Volleyball Roundup: Legacy, Pine, St. Edward's advance to Region finals

Here’s a roundup of regional semifinal matches involving Treasure Coast high school teams played Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.At day’s end, three area teams advanced and will look to punch their tickets to state this week: Legacy, Pine School and St. Edward’s. Two others, John Carroll Catholic and Vero Beach, were eliminated from the postseason.The Knights and Pirates will play regional finals Tuesday, while the Lions will hit the court Wednesday.More: Venice ends Vero Beach's volleyball season in 6A-3 region semifinalMore: Six Treasure Coast high school volleyball teams advance to region semifinalsWatch the best high school sports in FloridaRegional Semifinals - SaturdayRegion 4-4ANo. 1 Legacy 3, No. 5 Jensen Beach 0Paisley Woods put on a defensive clinic to help the Lions sweep the Falcons and advance to their second consecutive regional final. Set scores were 25-19, 25-15 and 25-21 in Port St. Lucie.The junior libero produced a career-best 26 digs, surpassing her previous best by two. She also finished with three aces and three assists.Elsewhere, Lila Barker-Bray paced the team with nine kills and 11 digs. Bailey Johnason added seven kills and a team-best three blocks, while Taylor Smith contributed seven kills and 11 digs. Meredith Prince had 30 assists and led the team with four aces.Stats were unavailable for Jensen Beach (15-14).Legacy (23-7) will host No. 2 Lourdes Academy in the regional final. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday.Region 2-1ANo. 1 St. Edward’s 3, No. 4 Geneva 0Grace Clemente put down 14 kills, Violet Clemente chipped in 13 of her own, and Margaret Fykes dished out 31 assists during the Pirates’ three-set win over the Knights. Set scores were 25-16, 25-22 and 25-21 in Vero Beach.Violet Clemente added a team-best two blocks. Elsewhere, Nevin Waddell led St. Edward’s with five aces to go with nine kills and eight digs. She also tied Grace Fykes for the team lead with 18 serve receptions. Grace Fykes and Margaret Fykes each posted 12 digs.The Pirates (21-4) will host No. 2 Brevard Heat in the regional final, with first serve set for 7 p.m. Tuesday.St. Edward’s has won its last three meetings against the Firehawks: a four-set victory to claim the program’s first region title and two victories this season, highlighted by a sweep in the District 8-1A championship match.Region 4-1ANo. 2 Pine School 3, No. 3 Sagemont Prep 0The Knights advanced to the regional final for the second consecutive season after earning a resounding sweep of the Lions. Set scores were 25-15, 25-13 and 25-18 in Hobe Sound.Stats were unavailable.Pine School (16-10) will head south to face top-seeded Boca Raton Christian in a rematch of last season’s regional final. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Boca Raton.The Blazers swept the Knights in the 2025 regional final en route to winning the Class 1A state championship. The two teams met again this season on Oct. 8, with Boca Raton Christian earning a three-set victory. The Blazers entered regionals as the top-ranked team in Class 1A.Region 3-2ANo. 1 Saint Andrew’s 3, No. 5 John Carroll Catholic 1The Rams put together a valiant effort late, but their upset bid fell just short against the top-seeded Scots. Set scores were 25-12, 25-19, 23-25 and 26-24 in favor of Saint Andrew’s in Boca Raton.Stats were unavailable for John Carroll Catholic (13-5), which will lose six players to graduation: Kayden Beckowitz, Paisley Lebano, Lila Theberge, Cylise Ault, Rosie Vanname and Maddy Lucas.Region 3-6ANo. 1 Venice 3, No. 4 Vero Beach 1Vero Beach’s season came to a close after it dropped a four-set match at top-seeded Venice.Visit TCPalm.com for a recap of the match.Patrick Bernadeau is a sports reporter for Treasure Coast Newspapers. He can be reached at 772-985-9692, on X at @PatBernadeau or via email at pbernadeau@gannett.com.This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Volleyball Roundup: Legacy, Pine, St. Edward's advance to Region finalsOur editors independently choose our recommendations. Some content is produced with paid support from a third party, however our editorial decisions remain independent. If you buy through our links, the USA TODAY Network may earn a commission. Prices and availability may change.