CCS Volleyball Program Excels Under New Coach

The Community Christian (CCS) volleyball team just finished the 2025-2026 regular season with a record of 21-4, winning the most games during one season in school history. The Chargers are ranked 17 statewide in Class 1A and are seeded first in the district tournament with the first game starting on Oct. 16th. But this level of success didn’t come overnight — it followed a coaching change that helped steer the program in a new direction after several challenging seasons.

After having a record of 0-13 during the 2023-2024 season, CCS hired a new head coach in Jacob Stringer, who led the team to their first winning season since the 2020-2021season with a record of 12-8 in 2024. The Chargers have since improved with an opportunity to further that improvement as they enter the post season. While the coaching change set the foundation for success, it was the players’ performances on the court that sparked the turnaround.

Avea Casperson leads the team in kills with a total of 354 kills on 695 attempts and 76 errors. Sarah Bradley leads to the team in aces with 154 on the season which also ranks her first in the state of Florida. On the defensive side, Korben Steinmetz leads the team with 110 total blocks placing her 5th in the state and Violet McMillan leads the team with 523 digs also placing her 5th in the state in that category.

Community Christian is slated to face L.E.A.D Academy on Thursday, October 16th at 5.00 p.m.