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<p>We are heading down the homestretch of the regular season with a couple of weeks of ball left. Tournament season has almost come to a close as teams conclude conference play. Here is week 5 of the [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] 15. </p>
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<p><strong>1. Blue Valley West (20-2)</strong> <strong>Prev: 2</strong></p>
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<p>West bounced back from an early week loss to St. Thomas Aquinas to defeat them over the weekend, along with top ten Olathe West, to win the Aquinas tournament. </p>
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<p><strong>2. St. Thomas Aquinas (20-3) Prev: 3</strong></p>
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<p>Aquinas knocked off West to start the week in three sets, then was defeated by them in their own tournament. They also picked up a win over Olathe West. </p>
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<p><strong>3. Blue Valley Southwest (25-2)</strong> <strong>Prev: </strong>4</p>
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<p>A lot of wins this week for Blue Valley Southwest as they walked away as tournament champions at the Spring Hill tournament. They didn't drop a set. </p>
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<p><strong>4. Olathe West (17-5)</strong> <strong>Prev: </strong>6</p>
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<p>Two losses this week, to the number one and number two teams.</p>
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<p><strong>5. Mill Valley (20-4) Prev: 5</strong></p>
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<p>Mill Valley dropped a tough five-set match to Olathe Northwest to start the week before going undefeated over the weekend. </p>
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<p><strong>6. Lee's Summit West (20-4) Prev: 1</strong></p>
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<p>A couple of losses in tournament play for the Titans. </p>
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<p><strong>7. Lee's Summit North (21-5)</strong> <strong>Prev: 7</strong></p>
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<p>The only blemish this week was to Ozark in three. They picked up a big win over Park Hill behind [player_tooltip player_id='357615' first='Piper' last='Bahr']. </p>
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<p><strong>8. Park Hill South (16-5)</strong> <strong>Prev: 8</strong></p>
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<p>A big sweep this week over Park Hill, with [player_tooltip player_id='812634' first='Dakota' last='Owenby'] and Jillian Schuler stepping up for a combined 15 kills. </p>
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<p><strong>9. Oak Grove (25-0-1)</strong> <strong>Prev: 9</strong></p>
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<p>I saw Oak Grove live for the first time, and they are the real deal. Winners of the Bishop LeBlond tournament, [player_tooltip player_id='557372' first='Piper' last='Hudson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='556998' first='Paisley' last='Hudson'], are two players you'd better get to know. </p>
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<p><strong>10. Olathe Northwest (20-5) Prev: NR</strong></p>
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<p>The Ravens were the winners of the Lawrence tournament and picked up a win over Mill Valley during the week. </p>
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<p><strong>11. Park Hill (9-3</strong>) <strong>Prev: 10</strong></p>
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<p>Two losses last week to two teams ranked higher in the rankings. </p>
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<p><strong>12. St. James (20-8) Prev: 13</strong></p>
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<p>Ran into the gauntlet of Blue Valley West and Aquinas to start the week but bounced back for a successful weekend, racking up numerous wins. </p>
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<p><strong>13. Blue Valley North (17-8) Prev: NR</strong></p>
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<p>Defeated by Lee's Summit North but picked up a couple of quality wins over St. Dominic and St. Teresa's. [player_tooltip player_id='445976' first='Reese' last='Maslowski'] had a good tournament showing. </p>
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<p><strong>14. Smithville (16-3) Prev: 15</strong></p>
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<p>Two wins this week, but a big tournament is ahead this weekend. </p>
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<p><strong>15. Lansing (24-8) Prev: 12</strong></p>
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<p>A couple of losses to Blue Valley Southwest in tournament play. </p>
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We are heading down the homestretch of the regular season with a couple of weeks of ball left. Tournament season has almost come to a close as teams conclude conference play. Here is week 5 of the Power
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1. Blue Valley West (20-2) Prev: 2 West bounced back from an early week loss to St. Thomas Aquinas to defeat them over the weekend, along with top ten Olathe West, to win the Aquinas tournament. 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (20-3) Prev: 3 Aquinas knocked off West to start the week in three sets, then was defeated by them in their own tournament. They also picked up a win over Olathe West. 3. Blue Valley Southwest (25-2) Prev: 4 A lot of wins this week for Blue Valley Southwest as they walked away as tournament champions at the Spring Hill tournament. They didn't drop a set. 4. Olathe West (17-5) Prev: 6 Two losses this week, to the number one and number two teams. 5. Mill Valley (20-4) Prev: 5 Mill Valley dropped…
