The final week of the 2026 North Carolina high school volleyball season is here. The NCHSAA playoffs begin on Oct. 17.
Here are the Western North Carolina high school fall sports top performers
from Week 10. This list is compiled from information submitted to the Citizen Times at sports@citizentimes.com or ZHuber@usatoayco.com, as well as information posted on MaxPreps or social media. It will be updated throughout the week.Oct. 14
Boys Cross Country
Levi Clark, Andrews: Clark finished third in the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship Invitational 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:42.20.
Ogana Swimmer, Cherokee: Swimmer won the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship Invitational
5,000-meter run with a time of 15:34.90.
Girls Cross Country
Livia Crowe, Cherokee: Crowe won the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship Invitational 5,000-meter run with a time of 21:19.0.
Kyla Keel-Aguilera, Cherokee: Keel-Aguilera was the runner-up at the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship Invitational 5,000-meter run with a time of 21:28.50.
Makenna Moss, Hayesville: Moss finished third at the Smoky Mountain Conference Championship Invitational 5,000-meter run with a time of 21:47.20.
Soccer
Oliver King, Christ School: King tallied two goals in a 2-0 win vs. Asheville School.
Keegan Berry, Owen: Berry recorded what proved to be the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win vs. Hendersonville.
Volleyball
Eleanor Pavao, Hendersonville: Pavao racked up 13 kills and four blocks in a 3-2 win vs. Polk County.
Olivia Pavao, Hendersonville: Olivia had eight kills and eight blocks in the victory.
Lanae Kurle, West Henderson: Kurle recorded 16 kills in a 3-0 win vs. Franklin.
Ansley Starling, West Henderson: Starling tallied 22 assists, 10 digs in the victory.
Giselle White, West Henderson: White collected 10 kills in the win.
Oct. 13
Cross Country
Elyse Foster, McDowell: Foster recorded a runner-up finish in the McDowell Titan Invitational 5,000-meter run.
Volleyball
Mackenzie Bulfer, Asheville High: Bulfer had 10 kills, three blocks and 16 digs in a 3-1 win vs. Reynolds.
Gabby Rollins, Asheville High: Rollins racked up nine kills and 24 digs in the victory.
Sienna Weigel, Asheville High: Weigel collected seven kills and eight blocks in the win.
Emmy Moffitt, Franklin: Moffit had 14 kills and four blocks in a 3-1 win vs. Smoky Mountain.
Finley Moffitt, Franklin: Finley racked up 11 kills and three blocks in the victory.
Ella Raby, Franklin: Raby amassed 11 kills, two blocks and 23 digs in the win.
Addison Gregory, Mitchell: Gregory accumulated 26 kills and 17 digs in a 3-1 win vs. Avery County.
Lanie Miller, Mitchell: Miller collected 44 assists in the win.
Ansley Starling, West Henderson: Starling recorded 15 assists and 10 digs in a 3-0 win vs. Brevard.
Giselle White, West Henderson: White tallied 12 kills and two blocks in the victory.
Oct. 12
Soccer
Brad Kurowski, Asheville High: Kuroski had two goals in a 3-1 win vs. North Buncombe.
Rion Coadwell, Brevard: Coadwell tallied two goals in a 5-1 win vs. North Henderson.
Christian Girolamo, Brevard: Girolamo collected a hat trick in the victory.
Oliver King, Christ School: King tallied two goals and an assist in a 4-4 draw vs. Winston Salem Christian.
Adam Schnitzer, Hendersonville: Schnitzer recorded a hat trick in a 4-2 win vs. Madison.
Jasper Nespeca, Polk County: Nespeca scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win vs. Mountain Heritage.
Soren Tompkins, Reynolds: Tompkins recorded two goals in a 5-1 win vs. Erwin.
Luke Schlegel, West Henderson: Schlegel collected a hat trick in a 5-2 win vs. East Henderson.
Volleyball
Meredith Gault, Madison: Gault tallied 34 assists in a 3-0 win vs. North Buncombe.
Eva Greer, Madison: Greer recorded 18 kills and 16 digs in the victory.
Audrey Pressley, Smoky Mountain: Pressley had 11 kills and two blocks in a 3-0 win vs. North Henderson.
Zachary Huber is a high school sports reporter for the Hendersonville Times-News. Email him at zhuber@gannett.com or follow him on X @zacharyahuber.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Brevard's Christian Girolamo tallies hat trick to lead Week 10 WNC fall sports top performers
