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Waco Lightning is a volleyball club based in Hewitt, TX, ranked as high as #900 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 17 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 17 team-seasons.
17 teams · Ages 11–16, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Waco Lightning is a club volleyball program based in Hewitt, TX, competing in the North Texas region. In 2025-26 it fielded 17 girls teams aged 11 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #900 nationally and #101 of 506 in TX for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,535. That places it in the Competitive tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 304 matches and won 136 of them, a 50% win rate. Its strongest team, Waco Lightning 12-Black, is #583 nationally and #816 in TX, at 1,690 Elo on a 25-7 record.
Teams averaged 18 matches each over the season. The club entered 23 events between 13 December and 25 April, a season of about 4 months. Of those, 1 was an Elite or Premier event — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in two states, with one of eight outside TX. The out-of-state travel was to OK. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#900 nationally · Club Score 1535
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #900 | 1535 | 17 |
Every team Waco Lightning fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Lightning 12-Black | Girls | 12 | 1690 (Premier) | 25-7-2 | 74% |
| Waco Lightning 13-Black | Girls | 13 | 1646 (Premier) | 22-7-3 | 69% |
| Waco Lightning 11-Black | Girls | 11 | 1630 (Premier) | 12-6-1 | 63% |
| Waco Lightning 11-Blue | Girls | 11 | 1625 (Premier) | 9-2-3 | 64% |
| Cen-Tex Lightning 12 Hill | Girls | 12 | 1608 (Premier) | 3-0 | 100% |
| Waco Lightning 14-Black | Girls | 14 | 1581 (Competitive) | 13-10-3 | 50% |
| Waco Lightning 13-Rio vis | Girls | 13 | 1532 (Competitive) | 7-4-3 | 50% |
| Waco Lightning 15-Rio vis | Girls | 15 | 1437 (Developing) | 6-6-4 | 38% |
| Waco Lightning 14-White | Girls | 14 | 1395 (Emerging) | 7-8-1 | 44% |
| Waco Lightning 13-Blue | Girls | 13 | 1390 (Emerging) | 4-11-3 | 22% |
| Waco Lightning 12-Blue | Girls | 12 | 1362 (Emerging) | 7-13-1 | 33% |
| Waco Lightning 14-Blue | Girls | 14 | 1357 (Emerging) | 9-14-4 | 33% |
| Cen-Tex Lightning 13-China spring | Girls | 13 | 1350 (Emerging) | 3-6-1 | 30% |
| Cen-Tex Lightning 15-Black | Girls | 15 | 1327 (Emerging) | 4-7-3 | 29% |
| Waco Lightning 16-Black | Girls | 16 | 1264 (Emerging) | 2-9 | 18% |
| Cen-Tex Lightning 12-White | Girls | 12 | 1232 (Emerging) | 2-11-1 | 14% |
| Waco Lightning 18-Black | Girls | 18 | 1141 (Emerging) | 1-14 | 7% |
Where Waco Lightning competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NTR Non-Bid Championship (Regional) | #845 of 3,214 | 3-1 | Waco Lightning 12-Black — 12 & Under: 3-1 | |
| FINAL COUNTDOWN (10u-18u Div) (Regional) | #1614 of 3,214 | 10-6 | Waco Lightning 13-Black — 13 & Under: 3-1; Waco Lightning 11-Blue — 11 & Under: 4-1; Waco Lightning 14-Black — 14 & Under: 3-2; Waco Lightning 13-Blue — 13 & Under: 0-2 | |
| Spring Jubilee (Regional) | #1341 of 3,214 | 12-16 | Waco Lightning 12-Blue — 12 & Under: 1-3; Waco Lightning 11-Black — 11 & Under: 5-1; Waco Lightning 13-Blue — 13 & Under: 2-1; Waco Lightning 16-Black — 16 & Under: 1-4; Waco Lightning 14-White — 14 & Under: 1-1; Waco Lightning 14-Blue — 14 & Under: 2-3; Cen-Tex Lightning 12-White — 12 & Under: 0-3 | |
| 2026 adidas LSC 2: 13s (OKLAHOMA CITY) (Competitive) | Oklahoma City, OK | #104 of 3,214 | 4-3 | Waco Lightning 13-Black — 13 American Blue: 4-3 |
