Club Team Feature – Texas Tornado 18 Adidas

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club school season is already underway in the state of Texas and hundreds of teams have already been in action and done great things over the first weeks of play in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Everyone is taking a little break for the holidays and will get back to full power on the first weekend of January, so we're taking the week to feature some of the 18s teams from the Houston area that we believe have the potential to make really good things over the next few months.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='431337' first='Texas' last='Tornados'] 18 Adidas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top team from the club located in Northwestern Houston had a solid campaign at the FAST Warm Up, winning four of their five matches to finish fifth. Tornados 18 Adidas is as strong as anyone on the backcourt with liberos/defensive specialists Lauren McIntyre and [player_tooltip player_id='87560' first='Kirby' last='Kliafas'] doing all the dirty work so tall and athletic pin hitters [player_tooltip player_id='87566' first='Evyn' last='Snook'], [player_tooltip player_id='87557' first='Emily' last='Schaper'] and [player_tooltip player_id='176649' first='Maddy' last='Chaapel'] can shine at the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Key Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["87566"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Originally an outside hitter, Snook has been playing on the right this season for 18 Adidas. The move places her in a more comfortable position for her to make the most of her offense, while also allowing her to support the team's passing system when needed. She's an incredibly versatile offensive player, using her size and power really well, but also turning to tips and roll shots when the play calls for it. 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She's now back at her thing playing libero/DS for Tornados 18 Adidas and has been playing a great role in the team's defensive efforts. Kliafas is extremely technical and calm on the ball and her unusual length for a libero allows her to make plays not many others would. 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