Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Blue Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We wrap up our preview of the Greater KC Suburban Conference with the Blue Division. These are the smallest schools by population. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Excelsior Springs</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stats from a season ago weren't easily accessible but Excelsior Springs went 13-12 last season. A couple of known contributors who will be difference makers this fall should be Kenzlee McDaniels and Bayli Crowley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Grandview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Dogs of Grandview finished 2023 with a 3-11-1 record. They were a fairly young squad last year and should be able to collect more than three wins in 2024. They will depend on players Maya Christiansen-Wright, Bhre Carter, and elite athlete Jordin McGee to be players to help lead the way. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kearney</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kearney had a good year last year finishing 18-14-1. They return an all-district pin, [player_tooltip player_id='222062' first='Madison' last='Browning']. The junior showed she is one of the top scorers in the city putting down 363 balls in her sophomore season. She also is solid defensively. Back to set Browning will be Bella Ah-Mu, who dished 486 assists last year in split time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Raytown South</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ray South had an inexperienced team last year but found a way to pick up six wins along the way. Julia Jones is their top returnee in the kills and digs department. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Smithville</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smithville appeared to get better as the year progressed and they finished with a record of 14-17. They did lose some of their top attackers from that team but senior [player_tooltip player_id='219768' first='Ellison' last='Noll'] will look to be the new leader. She contributed 102 kills last year and will need to elevate that number in 2024. They return their duo of setters in Kylee Bollinger and [player_tooltip player_id='370867' first='Emily' last='Cromer']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Winnetonka</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9-13-2 record in 2023. No names or roster could be located. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->