St. Louis President’s Day Tournament Teams To Know
There was much attention on the Triple Crown NIT last weekend and it was much deserved. Many Kansas/Missouri teams had good showings, including Dynasty 16 Black walking away champion of the Elite Division. There was some good volleyball played in…
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Continue ReadingThere was much attention on the Triple Crown NIT last weekend and it was much deserved. Many Kansas/Missouri teams had good showings, including Dynasty 16 Black walking away champion of the Elite Division. There was some good volleyball played in St. Louis also and today we take a look at some teams who had good showings.
HPSTL 15 Royal (2nd Open Division)
This is a team that will be fun to watch for the remainder of the season. They didn’t drop a match until the final one to Circle City 15 Purple in two highlight contested sets. 15 Royal has a roster full of players that will become household names for years to come including Tara Greenberry Tara Greenberry 6'3" | MB Incarnate Word | 2025 State #117 Nation MO , Zoe Baliva Zoe Baliva 6'1" | OH St. Joseph's Academy | 2025 State MO , and Hannah Leftridge Hannah Leftridge 5'10" | OH St. Pius X (Festus) | 2025 State MO .
HPSTL 15 Orange (5th Open Division)
15 Orange won the right games at the right time to advance to the gold bracket despite a 4-4 record. They walked away with a 5th place finish.
Rockwood Thunder 16 Navy (3rd Open Division)
16 Navy went 6-3, tying for third place over the weekend. Emma Hoing was a welcomed addition to this team moving over from the 15 Elite team from a year ago. Claire Fulton Claire Fulton 5'11" | S Visitation Academy | 2024 State MO is a player who can make things happen on the court and continue to watch the development of Sophia Gagnepain Sophia Gagnepain 5'8" | S Eureka | 2024 State MO and Madison Swehla Madison Swehla 5'10" | RS St. Joseph's | 2024 State MO .
HPSTL 16 Royal (5th Open Division)
HPSTL 16 Royal was perfect through two days before running into the before-mentioned Rockwood Thunder team. 16 Navy pulled off a three-set win to start the day. They would bounce back to beat Iowa Select to finish fifth and a 7-1 record. Audrey Small Audrey Small 5'6" | DS/L Fort Zumwalt West | 2024 State MO continues to flash her defensive playmaking ability. Grace Killion Grace Killion 5'11" | OH Cor Jesu | 2024 State MO is a year older and stronger. Sammi Bergjans Sammi Bergjans 5'9" | S Incarnate Word Academy | 2024 State MO was solid through eight matches.
HPSTL 17 Royal (3rd Open Division)
17 Royal was perfect through day 1. They ran into a buzz saw on day 2. They did what they needed to do on the final day to escape with a third-place finish going 5-4. Elise Paul Elise Paul 6'0" | MB Lutheran South | 2023 State MO continues to show flashes of being able to take over a match. Brianna Wortman Brianna Wortman 5'10" | OH Francis Howell | 2023 State MO continues to grow her game.
HPSTL 18 Royal (3rd Open Division)
18 Royal would have been perfect if they didn’t have to face Circle City teams, losing to both 18 Purple and 18 Black along the way to a 7-2 weekend. Haley Baliva and Anna Sommer Anna Sommer 6'1" | MB Parkway South | 2022 State MO were a couple of many players who were solid for HPSTL.