State Preview: 2A & 1A DI Compete In Dodge City

Sixteen teams from Class 2A and Class 1A DI will converge on Dodge City for two state tournaments to be played at the United Wireless Center.   Here is a look at some of the teams and prospects from the two tournaments that will be played October 27-28.   Class 2A   No. 3 Seed: Hoxie (33-4)   [player_tooltip player_id='495606' first='Josey' last='Kennedy'], 5'5”, S/DS, Hoxie, ‘24   Kennedy is among the Class 2A leaders in assists with 391. She is also an accomplished basketball player. The Indians will compete in Pool B and begin the weekend with a match against the No. 6-seed Colgan Panthers at 3:30 p.m.   No. 4 Seed: Hillsboro (34-5)   [player_tooltip player_id='480398' first='Amyah' last='Werth'], 5'6”, L, Hillsboro, ‘27   Werth is a solid libero prospect. She leads the Trojans in digs and serve receptions with 434 and 570 in each respective category. Hillsboro will open the 2A tournament against the No. 5 seed Maranatha Christian Academy at 3:30 p.m.   No. 5 Seed: Maranatha Christian Academy (31-8)   Maggie Brisk, 5'10”, OH, Maranatha Christian Academy, ‘27   The Eagles have a freshman hitter that will be sure to draw attention during the tournament. Brisk leads MCA with 272 kills. She also has collected 353 serve receptions and 233 digs in 97 sets played. The Eagles will play in Pool A and open their tournament against Hillsboro.   No. 6 Seed: St. Mary's Colgan (29-11)   Ava Wilson, 5'3”, S,  Colgan, ‘24   Wilson is a solid defensive player for the Panthers. She has racked up 271 serve receptions and 266 digs in 96 sets played. Colgan will compete in Pool B and face the Hoxie Indians in its first match.   The other four teams in Class 2A are No. 1 Smith Center (36-4), No.2 Inman (35-4), No. 7 Valley Heights (28-11), and No. 8 Sedan (26-12).   Class 1A-DI   No. 1 Seed: South Gray (38-1)   Kaylee Moyer, 5'6”, S, South Gray, ‘24   Moyer is in charge of distributing the ball to the Rebels quality hitters. She unofficially leads all of 2A with 734 assists. She has also chipped in 38 kills. South Gray will compete in Pool A in the morning session.   No. 2 Seed: Little River (37-2)   Kathleen Ellwood, 5'4”, S/DS, Little River, ‘24   The defending state champion Redskins are led in assists by Ellwood. She has collected 519 assists in 82 sets played. She also has 178 digs for Little River. The Redskins will play in Pool B.   No. 6 Seed: Clifton-Clyde  (24-15)   Calyn Baker, 5'7”, MH, Clifton-Clyde, ‘26   Baker is one of three hitters for the Eagles who have 200-plus kills. She leads the team with 219 kills while Shea Wurtz and [player_tooltip player_id='546033' first='Sevy' last='Wurtz'] have 218 and 214 respectively. Clifton-Clyde will play at 8:30 a.m. against Spearville in Pool B.   No. 7 Seed: Olpe (20-17)   [player_tooltip player_id='731050' first='Kayla' last='Steinke'], 5'5”, S, Olpe, ‘26   The Olpe Eagles have a sophomore running the offense. Steinke leads Olpe with 431 assists. The Eagles will compete in Pool B and will open the tournament against Little River.   The other four teams in the IA DI bracket are No. 3 Spearville (29-8), No. 4 Centralia (29-12), No. 5 Central Christian (26-12), and No. 8 Rawlins County (19-18).

Sixteen teams from Class 2A and Class 1A DI will converge on Dodge City for two state tournaments to be played at the United Wireless Center.