Tournament Champions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bishop Leblond Eagles 9-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles flew into Chillicothe looking to take the title and did it without dropping a set, going 10-0 on the day. Leblond took on the host Hornets in the finals and took the 25-21, 25-17 title, getting big performances all weekend from the 2026 class of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='232218' first='Rilyn' last='Conard'], [player_tooltip player_id='735227' first='Katie' last='Sego']</strong>, and <strong>Ella Frazee</strong> while 2028 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='729553' first='Emily' last='Conz']</strong> dished the assists with 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jasper Eagles 16-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Class 1 team that's racking up the wins is the Jasper Eagles. Jasper would knock off Diamond, West Platte, Greenwood, Seneca, Lamar, and Butler on the way to the Lamar Tournament title, going 12-0 on the day. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='234361' first='Crystal' last='Smith'], Alivea Roberts,</strong> and <strong>Aspen Lehman</strong> were the offensive leaders, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493079' first='Shiloh' last='Storm']</strong> was the assist leader.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jefferson Blue Jays 11-6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jefferson headed to Cuba for the Cuba Invitational and came out undefeated, knocking off Viburnum, Belle, St. James, Herculaneum, and Warrenton. The Blue Jays left Cuba 10-0 in sets and the tournament title. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493032' first='Megan' last='Wood'], Peyton Guffey,</strong> and <strong>Halayna Loyd</strong> were the prominent performers over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Union Wildcats 16-3-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Union won the Borgia Tournament earlier this year, went to the Orchard Farm Tournament, and returned with another title. Veritas Christian, Montgomery County, and Collinsville were the victims in pool play, while Union knocked off North Point in the finals 25-16 and 25-13. [player_tooltip player_id='168038' first='Sophia' last='Helling']<strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='623081' first='Rilynn' last='Wingenbach'],</strong> and <strong>Josselyn Smith</strong> were unstoppable in the championship match at the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Desoto Dragons 9-7-4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Dragons went to New Haven, played in the New Haven Round Robin, and came out with the top trophy, going 3-0-1. <strong>Neo Bourn</strong> and 2028 <strong>Remington Emmons</strong> led the team with 23 kills during the championship win over New Haven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Buchanan 16-2-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Buchanan has won the Lathrop Tournament for the last three years. In pool play, they swept Orrick, Cameron, and Lathrop before sweeping Plattsburg in the semifinal finals, setting up a showdown with county rival Mid-Buchanan. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493057' first='Rilyn' last='Sherwood']</strong> was unstoppable in the finals, putting down 20 kills and hitting .347.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Timberland Wolves 13-4-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wolves played in the Seckman Tournament and came away with the title. In pool play, they would beat Ladue, Fox, and Bishop DuBourg in sweeps and split with Parkway Central. In the semifinals, they would beat Ladue 2-1 before knocking off the host team 18-25, 25-23, and 25-11. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='174405' first='Abby' last='Chall']</strong>, <strong>Kate Berthold</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='207713' first='Kennedy' last='Draggs']</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='544996' first='Reagan' last='Lyerla']</strong> have been playing great at the net, and [player_tooltip player_id='222076' first='Abigail' last='Schoene'] is the top Wolf running the show for Timberland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eugene Eagles 6-6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With wins over New Bloomfield 25-5, 25-10, Bunceton 25-21, 25-18 in pool play before knocking off the host Calvary Lutheran 25-19, 25-18 to win the Calvary Lutheran Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->