2025 St. Louis Mideast Qualifier 14U Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ST.LOUIS - </strong>The 11U-13U and the non-open 14U divisions competed this weekend in the Mideast Qualifier here at the Americas Center. The Iowa teams represented themselves well during the event. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I wrote about<a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/03/2025-club-team-spotlights-cia-14-black/"> CIA 14 Black</a> on Saturday. That squad advanced to the Liberty Division Gold Bracket. It won six of eight matches and 13 of 18 sets during the weekend, finishing ninth out of 128 teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adrenaline 14 Doug ended up 21st in the American Division. It showed grit in winning a three-setter against Rockwood Thunder in Sunday's semifinals of the Silver D bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out action from that match in this video: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/XcOo0CyHEn0","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/XcOo0CyHEn0 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lilly Kreeb showed she can find success in the middle or on the right side of the front row. The future Beckman Trailblazer is a two-way performer, defending at the net and getting good swings on the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Linn-Mar will have the services of four members from this Adrenaline outfit. A potential difference-maker on the outside for the Lions is Colyns Schroeder, who also holds up well in the back row. Juliet Wadsley is another promising pin, and Carly St. John and Sydney Lake will fortify the back row in Marion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Lana Riniker (DS) and Eden Voight (OH) are heading to Class 3A state champion Mount Vernon. Xavier will welcome a versatile setter in Reese Grobstich. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A rock-solid Clear Creek Amana program will add a potential producer at right-side hitter in [player_tooltip player_id='782908' first='Stella' last='Root']. Ellie Vogt's work at middle hitter should make the folks at Kennedy happy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adrenaline 14 Doug won six of nine matches during the weekend and 13 of 22 sets. It members left town with added confidence generated by the performance. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>United 14-2 Elite navigated a tough schedule to finish 23rd out of 128 teams in the Liberty Division despite a 3-5 overall record. It won 10 of 21 sets played, however. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='785522' first='Ava' last='Lacina'] swings with the best of them in Iowa's 14U group. Sydney Sterling has the makings of being a six-rotation contributor on the high school level. She's technically sound. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Camryn Clark and Camryn Courtney share the setter position, while Adelle Wallace and [player_tooltip player_id='780596' first='Audrey' last='Howe'] alternate between libero and DS. Reese Crumley adds depth in the back row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The versatility of [player_tooltip player_id='775626' first='Georgia' last='Sutherland'] and Aubrey Wehr is valuable. Sage Teagle and Brenna Winterhof are developing middle hitters. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>United 14-3 Elite was 21st in the American Division. A roster including Grace Barnes, [player_tooltip player_id='847970' first='Elise' last='Foster'], Kaitlyn Goddard, Malea Hollenbeck, [player_tooltip player_id='847972' first='Jersey' last='Jergens'], Elizabeth Kain, Averi Rice , Adelyn Stone, Clarice Trimpe and Jaylah Wright contributed to a successful weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->