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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493018' first='Addie' last='Gilmore'] – 2025 – Middle – Clever</strong></p>
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<p>Addie came to play in Cape, in the 3<sup>rd</sup> place loss to Pleasant Hill the middle would hit .550 with 11 kills, 0 errors on 20 attempts, and added two blocks. In the semifinal loss to Ursuline Addie would hit .421 with 11 kills on 19 attempts and two blocks.</p>
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<p><strong>Gabriella Hanes – 2024 – Setter/Opposite – Pleasant Hill</strong></p>
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<p>Hanes did a stat-stuffer performance during the 3<sup>rd</sup> place match finishing with 13 kills, 20 assists, 4 aces, and 10 digs in the sweep of Clever.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168899' first='Abygail' last='Widhalm'] – 2024 – Outside – Pleasant Hill</strong></p>
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<p>Aby is a hammer on the outside for the Chicks and it showed during the 3<sup>rd</sup> place match. In the match, she finished with 14 kills and 16 digs.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='207581' first='Jillian' last='Raterman'] – 2026 – Outside – Ursuline Academy</strong></p>
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<p>The sophomore was on fire at the final four and a complete stat stuffer for the Bears. In the semifinal win over Clever, she hit .438 with 15 kills, 4 aces, and 10 digs. In the finals, she collected 14 kills and 24 digs in the 5-set loss to Blair Oaks.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='224817' first='Elizabeth' last='Koenig'] – 2026 – Opposite/Setter – Ursuline Academy</strong></p>
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<p>Talk about a stat stuffer Elizabeth had a fantastic weekend. In the finals, she finished with 16 kills, 28 assists, seven digs, and two blocks. In the semifinal, she would have four kills, 17 assists, and three digs.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='224818' first='Addyson' last='Gresham'] – 2026 – Outside – Ursuline Academy</strong></p>
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<p>She served Clever off the court in the semifinals with six aces to go along with three kills, eight digs, and a block. In the finals, Addyson finished with 21 digs, one ace, and four kills.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='476879' first='Gabby' last='Horn'] – 2025 – Outside – Blair Oaks</strong></p>
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<p>While some of the other team struggled Gabby was rearing to go. In the semifinal sweep, she finished with eight kills and 11 digs. In the championship, she would finish with 21 kills and nine digs. Gabby led class 3 with the most kills in a match with 21 and did it under the brightest lights.</p>
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<p><strong>Amber Samson – 2024 – Libero – Blair Oaks</strong></p>
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<p>Another Blair Oaks libero comes into the final four and stands out. Three championships and three different liberos stood out for Blair Oaks during the three-peat. Samson was the dig leader during the championship match and finished with 23 and had 11 during the semifinals.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234314' first='Libby' last='Juergensmeyer'] – 2024 – Setter – Blair Oaks</strong></p>
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<p>Tiny but mighty when it comes to the setter for the Falcons. She put her hitters in positions for them to be successful during the run to a three-peat. She led Class 3 with 73 assists over the two matches and finished with 46 in the finals.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124226' first='Autumn' last='Bax'] – 2024 – Opposite – Blair Oaks</strong></p>
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<p>MVP- Bax came on the scene two seasons ago and caught everyone's attention. The hard-hitting lefty was a slow starter in the final four this year. During the semifinals, she had eight kills and four digs. In the finals, she once again was a slow starter but with her team down 0-2, Autumnatic (fans chant) took over in the third. She would slam her team to the championship with 19 kills, 11 digs, and five blocks.</p>
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