Seven accomplished volleyball seniors were honored at Orange High Gymnasium on Thursday night. Sawyer White, Daphne Tyll, Kaleeya Fearrington, Violet Tyll, Rachel Durham, Sage Musser and Emerson Armitage were honored during a prematch ceremony before Orange’s match against South Granville. White has been a starter since her freshman year, when she helped Orange reach the 2023 3A State Championship match. In her career, White has alternated between setter and outside hitter. This season, she has 1,372 assists with 442 kills and 646 digs. Fearrington has 20 kills and has been a varsity performer for three years. She is also the fastest woman in Orange County after winning the 100 meter dash in the Orange County Track & Field Championships last spring. Daphne Tyll leads the team with 198 digs, averaging 3.8 per set. She became the libero after the graduation of Abby Silinski, who is now at Franklin & Marshall University. Her sister, Violet Tyll, has 15 aces and 34 digs this season. Durham has Armitage has nine kills in 14 sets this season. She had a career-high four kills at Riverside on August 24. Musser is in her second varsity season and has four aces this season. Orange swept South Granville on Thursday for its third straight win. They will travel to Durham School of the Arts at Sykes Gymnasium on Tuesday.
