1,000 career digs. For Edinburg Vela senior Fernanda Valdez, even that number doesn’t tell the entire story. Valdez recently celebrated reaching the 1,000-dig milestone, but she’s already pushed well beyond it. MaxPreps’ documented statistics from her sophomore season through the current 2026 season account for at least 1,351 career digs. And when you look at how she got there, one thing stands out. She’s gotten better every year. 254. Then 629. Valdez recorded 254 digs in 10

McAllen Memorial sophomore Lylah Lopez-Castillo has already reached a number plenty of setters spend an entire high school career chasing. 1,000 career assists. Memorial Volleyball announced the milestone Saturday, the same day the Mustangs picked up a 3-1 win over Edinburg Vela. The number is impressive on its own. What makes Lopez-Castillo’s milestone stand out even more is how early she got there. She’s only a sophomore. Lopez-Castillo has become a major part of a Memorial