The Hickory High School varsity volleyball program competed against Oak Grove High School in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 5A West Regional Semi-finals on Saturday, Oct. 25. Defending its home court, the No. 1-seeded Lady Red Tornadoes defeated the No. 4-seeded Lady Grizzlies, 3-0. The set scores were 25-21, 25-10, and 25-22.

Hickory (33-4) advances to the NCHSAA 5A West Regional Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 28. It will once again compete on its home floor; this time the opposition will be No. 2-seed Carson High School (29-3). The Lady Red Tornadoes lost against Carson in the second round of the state playoffs in 2024, and also in the third round in 2018.

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