Tournament Champions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Union Wildcats 9-2-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I knew Union had a solid chance of making the semifinals of the Borgia Tournament, but I didn't think they had enough in their tank to win it. Boy, was I wrong? The Wildcats went 2-1 in pool play to advance to the semifinals against Westminster Christian and won 25-22, 25-18. Then, in the finals against Parkway, West Union would take the title with a 25-22, 26-24. Not sure if this is the first time Union has won the Borgia Tournament, but if not, you would have to go back to the 80s to confirm. 2025 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168038' first='Sophia' last='Helling']</strong>, <strong>Josselyn Smith</strong>, and <strong>Hailey Dewitt</strong> led the offense and defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Winona Wildcats 10-0-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Verona Tournament title winners split with Miller in pool play before rolling to the title with wins over Marionville and Lockwood. Sisters <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='237001' first='Taylor' last='Williams'], Kylie Williams, Sophie Kile</strong>, and <strong>Sadie Kile</strong> are doing damage to class 1 power.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carl Junction Bulldogs 7-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carl Junction started the season with a five-set win over Class 5 power Kickapoo. They also won the Nevada Tournament without dropping a set. 2026 <strong>DeShaye Buerge,</strong> 2025<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='178046' first='Karissa' last='Chase']</strong>, and 2027 <strong>Maddy Huffman</strong> lead the attack, while 2026 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='735573' first='Jadyn' last='Howard']</strong> dishes the rock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fair Grove Eagles 8-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defending Class 2 champions are at it again. Start the season off undefeated, going 21- 1in sets. FG won the Branson Tournament, knocking off five larger schools while doing so.  2025s <strong>Bre Daniels, [player_tooltip player_id='493046' first='Shea' last='Skouby'],</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='737648' first='Ashton' last='Bell'] </strong>have started the season with a bang.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>El Dorado Springs Bulldogs 9-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting the season undefeated and 20-1 in sets the Bulldogs breezed through the Stockton tournament. A trio of 2025s,<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='195382' first='Neely' last='Schaaf']</strong>,<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='493041' first='Alexis' last='Collins']</strong>, and <strong>Avery Floyd</strong>, have put down 150 kills to lead ELDO.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pacific Indians 6-1-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Having lost in pool play to Helias, the championship match of the Windsor Tournament saw Pacific get the best of Helias as the champion.  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='170037' first='Caroline' last='Tomlinson'], Baylee Moore, [player_tooltip player_id='170039' first='Kaitlin' last='Payne']</strong>, and <strong>Megan Langenbacher</strong>, all 2025 players, are getting Pacific out to a hot start.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->