Class 1 Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>1. Miller Cardinals 11-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest win of the season is a 3-1 win over El Dorado Springs. 6'2” middle <strong>Emberlynn Kingsley</strong> had 18 kills and four blocks, and outside hitter, <strong>Haylie Schnake</strong> added 15 kills in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>2. Lesterville Bearcats 9-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bearcats are getting solid play from the 2024 class <strong>Abby Mcnail</strong> has 26 kills, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='213916' first='Sydney' last='Woods']</strong> has 48 digs making the Bearcats a well-rounded team. The only loss has been to Cape Notre Dame, 0-2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>3. Winona Wildcats 5-1-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only defeat was a sweep at the hands of Class 4 Rolla. With production from <strong>Taylor Osborne</strong> and <strong>Bailee Luttrell</strong>, the Wildcats have a solid duo in the middle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>4. Sacred Heart Gremlins 8-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only defeat was to Father Tolton, who the Gremlins had beaten twice previously. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='152126' first='Emma' last='Siron']</strong> is leading the way with 129 kills and 77 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>5. South Iron Panthers 4-2-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lost to Fredericktown 2-3 and Lesterville 0-2 but has split with Notre Dame, Ste. Genevieve and Saxony. 2024 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168909' first='Anna' last='Parker']</strong> has 119 digs, and 2025 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='205304' first='Emmy' last='Gayle']</strong> is second on the team with 83 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>6. St. Joseph Christian Lions 7-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The biggest win of the season was a 3-2 win over Savannah, and then the loss went to St. Joseph Benton 0-3. 2024 <strong>Jaci Jorgensen </strong>is the team leader in kills with 61.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>7. Bell City Cubs 12-1-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The once dominant Class 1 team has re-established itself as a major contender with a 3-1 win over Advance. Its only loss has been to Class 1 Bernie.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>8. Santa Fe Chiefs 5-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the loss to Class 2, Lawson Santa Fe has a huge match-up with Sacred Heart on the 28^th. 2023 <strong>Atleigh Lark</strong> is leading the defense with 73 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>9. Drexel Bobcats 4-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long Jack knocked off the Bobcats in a 2-3 battle, and the Bobcats got a big play from 2023 <strong>Paige Gordon</strong>. A big match-up with Midway on the 22^nd gives us a better idea of how tough the Bobcats will be this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>10. Advance Hornets 4-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hornets have lost to Bell City and Class 2 contender Saxony Lutheran both 1-3. 2024 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168900' first='Alexis' last='Hoffman']</strong> has knocked down 110 kills on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gideon 6-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bernie 8-2-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clarkton 6-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meadow Heights 7-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greenfield 9-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Galena 8-2-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->