East Union Wins 2026 Class 2A Volleyball Title Undefeated

The Ellistown school's volleyball team finished the 2026 season 38-0 and claimed its first state volleyball championship.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Volleyball

East Union won the 2026 Class 2A Mississippi state volleyball championship on Saturday after finishing the season 38-0, the third undefeated volleyball team in state history. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

East Union's volleyball team won the 2026 Class 2A state championship without a loss, sweeping Enterprise-Clarke in the title match. The team won all 38 matches and 99 sets while losing only three sets all season.

Why it matters

The team became only the third volleyball squad in Mississippi state history to finish a season undefeated. The run adds to East Union's broader athletic record, which now includes six state championships across three sports.

East Union went 38-0 and won 99 sets while losing three, a perfect season that placed it third among Mississippi volleyball teams to finish unbeaten. The extraction does not detail the set scores or the individual player statistics behind the run.

The players

Josh Blythe

Blythe is the East Union coach who was named the 2026 Daily Journal Volleyball Coach of the Year.

The details

East Union swept Walnut in the volleyball North final and then swept Enterprise-Clarke in the Class 2A state title match. The team beat Ingomar, New Albany, Caledonia and Kossuth during the regular season, and nearly every player also competes in at least one other sport.

The 2026 volleyball season ended with East Union's state championship win.
East Union's softball North half series in 2023 is when head coach Josh Blythe first sensed the team's inevitability.

Season Trajectory

East Union's perfect 2026 season places it alongside the only two other Mississippi volleyball teams to finish undefeated. The title also extends the school's run of state championships across softball, basketball and now volleyball.

The result underscores how deep East Union's athletic pool runs, since nearly every volleyball player also competes in another sport. Fans following Mississippi high school volleyball can point to this season as a benchmark for an undefeated campaign.

The takeaway

East Union's perfect season shows how a team built from multi-sport athletes can reach the top of a state bracket. Readers following the program can track how the school's depth carries across its other championship sports.