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Three Reigning Region Champions On the Rise

Three Reigning Region Champions On the Rise
Steve LeMaster
Steve LeMaster
August 28, 2021 @ 08:55 PM
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Blair Ratliff
Blair Ratliff MB | 2023
KY
Sarah Clark
Sarah Clark S | 2023
KY
Emily Krintz
Emily Krintz OH | 2022
KY
Olivia McKibben
Olivia McKibben S | 2022
KY
Keelin Ford
Keelin Ford MB | 2022
KY
Mattie Ratliff
Mattie Ratliff DS/L | 2022
KY
Brooke Hager
Brooke Hager MB | 2023
KY
Hailey Little
Hailey Little MB | 2023
KY
Bella Blackburn
Bella Blackburn 5'4" | S | 2023
KY
Ashleigh Messick
Ashleigh Messick OH | 2023
KY
<p>After winning region championships in 2020, Elizabethtown, Paintsville and West Jessamine are among the teams on the rise in the 2021 high school volleyball season.</p> <p>Here is a look at the three reigning region champions on the rise.</p> <p><strong>Elizabethtown:</strong> Reigning Region 5 champion Elizabethown is off to a 4-0 start in the 2021 high school volleyball season. The Panthers have posted wins over North Hardin, John Hardin, Campbellsville and Fort Knox thus far in the 2021 high school volleyball season. Mary Elise Hargan (Sr., OH), [player_tooltip player_id="127195" first="Sarah" last="Clark"] (Jr., S/OPP), Avery Powers (So., DS), Jenna Smallwood (Sr., MB/OPP) and Taylor Ray (Sr., OH) are key players back on the court for Elizabethtown. </p> <p><strong>Paintsville:</strong> The reigning 15th Region champion, Paintsville won the Seeds for Success Tournament at Fleming County High School on Saturday, Aug. 28. Paintsville picked up wins over Ashland, Bourbon County, George Rogers Clark, Mason County and Perry County Central during the Fleming County-hosted tournament. [player_tooltip player_id="106663" first="Bella" last="Blackburn"] (Jr., S), [player_tooltip player_id="68151" first="Hailey" last="Little"] (Jr., MB), [player_tooltip player_id="127197" first="Blair" last="Ratliff"] (Jr., MB), [player_tooltip player_id="126307" first="Mattie" last="Ratliff"] (Sr., L) and Kynzi Slone (Jr., RS) combine to lead Paintsville. </p> <p><strong>West Jessamine:</strong> Off to an 8-0 start in the 2021 high school volleyball season, reigning 12th Region champion West Jessamine won the Bluegrass Invitational Volleyball Tournament at Lafayette High School on Saturday, Aug. 28. Sydney Collins (Sr., L), [player_tooltip player_id="126318" first="Keelin" last="Ford"] (Sr., MB), [player_tooltip player_id="106675" first="Brooke" last="Hager"] (Jr., MB), [player_tooltip player_id="126314" first="Emily" last="Krintz"] (Sr., OH), [player_tooltip player_id="126316" first="Olivia" last="McKibben"] (Sr., S) and [player_tooltip player_id="106671" first="Ashleigh" last="Messick"] (Jr., OH) are leaders for West Jessamine. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
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