at Beloit Relays (Area Teams: Beloit, Concordia, Ellsworth, Lakeside, Lincoln, Minneapolis, Osborne, Pike Valley, Republic County, Rock Hills, Sacred Heart, St. John's, Smith Center, Southeast of Saline, Southern Cloud, Sylvan-Lucas, Tescott, Thunder Ridge, Tipton)

at Quinter Invitational (Area Teams: Natoma, Stockton)

at Valley Heights Invitational (Area Teams: Republic County)

at Hutchinson Invite (Area Teams: Sacred Heart)

at Hesston Invitational (Area teams: Southeast of Saline)

at Clay Center Invitational (Area Teams: Concordia, Republic County)

at Logan Invitational (Area Teams: Lakeside, Osborne, Stockton, Thunder Ridge)

at Minneapolis Invitational (Area Teams: Concordia, Minneapolis, Republic County, St. John's, Smith Center, Southeast of Saline)

at Tescott Invitational (Area Teams: Lincoln, Natoma, Pike Valley, Rock Hills, Southern Cloud, Sylvan-Lucas, Tescott, Tipton)

at Moundridge Invitational (Area Teams: Sacred Heart)

at I-35 Invitational (Hesston/McPherson) (Area Teams: Sacred Heart)

at Lakeside Invitational (Area Teams: Lakeside, Pike Valley, Rock Hills, St. John's, Southern Cloud, Tipton)

at Marysville Invitational (Area Teams: Concordia)

at Marion Invitational (Area Teams: Southeast of Saline)

Southeast of Saline

at Republic County

Southeast of Saline

at Republic County

at Goddard-Eisenhower Invitational (Area Teams: Sacred Heart)

at Ellsworth Invitational (Area Teams: Beloit, Ellsworth, Minneapolis, Republic County)

at Junction City Invitational (Area Teams: Southeast of Saline)

Southeast of Saline

at Rock Hills Invitational (Area Teams: Lakeside, Osborne, Pike Valley, Republic County, Rock Hills, St. John's, Smith Center, Stockton, Thunder Ridge, Tipton)

at Southeast of Saline Invitational (Area Teams: Beloit, Minneapolis, Sacred Heart, Southeast of Saline)

at Thompson Relays @ Lincoln (Area Teams: Lincoln, Southern Cloud, Sylvan-Lucas, Tescott)

at Ellinwood Invitational (Area Teams: Ellsworth)

at Riley County Invitational (Area Teams: Lakeside, Pike Valley, Rock Hills, St. John's, Southern Cloud)

at Hill City Invitational (Area Teams: Osborne, Stockton)

at NCKL Meet @ Marysville

at Tipton Invitational (Area Teams: Lakeside, Pike Valley, Rock Hills, St. John's, Southern Cloud, Tipton)

at NCAA League Meet @ Republic County

at Mel Schremmer Invitational @ Phillipsburg (Area Teams: Osborne, Smith Center, Stockton)

at MCL Meet @ Russell

at NCAA League Meet @ Southeast of Saline (Salina)

at NPL Meet @ Tescott

at NCKL Meet @ Marysville

Pictured: Front (L to R): Becky Kirchhoff (Mom), Gracie Kirchhoff, Josh Kirchhoff (Dad); Back (L to R): Smith Center Assistant Coach Denyse Kattenberg, Sterling Head Coach John Harding, Smith Center Head Coach Nick Linn (Photo courtesy of Lady Red Volleyball)

Posted: Nov 09, 2023

Kirchhoff Inks with Sterling Volleyball

Smith Center Senior Gracie Kirchhoff has signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Sterling College for the 2024-25 school year.

Kirchhoff has been a key factor in a long run of success for the Lady Red volleyball program as a mainstay in the lineup since her freshman season. As a senior, Kirchhoff elevated her game and had career highs of 522 kills, 135 blocks, 319 digs and 40 aces with a 92% success rate on serve. Those numbers helped in leading Smith Center to a 39-6 finish with a third place trophy at the 2A State Tournament. She also surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark midway through the season and finished her career with 1,242 kills. That number puts Kirchhoff second all-time in Smith Center history behind Tallon Rentschler.

Kirchhoff was a Mid-Continent League all-league pick all four seasons. The past two years she was a first team selection, made the second team in 2021 and honorable mention in 2020. Kirchoff was also named to the Kansas Volleyball Association All-State Tournament Team in 2022 and 2023. She was a second-team All-State pick by the KVA last season. This season's honors are yet to be released, but Kirchhoff will certainly be in the running.