) returns the ball to Uintah in a September 17 home game against Uintah. 
Grantsville’s volleyball team comes together on the court between serves.
The Stansbury Stallions celebrate after winning a point.
Stansbury senior Liinzie Hoffman gets a dig in state tournament play against at UCCU Center in Orem. It was one of 19 digs Hoffman had in the second round game against Hurricane on Tuesday, Oct 29.
Sydnee Killian serves in away game against Stansbury on August 27.
Tooele’s Breanna Beer (33) pops up the ball while teammates Kylie Headman (6) and Emma Higley (23) keep their eye on it in a September 17 game against Uintah. 
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Loading...In a season full of hard work, Tooele County volleyball teams had plenty to be proud of. For Stansbury High School, this year’s Stallions reached heights they had never reached before.
The accolades for Stansbury included a Region 10 title — the program’s first since 2010. On Wednesday at the UCCU Center in Orem, the season concluded with a fifth-place finish in the Class 4A state tournament, the Stallions’ best finish in their 11 seasons, and their 23-8 overall record set school records for single-season wins and winning percentage.
Tooele High School missed qualifying for state last year, but after putting in extra effort in the offseason, they entered state tournament play with a 13-17 record as the No. 13 seed. “We have had to overcome quite a bit,” coach Kristi Brown said. “We didn’t qualify for state last year … and just coming from that point and having these girls get back in the gym in the offseason and work their tails off all the way to where we ended the season — we had a slow start. We had to regain confidence and regain teamwork and team chemistry. All of those things take time. We hit the midpoint and just kept climbing.”
Grantsville also overcame a tough start to its season to come within a match of placing in the top eight at state. The finish gave Grantsville coach Kelbey Fisher plenty to be proud of. “Every game, we were always in it, no matter who we played,” Fisher said. “Even when they got down, they never just gave up. They always fought, even if it ended up that we were down by a lot and had to come back. They still didn’t give up and roll over.”
