Wrapping Up Regular Season Tournament Champions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ozark 34-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Only a few teams in Class 5 are as hot right now as Ozark. With the sweep of Nixa, Ozark wrapped up the conference title. In the win, [player_tooltip player_id='219778' first='Tara' last='Venable'] finished with 12 kills and 15 digs, making her one of the top pins in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jefferson City 24-7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last year's Class 4 3rd place finisher geared up for the playoffs by playing a rigid schedule. In back-to-back seasons, Jeff City won the CMAC Conference. During the team's sweep of Helias, the Jays got production from [player_tooltip player_id='475325' first='Leah' last='Heisler'] and [player_tooltip player_id='477954' first='Nola' last='Borgmeyer'], racking up 24 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Michael 21-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the sweep over Pembroke Hill, the Guardians won the Crossroads conference undefeated. In the win over Pembroke Hill to clinch the title, SMA received big play from [player_tooltip player_id='396499' first='Kinley' last='Gillihan'], [player_tooltip player_id='219755' first='Epi' last='Salamasina'], and [player_tooltip player_id='542207' first='Grace' last='Lowry'], who combined 34 of the team's 40 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southern Boone 18-5-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SB did something new this year. With the win over Hallsville, they won the first Tri-County Conference in school history. In the win over Hallsville, Zoey Williams had 19 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='493013' first='Taylor' last='Germann'] finished with 21 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Heights Christian 20-10-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Heights is the Ozark 7 Conference title winner. Toryn Fink and Lydia Hipple led NHC through the conference, going undefeated.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jasper 30-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not much is stopping Jasper this season. They won the WEMO conference championship and went undefeated, beating Liberal 25-16, 25-17, 25-11. [player_tooltip player_id='234361' first='Crystal' last='Smith'] has 457 kills on the season and 1881 for her career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709407,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Jasper-Conference-Champs.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-709407" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Union 26-3-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year's squad accomplished something that's not been done in 37 years, and that is to win the Four Rivers Conference. Union captured the outright title with the win over Sullivan 25-12, 28-26, 25-16. [player_tooltip player_id='168038' first='Sophia' last='Helling'] hit .400 and racked up 23 kills in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Park Hill South 27-8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PHS is getting geared up for the playoffs, having won their conference this season. They knocked off Liberty to win the title. [player_tooltip player_id='219763' first='Peyton' last='Liming'] was on fire in the match, finishing with 29 kills and hitting a whopping .474. The Panthers went 8-0 in conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marshfield 30-5-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the win over Rogersville 3-1, Marshfield wraps up an undefeated run in the OMC to claim the conference championship. [player_tooltip player_id='735547' first='Gracelyn' last='Bull'] and [player_tooltip player_id='725291' first='Quinn' last='Aldridge'] had 29 kills in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709403,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Marshfield-Conference-Champs.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-709403" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Holt 16-3-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a five-set win over Orchard Farm, [player_tooltip player_id='595336' first='Summer' last='Zelei'], Lilly Mcgrail, [player_tooltip player_id='545003' first='Eden' last='Wilson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='207295' first='Dakota' last='Wilson'] combined for 59 kills to help Holt go undefeated and win the conference championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709399,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Holt-Conference-Champions.jpg?w=768" alt="" class="wp-image-709399" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ste Genevieve 21-8-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I wasn't sure about the Dragons starting the season, but they've been playing very well. They pulled a double this season, winning the conference and tournament championships. They won the gold bracket in the MAAA conference tournament. They beat Potosi in 2 in the semifinals and Valle in 2 to win the title. During the title match, Emma Gegg finishes with 11 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709405,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Ste.-Gen-Conf-Champs.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-709405" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Miller 25-6-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's playoff time, and Miller is once again in the mix. They have been on fire lately, winning the Southwest Conference title for the seventh time in the last nine years. The Cardinals also won the Sparta Tournament, defending Lesterville in the final in 2. [player_tooltip player_id='237008' first='Ashlynn' last='Helton'], [player_tooltip player_id='490122' first='Rachel' last='Nunez'], and Loghann Leivan led the Cardinals in kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709406,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Miller-Conf-Champs.jpg?w=819" alt="" class="wp-image-709406" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Timberland 24-8-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wolves won the GAC Central conference championship this season. Kate Berthold, [player_tooltip player_id='207713' first='Kennedy' last='Draggs'], and [player_tooltip player_id='174405' first='Abby' last='Chall'] led the Wolves attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709404,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/Timberland-Conf-Champs.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-709404" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Centralia 15-17</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centralia won the Eugene Tournament last weekend, beating Eugene in the title 25-16 and 25-23. Madilynn Hunter led the way in the title match with 11 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":709395,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/IMG_0011.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-709395" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->