GJNC Heart of America 15 USA, Freedom, and American
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We look at the teams from the Heart of American region set to compete in the 15s division in USA, Freedom, and American at the upcoming Girls Junior National Championships. USA Fight Club 15-1 Fight Club will enter the dance…
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Continue ReadingWe look at the teams from the Heart of American region set to compete in the 15s division in USA, Freedom, and American at the upcoming Girls Junior National Championships.
USA
Fight Club 15-1
Fight Club will enter the dance after earning their bid at the Northeast Qualifier. They walked away with the championship after going 9-0 over the weekend. Brooklyn Benoit Brooklyn Benoit 5'11" | OH Wichita Northwest | 2026 State KS is a player to keep your eye on as she looks to fill up the stat sheet from the pin.
Power ‘] 15-1
A second-place finish at Show Me put Power ‘] 15-1 into the postseason after a competitive season. They finished out the qualifying season going 4-4 at Lone Star. Jade Xu Jade Xu 6'0" | OH Emporia | 2026 State KS is a good prospect after having a strong debut season at Emporia. A setter to check out is Neely Leathers Neely Leathers 5'10" | S Olathe West | 2026 State KS .
Mizuno Club North 15-1
15 Sam had a busy spring getting game action in between qualifiers and tournaments. Their bid came courtesy of a third-place showing at Show Me. They had a couple of runs trying to get Open bids at Sunshine and Windy City. Peyton Liming Peyton Liming 5'11" | MB Park Hill South | 2025 State MO is a 2025 who plays on this team and really broke out halfway thru the high school season.
Freedom
Midwest Blitz 15-1
The Freedom bids come from region allocation and Blitz was able to get one of the two after region bid play competition. They completed an 8-0 weekend taking down Central Missouri in the finale. For good measure, they had a 9th place performance at Show Me in the American division in April.
As mentioned above, CMVBC are here after a good run at the region bid tournament. They went 7-1, dropping only three sets along the way. They attempted to get American bids in the qualifying rounds and had a couple of 9th place finishes. Sophie Verslues Sophie Verslues 5'4" | DS/L Helias | 2026 State MO is a standout in the libero jersey.
American
417 Juniors 15-1
MEQ was good for 417 Juniors where they walked away where they walked away with their national ticket. They completed a 10-1 weekend. They were active this season playing in numerous tournaments and qualifiers to stay sharpened.
PVA 15-1
PVA grabbed their bid in their own backyard at Show Me in April. They were the tournament champions going 10-0. Lauren Fenemore Lauren Fenemore 5'7" | DS/L Mill Valley | 2026 State KS is really good defensively for this team and is one of a few defenders who gets the offense in motion.
Mavs KC 15-2
Mavs KC 15-2 were able to get their bid in their regional competition after a few teams upgraded their bid. This is why we always say finishing your tournaments strong are important. They only dropped one match at regionals and should be able to compete well in this division at Nationals. Alyssa Gray Alyssa Gray 5'9" | OH Olathe Northwest | 2026 State KS is a pin I remember watching at regionals who can score all over the court.
Invasion 15-1
Rounding out the bunch is Invasion 15-1 who also benefited from the trickle down to earn a spot. They finished 4th in regionals just ahead of Mavs KC. They will rely on the tandem and connection between Kamryn Kinnenkamp Kamryn Kinnenkamp 5'9" | S Liberty North | 2026 State MO to Piper Bahr Piper Bahr 5'11" | OH Lee's Summit North | 2026 State MO to make a splash.