| Into the Pride (Regional) | #1748 of 3,214 | 5-4 | Waco Lightning 12-Blue — 12 & Under: 1-3; Waco Lightning 11-Black — 11 & Under: 4-1 | |
| March Mayhem by Members Choice Credit Union (Regional) | Waco, TX | #905 of 3,214 | 11-10 | Waco Lightning 12-Black — 11/12 Girls: 4-1; Cen-Tex Lightning 13-China spring — 13 Girls: 1-3; Cen-Tex Lightning 15-Black — 15 Girls : 1-3; Waco Lightning 13-Black — 13 Girls: 3-1; Waco Lightning 13-Blue — 13 Girls: 2-2 |
| TEXAS THUNDER (10u-18u Div) (Regional) | #1359 of 3,214 | 3-1 | Waco Lightning 15-Rio vis — 15 & Under: 3-1 | |
| MARCH MADNESS (10u-18u Div) (Regional) | #1475 of 3,214 | 4-7 | Waco Lightning 15-Rio vis — 15 & Under: 2-2; Waco Lightning 13-Blue — 13 & Under: 0-3; Waco Lightning 14-Blue — 14 & Under: 2-2 | |
| B/CS Bash (Regional) | Bryan, TX | #770 of 3,214 | 3-5 | Waco Lightning 14-Black — 14 Girls: 2-2; Cen-Tex Lightning 12-White — 11/12 Girls: 1-3 |
| SLAM JAM (10u-18u Div) (Regional) | #1116 of 3,214 | 13-13 | Waco Lightning 14-Blue — 14 & Under: 2-2; Cen-Tex Lightning 15-Black — 15 & Under: 1-3; Waco Lightning 12-Black — 12 & Under: 5-1; Waco Lightning 12-Blue — 12 & Under: 2-3; Waco Lightning 11-Blue — 11 & Under: 2-1; Waco Lightning 14-White — 14 & Under: 1-3 | |
| FW OPEN, One-Day (Regional) | #1481 of 3,214 | 3-2 | Waco Lightning 13-Rio vis — 13 & Under: 3-2 | |
| Adidas Spring Fest (Competitive) | #184 of 3,214 | 0-5 | Waco Lightning 18-Black — 18 & Under: 0-5 | |
| February Frenzie (Regional) | #1403 of 3,214 | 18-7 | Waco Lightning 11-Blue — 11 & Under: 3-0; Waco Lightning 12-Black — 12 A: 6-0; Waco Lightning 14-Black — 14 B: 4-1; Waco Lightning 13-Rio vis — 13 B: 4-0; Waco Lightning 15-Rio vis — 15 & Under: 1-3; Cen-Tex Lightning 12-White — 12 B: 0-3 | |
| 2026 Heart of Texas #3 (Regional) | Austin, TX | #1296 of 3,214 | 3-9 | Waco Lightning 11-Black — 11 Girls: 1-2; Waco Lightning 16-Black — 16 Girls: 1-2; Waco Lightning 13-Blue — 13 Girls: 0-3; Waco Lightning 12-Blue — 12 Girls: 1-2 |
| North Texas Invitational: NTR Power Pool Bid Event (Competitive) | #130 of 3,214 | 5-2 | Waco Lightning 14-Black — 14 Club: 2-2; Waco Lightning 13-Black — 13 Club: 3-0 | |
| Battle on the Brazos (Competitive) | Bryan, TX | #368 of 3,214 | 10-12 | Cen-Tex Lightning 13-China spring — 13 Girls: 2-3; Waco Lightning 14-Blue — 14 Girls: 1-3; Waco Lightning 18-Black — 17/18 Girls: 1-4; Cen-Tex Lightning 15-Black — 15 Girls : 2-1; Waco Lightning 12-Black — 12 Girls: 4-1 |
| ICE BREAKER CHALLENGE (10u-18u Div) (Regional) | #1446 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Waco Lightning 14-White — 14 & Under: 2-2 | |
| January Jam (Regional) | #2064 of 3,214 | 6-1 | Waco Lightning 13-Black — 13 & Under: 6-1 | |
| LSC Classic #1 (Regional) | Hewitt, TX | #3040 of 3,214 | 4-2 | Cen-Tex Lightning 12-White — 12 Girls: 1-2; Cen-Tex Lightning 12 Hill — 12 Girls: 3-0 |
| 2026 B/CS Blastoff: 14s, 15s, 16s (Regional) | Bryan, TX | #1569 of 3,214 | 4-6 | Waco Lightning 14-Blue — 14 Girls: 1-1; Waco Lightning 16-Black — 16 Girls: 0-3; Waco Lightning 14-White — 14 Girls: 3-2 |
| Countdown City Classic (Premier) | San Antonio, TX | #93 of 3,214 | 0-5 | Waco Lightning 18-Black — 18 Club: 0-5 |
| Winter Rumble (Regional) | #1065 of 3,214 | 0-2 | Waco Lightning 13-Rio vis — 13 & Under: 0-2 | |
| Centex Challenge - Register on AES (Competitive) | #358 of 3,214 | 13-14 | Waco Lightning 11-Black — 11 & Under: 2-2; Waco Lightning 12-Blue — 12 & Under: 2-2; Waco Lightning 13-Black — 13 & Under: 3-1; Waco Lightning 12-Black — 12 & Under: 3-3; Waco Lightning 14-Black — 14 & Under: 2-3; Waco Lightning 14-Blue — 14 & Under: 1-3 |