What’s Next? 17s and Windy City

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are still marching through qualifier season and up next for many Missouri teams will be the Windy City in Chicago. Today we look at some of the teams in a few of the divisions to preview this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17 Open</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pool three will feature <strong>Mavs KC 17-1</strong>. Lee's Summit West product [player_tooltip player_id='493090' first='Kamryn' last='McDonald'] will help lead this team into this weekend's qualifier looking to upgrade their National bid earned in region [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League play. If our research is correct, this is the first qualifier of the year for this team who will follow up with Show Me and Lone Star. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HPSTL 17 Royal</strong> will start play in pool four when the first serve is sent over the net. They have a couple of qualifiers under their belts traveling to Sunshine and MEQ. Their best finish to date is a 9th place showing at MEQ a couple of weeks ago. The team will look to break out this weekend with ball control and middle play from [player_tooltip player_id='169895' first='Tara' last='Greenberry'] and [player_tooltip player_id='170046' first='Lainey' last='Waser']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 17 Elite</strong> will look to better their 29th-place finish at Sunshine earlier this month. They own the region's Freedom bid but will try to upgrade to the Open from Pool 6. Gabby Clinkscale will be key to the team's success on the pin. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17 USA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We will look at four teams taking battle in the USA division this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='428820' first='Team' last='Momentum'] 17 Navy </strong>will be the second seed in the second pool when they begin action on Friday. They were 43rd in their last qualifier in the USA division and will look to better their finish. Good passing and ball control will be key to any success they achieve so keep your eye on Lola Thorton and Ella LeDoux. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Also representing the Gateway Region, <strong>HP South 17 Premier</strong>. In their last attempt at a bid, they competed in the Liberty division and had a 49th-place result. Madeline Ewing and Kaycee Bearden run the offense for this quad who will be in Pool 6. Back in January, they walked away from Northern Lights with a second-place finish </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HPSTL 17 Orange</strong> has been consistent and played good volleyball this spring. They finished 17th out of 80 teams in the Liberty division at MEQ. They also had a strong showing in their Gateway region bid event, leaving with a second-place performance. [player_tooltip player_id='219781' first='Evelin' last='Thalacker'] has been lights out defensively. Look for them in Pool 7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rounding out the bunch of teams we will preview in the division is <strong>Club North 17 Steve</strong>. They traveled to Florida to start the month trying their luck in the Liberty division and finished 28th. They will be in a three-team pool to start the tournament. Middles Jemeah Chappell and Kelsey Keling will try to create havoc defensively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>17 Liberty</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STL Crossfire 17 SP1</strong> will be the top team in Pool 11. They have had success in a couple of tournaments they've participated in this year. Avery Wuebbels is one of a handful of players who can score on the pin. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 17 White</strong> is in Pool 12 and will look to improve on their 65th-place finish from MEQ. [player_tooltip player_id='456618' first='Erica' last='Conger'] will look to impact the game from the right side for Rockwood. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->