Sharing Some Superstars From The Lone Star Qualifier.

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The beginning of the Lone Star Qualifier started Friday, April 14, 2023, and ended Sunday, April 16th. It was three days packed with intense play, skills, and talent all under one roof. The play level is in high demand as teams from all over came to compete for a bid in Open, USA, Liberty or American. California had 29 teams participate in this qualifier and despite not placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd they showed up and played hard. There were many players who stood out on the court. Although unable to feature every single athlete in one article, I can share a few to our readers here. Introducing some superstars from the Lone Star Qualifier weekend in no particular order.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["216056"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":380407,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003e[player_tooltip player_id='216056' first='Maylynn' last='Mitchell']u003c/strongu003e is a powerhouse outside hitter who plays all the way around.  She is currently ranked 15th in California and 2nd in her position.  She gets in the air and uses her strength to bang the ball which is capable of going through the block or tooling it for a point. 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