Ranking the Top Clubs for 2022

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To close out our reporting of the club season I am going to rank the top five clubs in each age group for the Chesapeake Region.&nbsp; To eliminate any bias, these rankings will be based on the Advanced Event System.&nbsp; The first group will be the local ranking while the second group of names will be the national ranking, with where they ranked in parenthesis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just because a club is in the top five does not mean it is the best club for your daughter.&nbsp; Try to fairly assess your daughter’s skill level and find a club that fits best for her.&nbsp; It is not a lot of fun watching your daughter cheer from the sideline.&nbsp; Coaching, friends and cost are all things that should be taken into consideration when looking at a club.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 18’s</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5) Paramount, 4) Metro, 3) Liberty Elite, 2) Maryland Juniors and 1)<strong> Virginia Juniors&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Virginia Juniors was led by setter <strong>Ella Park.&nbsp; </strong>They went undefeated in the Chesapeake Regional Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metro had the top team nationally and played in the open in USAV.&nbsp; Middle <strong>Hannah Sherman</strong> and outside <strong>Laila Ivey</strong> triggered this offense.&nbsp; They qualified early for Open and did not play in the Chesapeake Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paramount had the highest finish in the Nationals, earning silver medals for their second place finish in the Freedom Division.&nbsp; They had three players nominated to the All Tournament team - <strong>Madigan Faircloth</strong>, <strong>Sadie Wright</strong> and<strong> Lainey Feighery.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1) Metro (11), 2) Virginia Juniors (106), 3) Maryland Juniors (125), 4) Liberty Elite (186) 5) Metro North (202)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 17’s</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5) Vienna Elite 17-F, 4) Virginia Juniors, 3) Liberty Elite, 2) Metro 1) <strong>Paramount</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paramount won the Chesapeake Regional Qualifier, defeating Metro.&nbsp; They also finished 5th in the National Division at USAV with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181102" first="Rylah" last="Robinson"]</strong> selected to the All-Tournament team.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I asked Coach<strong> Nick DiClementi</strong> to comment on the effort his girls put forth during the season.&nbsp; He can sometimes be a little intense on the sidelines, living for every point, but he had high praise for his girls.&nbsp; "I could not be more proud of my team for the incredible season they had. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for this team, and I am so proud of every single one of my players for how hard they worked and what they accomplished this season."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metro qualified for Open and were led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181097" first="Safi" last="Hampton"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181185" first="Brielle" last="Kemavor"]</strong>.&nbsp; They probably had the most exciting game of the USAV Nationals tournament, losing 42-40 to third place finisher Club V.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vienna Elite 17-F qualified for the USAV 18 Nationals, making them ineligible to compete for the 17 Nationals. They were led by setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="209175" first="Trisha" last="Guevara"]</strong> and outsides <strong>Daniela Molina</strong> and <strong>Sara Boddie.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 ) Metro (27), 2) Paramount (31), 3) Virginia Juniors (192), 4) Vienna Elite 17-F (236), 5) Vienna Elite 17-L (297)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 16’s</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5) Maryland Jrs, 4) Columbia Black, 3) MVSA Sparks, 2) Paramount 1) <strong>Metro&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Metro was one of the best 16 teams in the country, dominating with their two outsides in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="180288" first="Emerson" last="Sellman"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181296" first="Macaria" last="Spears"]</strong>.&nbsp; Both earned spots on the 20 woman roster for the U19 U.S. National team for the Pan Am games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paramount was about as good a second team as you could get in Chesapeake, led by setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="180282" first="Paige" last="Ahakuelo"]</strong> and outside <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181297" first="Lameen" last="Mambu"] </strong>and middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="180294" first="Kiylah" last="Presley"]</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">1 ) Metro (5), 2) Paramount (58), 3) Blue Ridge (153), 4) Maryland Jrs. (223) and 5) Columbia Black (298)</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The <span style="font-size: 1rem;">15’s</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">5) Virginia Elite, 4) MVSA Charge, 3) Liberty Elite, 2) Blue Ridge, 1) <strong>Metro</strong></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Metro had to play the Nationals without one of their best hitters, right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181763" first="Jada" last="Aksu"]</strong>.&nbsp; She was injured in the second match on the first day.&nbsp;<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="181303" first="Isabelle" last="Bardin"]</strong> stepped it up and set a 5/1, getting Metro to the Gold Bracket in the American Division.&nbsp; They lost the first match, losing a third set heartbreaker 17-15.&nbsp; Bardin and outside <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181805" first="Madison" last="Smith"]</strong> were named to the All-Tournament team.</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MVSA Charge also got into the gold bracket in the Freedom Division.&nbsp;<strong> Ema Djordjevic</strong> was named to the All Tournament team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blue Ridge had an incredible second place finish in AAUs in the Premier Division, led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181302" first="Kennedy" last="Spaid"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="181299" first="Ada" last="McCoy"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="180302" first="Emma" last="White"]</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 ) Metro (49), 2) Blue Ridge (105), 3) Liberty Elite (114), 4) MVSA Charge (118), 5) Paramount (213)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->