Heart of America 16s Ready to Battle in Open and National

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Happy Father's Day to all the Volleydads! Today we take a look at the teams set to participate in the very competitive Open and National Divisions at the Girls Junior Championships. The Open bids come via earning it at a qualifier or an at-large selection if all bids aren't allocated at those events. The National bids are earned in your region's format of choice, which for HOA is their [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Open</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mavs KC 16-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mavs have been on this spring as evidenced by winning their [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League competition over three play dates. They hit some road bumps with a less-than-stellar performance at Sunshine but returned to Kansas City and finished [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League strong. 16-1 snatched their open bid at Show Me in April and also looked good in Texas finishing 9th a couple of weeks later. [player_tooltip player_id='154041' first='Logan' last='Parks'] went off to help lead Team USA to a Pan Am title and does a little bit of everything for this team. [player_tooltip player_id='173393' first='Caroline' last='Clayton'] is a player you need to locate on the court as she can swing from everywhere. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">National</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 16-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] was runner-up to Mavs in [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League which gave them a National bid. They were never able to get just over the hump to get an Open bid, with a pair of 9th-place finishes at their disposal. With that being said, they will be a tough out in this division with their heavy ball control and scorers all over the court. [player_tooltip player_id='173376' first='Lauren' last='Lopez'] and [player_tooltip player_id='173384' first='Jenna' last='McClure'] are capable weapons on the pins. [player_tooltip player_id='154038' first='Ella' last='Florez'] had an all-state season as a freshman at Mill Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] 16-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] benefited from Mavs moving up and received the second in-region bid in this division with their third-place output during [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League. They are another team that should turn heads as they have open-level talent on their roster. They tried and missed an open bid on a few occasions with a 9th place at Lone Star. [player_tooltip player_id='173372' first='Lily' last='Wedman'] is one of the top setters in the country in this age group and will look to spread the ball around to [player_tooltip player_id='222099' first='Ella' last='Stowell'], [player_tooltip player_id='173382' first='Ashlee' last='Chavez'], [player_tooltip player_id='173397' first='Allison' last='Heck'], and company. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->