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Giles High School girls' volleyball team won the Virginia High School League Class 1 state championship on November 22, 2025, defeating Middlesex High School in three straight sets at the Salem Civic Center

Sophie Taylor was named VHSL Class 1 Player of the Year and set a VHSL record with 2,498 career kills; coach Mandy Havens received VHSL Class 1 Coach of the Year honors

Team was ranked as the top program nationally in the MaxPreps Small Town Top 25 ranking, losing only one set throughout the entire postseason

Players completed a community service project making blankets for the Sweet Julia Grace Foundation to be distributed to hospitalized children across Virginia

Resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to present a copy to coach Mandy Havens recognizing the team's achievement