Filling out the pools: 17s and 18s KS/MO Teams at Triple Crown
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The Triple Crown is two days away! We highlighted the teams placed in the opening Power Pools. Today we look at the remaining teams from Kansas and Missouri set to start play in four team pools working to earn their…
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Continue ReadingThe Triple Crown is two days away! We highlighted the teams placed in the opening Power Pools. Today we look at the remaining teams from Kansas and Missouri set to start play in four team pools working to earn their way to the elite bracket.
18s
Eight teams will be featured in the remaining pools when the first serve goes up on Saturday. Pool F will have Pohaku 18-1. They have a couple of 7th-place finishes in qualifier play this year. Ava Spachek Ava Spachek 5'11" | OH St. James Academy | 2024 State KS and Riley Ourth Riley Ourth 5'7" | DS/L Olathe West | 2024 State KS are a couple of dynamic players on this roster. Shockwave 18 Black with Gracie Morrow Gracie Morrow 5'11" | OH Maize South | 2024 State KS and Cecilia Young will be in Pool H. They tried their early qualifying attempts in the USA division in Kansas City with an 11th-place showing. The second Power ‘] 18’s team, Red earned an invite and will start in Pool J. They won the Liberty division at MLK in the same building they will be in this weekend behind the play of Brynn Stowell Brynn Stowell 6'3" | RS Olathe West | 2024 State KS and Chloe Tyrrell Chloe Tyrrell 5'10" | OH Olathe East | 2024 State KS .
PVA 18 Elite joins the teams in Pool L when the tournament begins. The Kansas team earned a Liberty bid at Northern Lights a few weeks ago and will look to build on that heading into the weekend. Hannah Wooley and Emery Keebaugh Emery Keebaugh 5'10" | OH Ottawa | 2024 State KS are a couple of players that make up 18 Elite’s roster. Down in Pool O, you will find Mizuno Club North 18 Ang. They had 3rd place and 6th place outputs in a couple of January qualifiers. Claire Mosh Claire Mosh 5'6" | DS/L St. Pius X | 2024 State MO is a player to keep an eye on in the libero jersey. Mavs KC 18-1 makes the invitation-only tournament in Pool Q. They were one spot out at MLK from an open bid. A deep team with many new faces, Kelsey Schenck Kelsey Schenck 5'11" | S St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 State KS is a familiar name from the setter position.
Rounding out the group will be Dynasty 18 Black and 417 Juniors 18 Elite. Dynasty will be in Pool U and will depend on solid ball control from Heidi Devers Heidi Devers 5'4" | DS/L St. James | 2024 State KS . Juniors will be in Pool V, after earning a nationals bid already in the USA division. Kya Johnson Kya Johnson DS/L Kickapoo | 2024 State MO and Gracie Kimrey Gracie Kimrey 5'11" | MB Marshfield | 2024 State MO are active players on this roster.
17s
Three teams will be in the mix of teams in pool play. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite will represent the Gateway Region in Pool N. They went 9-2 in their Gateway League last month and are primed to have a good weekend behind Jenna Cubbage Jenna Cubbage 5'11" | MB Eureka | 2025 State MO and company. PVA 17 Elite will be in Pool S Saturday. They returned from Minneapolis last month with a USA bid after a 3rd place finish. Kate Wright Kate Wright 5'8" | DS/L Olathe East | 2025 State KS and Audrey Wills Audrey Wills 5'8" | S Olathe East | 2025 State KS are both solid players. Power ‘] 17 Black rounds out the group of three by being placed in Pool T. They will look to build on their Power League play and get some wins behind setter Lily Wedman Lily Wedman 5'8" | S Blue Valley West | 2025 State KS .