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Legends Classic #1: Outside Hitters

Legends Classic #1: Outside Hitters
Houston Skyline Black 18 vs. The Woodlands Skyline 18 Royal
Guilherme Torres
Guilherme Torres December 5, 2023 @ 04:30 PM
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Halle Thompson
Halle Thompson 6'1" | OH | 2026
TX
Bailey Gittens
Bailey Gittens 5'10" | OH | 2025
TX
Reese Animashaun
Reese Animashaun 5'10" | S | 2024
TX
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club volleyball season is officially open in the state of Texas and the Legends Classic #1 was among the very first tournaments to be held in the Houston area, on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The event reunited eight teams from the region in each of the 17s and 18s divisions at the Open Court Sports Complex, in Katy, and some of the very top prospects from the Lone Star State were in action in the first weekend of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/12/legends-classic-1-photo-gallery/"><strong>Legends Classic #1 - Photo Gallery</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These outside hitters were in excellent form on Saturday:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["318128"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The MVP of the recently-ended State Tournament, Thompson continued in great form at the opening event of the club season, leading her team Houston Skyline 16 Royal to victory in the 17s division. The outside hitter was very effective on both sides of the ball and played a big role for her team, giving them defensive and offensive stability. Thompson was solid with her passing and used her lenght extremely well at the net. 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A player that masters every skill of the game, she did a very good job at the pin and provided her teammates with what they needed to succeed in the division. Animashaun was outstanding at the net, getting off the floor well, making good offensive decisions and swinging hard. 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A long and explosive pin hitter, she showed she can lead the team's offense into the season as she was their most used and most effective attacker at the net. Gittens used her power to score points on most occasions, but also displayed great intelligence and a strong shot selection to put the ball down in difficult situations. She also got the job done on the backcourt with her passing and served very aggressively.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f4f5e9ba43"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/bailey_gittens7/status/1731666565177761959?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/bailey_gittens7/status/1731666565177761959?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Lauren Dale","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Klein Oak","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Texas Legacy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Texas Legacy 18 Adidas won two out of their four matches in the 18s division and Dale deserves a lot of credit for their results this past weekend. She used to play middle for them, but switched to the pin as the team needed her to be more of an offensive leader for them and the first impressions at the Legacy Classics #1 were promising. Dale used her length well offensively and consistently scored points by making contact at the ball with a high point and finding nice angles, while also making very few mistakes. 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The club volleyball season is officially open in the state of Texas and the Legends Classic #1 was among the very first tournaments to be held in the Houston area, on Saturday.

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Halle Thompson

Halle Thompson

TX
OH
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS OH
CLASS 2026
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Grand Oaks
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TX
Legends Classic #1: Outside Hitters
The MVP of the recently-ended State Tournament, Thompson continued in great form at the opening event of the...
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Reese Animashaun

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Reese
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2024
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St. John's
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TX
Legends Classic #1: Outside Hitters
After spending the last high school season as a setter with St. John’s, Animashaun lined up as an...
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Bailey Gittens

Bailey Gittens

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2025
Height
5'10"
HS
Cypress Woods
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TX
Legends Classic #1: Outside Hitters
Gittens and her team The Woodlands Skyline 17 Royal experienced the growing pains of a recently-created program, winning...
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POS OH
CLASS 2024

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