Photo Courtesy of Washington Demon Activities Social MediaWe continue our coverage of the top ten Washington sports stories from 2025-2026 with a look back at volleyball. The brightest stars in Southeast Iowa high school volleyball took to the court at Burlington High School in the 2025 Southeast Iowa Volleyball Classic. Twenty-four total players representing 13 different schools got their time in the spotlight, including Washington Demon senior Leighton Messinger who took the court one more time in the black and orange. Messinger finished 2025 as the Demon’s school record holder for career kills, hitting the 1,000 kill milestone during the most recent year. We’ll continue our coverage of the top ten Washington sports stories of 2025-2026 tomorrow with numbers six and five.