DIG, SET, SPIKE

Westlake coach Al

Bennett, who has led the Chaparrals to four UIL state championships, will record his 1,000th career victory Friday night if Westlake defeats visiting Vista Ridge. The match will be the District 25-6A opener for the two teams. Bennett announced in early August he will retire after the 2017 season, concluding a 38-year coaching career . ... Vandegrift defeated Bowie — the District 14-6A favorite — in three sets Tuesday night as Ryan Palmieri recorded 14 kills and teammate

Simon Priebe added 14 digs. Vandegrift will open play in District 25-6A on Friday against Lake Travis,

which swept Westwood as Kristen Kleymeyer recorded 12 kills and 18

digs . ... Stony Point has won eight of nine matches after beating Leander in four sets. Ashlee Stansel topped the Tigers with 14 kills, and teammate Brooke

Stansel piled up 42 assists. ... Rouse improved to 4-0 in District 19-5A, sweeping Georgetown in three sets as E’lan McCall totaled 10 kills and Ava Bell, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker, recorded nine aces . ... In another District 19-5A contest, Cedar Park outlasted Cedar Creek, losing the first set 27-25 before winning the next three 25-23, 25-23 and 27-25 . ... Hays, which has won nine of its past 10 matches, finished as the champion of the Lady Rebel Bash tournament last weekend. The Rebels topped La Vernia 26-24, 25-13 in the title match . ... The topranked team in the TAPPS Class 5A preseason poll, St. Michael’s, swept San Antonio Providence as Moorea

Wood, a Duke pledge who’s a 6-2 outside hitter, recorded 18 kills and teammate Adri

Sotelo totaled 45 assists. ... Bella Almanza, a 6-1 setter and outside hitter who has committed to Harvard, totaled 18 kills Tuesday as St. Stephen’s swept Pflugerville in three sets. Last weekend, Almanza was named the tournament MVP after the Spartans defeated St. Anthony 25-18, 25-20 to claim the championship of the St. Mary’s Hall Invitational in San Antonio.