GJNC 18 American and Freedom Preview: Missouri and KC Metro

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final two divisions we will preview are the American and Freedom. American bids can be earned from qualifiers or their region. The Freedom bids come for your region and can be reallocated if needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">American</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dynasty 18 Blue </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Salt Lake City saw Dynasty 18 Blue come and capture their bid by winning the American division. This was after they were just on the outside looking in at MLK in their hometown. While in Utah, they racked up nine straight wins to earn the gold ball and punch their tickets to Baltimore. After getting their American bid, they had a 9th-place output in the Liberty division at MEQ. They have a tandem of middles they will look to get involved in the offense with Allie Vanderbeek and Madison Maximuk. Carly Hain is a strong defender and deadly behind the service line. They will be in the last pool, 16. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HP South 18 Premier</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HP South will be in Pool 14 when the action begins on Friday. They have the Gateway bid and will represent the St. Louis region. They showed their competitiveness by finishing 9th and 11th place at two separate qualifiers in the Liberty division. Grace Newell and Natalie Garrett are quality defenders behind the block. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Freedom</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Club North 18 Riley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second Club North team to head East will be the Riley squad coached by Riley Bradbury. This team earned their bid by winning the region bid tournament last month. It didn't come easy with the final match being a 25-22, 27-25 barnburner. They will start playing in Pool 2 on Friday afternoon. Tatianna Murray is a high riser who can do damage from the right pin. [player_tooltip player_id='261277' first='Addisen' last='Andrew'] and Audrey Verkler are a couple of more players to keep an eye on offensively. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HPSTL 18 Orange</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Gateway region's Freedom bid went to HPSTL 18 Orange from their bid tournament action. It was an active spring for 18 Orange where they finished in 5th at the President's Day Classic in St. Louis. Sarah Koch, Addison Brown, and Elizabeth Graham will look to affect matches at the net. Look for them in Pool 1 in the afternoon session. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->