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<p>Weather permitting, Team Howe will be heading to St. Louis this weekend for the Nike President's Day Classic. It's a well-run event with high-end competition. </p>
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<p>Adrenaline 17 Marty in the Open Division is a team I'm looking forward to seeing for the first time this season. It'll serve as a great test for a team with big goals in 2025. </p>
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<p>First-team all-state setter [player_tooltip player_id='389012' first='Channing' last='Johnson'] guided Denver to the Class 2A state title. She was named the top producer in the championship match win against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. Her 1198 assists were the second most in all of Iowa for 2024. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='215390' first='Jovi' last='Evans'] earned second-team all-state honors after helping Mid-Prairie reach the Class 3A state tournament. She finished her junior campaign with 584 assists, 359 kills (.356) and 374 digs. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='517585' first='Sariah' last='Sherman'] led Clear Creek Amana with 79.0 blocks and ranked third on the state tournament participant in kills (171). Cedar Rapids Prairie's [player_tooltip player_id='447581' first='Grace' last='Knock'] came up with 449 digs, the fourth most in 5A. [player_tooltip player_id='389069' first='Sophie' last='Sander']'s 988 assists at Anamosa were the fifth most in 3A. </p>
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<p>CaliAna Whitaker played a vital role in helping Mount Vernon win the Class 3A state title with a squad-high 97.0 blocks and 151 kills. Beckman's [player_tooltip player_id='389068' first='Miley' last='Manternach'] produced 208 kills and 91.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='497594' first='Lucy' last='Maassen']'s 162 kills were the second most for Iowa City Liberty. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='389071' first='Harper' last='Pacha'] joined Evans in getting the Prairie Hawks to state with 256 kills. [player_tooltip player_id='389016' first='Mya' last='McCoy'], who preps at Galena (IL) High, adds depth at the net. </p>
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Weather permitting, Team Howe will be heading to St. Louis this weekend for the Nike President's Day Classic. It's a well-run event with high-end competition.
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