Tournament Champions

The article will be a running list of Tournament Champions throughout the season. If you have a team, you would like added to the list, please let me know by sending me a message on Twitter and providing me a team picture.   Tournament Champions Part 5   Hermann Bearcats   The Bearcats would roll through the Hermann Tournament pool play last Thursday with sweeps of Lutheran North, Gateway Legacy, and Washington in Tuesday night's pool play. They would return on Monday and sweep New Haven and then knock off Washington 25-27, 25-19, 25-21 to win the home tournament for the first time since 2016. [player_tooltip player_id='168912' first='Holly' last='Heldt'] would finish the match with 20 kills, and in 2024 Jill Rood would add 12 kills to give the hometown Bearcats the title.   Liberty North Eagles   Liberty North would go into the Blue Springs South Tournament and make a massive statement by winning the title, only dropping 1 set. The Eagles would knock off Grain Valley 25-14, 25-16, Park Hill 25-17, 25-22, St. Dominic 25-19, 25-18, St. Teresa's Academy 25-21, 25-22, Fayetteville, AR 25-18, 24-26, 25-20 and then in the finals take out St. Thomas Aquinas, KS 26-24, 25-19. [player_tooltip player_id='119226' first='Carlie' last='Cisneros'] would finish with 13 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='153934' first='Emma' last='Christian'] would dish out 16 assists for the win.   California Pintos   Having swept their way through the Warrensburg Tournament until the finals, when they would beat Warrensburg 31-29, 24-26, 25-18, which would be the only set they would lose on the weekend. Pool play wins over Lafayette County, Sacred Heart, and Pleasant Hill, and they would dispatch Santa Fe in the semifinals 25-23, 25-20 before battling with Warrensburg in the finals. Lauren Friedrich and [player_tooltip player_id='216432' first='Isabella' last='Kincaid'] would lead the Pintos offense throughout the tournament.   Ste. Genevieve Dragons   The Dragons would roll through the Perryville Tournament, not having dropped a set all day. Pool play victims would be Advance, Scott City, and Desoto. Ste. Gen would beat Fredericktown 25-20, 25-20, Saxony Lutheran 25-23, 25-21, and then the home team Perryville in the finals 25-22, 25-21. Big plays from Dru Koetting and Maya Watts would provide the offense and defense to help gain the title.   Liberty Mountain View Eagles   Liberty would come out of the Mt. Vernon with a tournament championship having to escape Clever 25-20, 23-25, 25-18 before knocking down Branson in the finals.   Odessa Bulldogs   Redemption against Belton was on the Bulldog's mind going into the finals of the Grandview Tournament. A 25-22, 25-22 win over the Pirates was a perfect ending for the Bulldogs. With wins earlier in the day over Raytown, Grandview, Raymore-Peculiar would give a rematch against the team that's handed the Bulldogs two of the four losses on the season. This time [player_tooltip player_id='214765' first='Lexi' last='Adamec'], [player_tooltip player_id='221012' first='Rylee' last='Adams'], and Lilly Malizzi would help the Bulldogs with the win over Belton in the finals.   Tournament Champions Part 4   Winona Wildcats   They went undefeated in the Gideon Tournament, beating Hayti, Charleston, and Holcomb in pool play. The Wildcats would knock off Southland in the quarterfinals, Clarkton 2-1 in the semifinals, and then Gideon for the title 25-21, 25-13.   Taylor Osborne, [player_tooltip player_id='152145' first='Nevaeh' last='Malawey'], and Bailee Luttrell would carry the team to the title.   Glendale Falcons   The Falcons would take the Strafford Tournament title with wins over El Dorado Springs, East Newton, and Clever in 2-0 wins, split with Timberland and take out Strafford in the title game 25-12, 25-23. Libby Allen, Kaitlyn Brady, and [player_tooltip player_id='495283' first='Tatum' last='Kuntz'] had a big weekend for the Falcons.   Webb City Cardinals   Undefeated on the day at 7-0, the Cardinals would beat McDonald County, Siloam Springs, AR, Central, Rogers Heritage, AR, Nevada, Harrisonville, and then Carl Junction in the finals 25-19, 25-17. The Cardinals would receive big performances in tournament play for Brenda Lawrence and Kate Brownfield.   Eureka Wildcats   A repeat performance at the Gateway Matchup with wins over Pattonville, Rosati-Kain, Kirkwood, Incarnate Word, Webster Groves, Howell, and then beat Marquette in the finals 25-13, 25-18. [player_tooltip player_id='123459' first='Mia' last='Berg'] and [player_tooltip player_id='124215' first='Olivia' last='Hasbrook'] would help the Wildcats repeat.   Tournament Champions Part 3   Fair Grove   Buffalo Tournament Champs beat Stockton, Conway, Hallsville, Bolivar, Ash Grove, and then Conway in the finals 25-20, 25-20. [player_tooltip player_id='171211' first='Kameron' last='Green'] and [player_tooltip player_id='495357' first='Allison' last='Findley'] would be the standouts in the finals for the Eagles.   Potosi Trojans   Cuba Tournament Champions beat Herculaneum 25-21, 27-25, Steelville 25-20, 24-26, Cuba 27-26, 25-14 in pool play. Potosi would then beat Warrenton 25-11, 25-12 in the semifinals and Union 25-15, 25-13 to win the championship and remain undefeated in the year.    Salem Tigers   Cabool Tournament Champs were undefeated on the day. Avery Erway had a big weekend at the net, and Kylee Shalbot would patrol the defense.   Kickapoo Chiefs   The chiefs would knock off rival Ozark to win the title of the Springfield Classic 25-23, 11-25, 25-22. Kickapoo would run the table in pool play sweeping Rogersville, Carl Junction, Forth Smith Southside, AR, and Ozark.   Tournament Champions Part 2   Jefferson Blue Jays   Win the Seckman Tournament over the weekend by knocking off the host 26-24, 25-23. In pool play, Jefferson would beat DuBourg 2-0, Fox 2-0, and Perryville 2-0. St. Vincent would be the next victim in a 2-0 win in the quarterfinals of tournament play. The semifinals were a pool play rematch with Perryville, and Jefferson would take the win 2-1 and proceed to beat Seckman for the title. [player_tooltip player_id='101698' first='Kirstyn' last='Loyd'] would represent Jefferson on the All-Tournament Team.   East Buchanan Bulldogs   The Bulldogs would run the table at the Lathrop Tournament, going 5-0. [player_tooltip player_id='99225' first='Maya' last='Watkins'] led the way with eight kills in the championship.   Platte County   Winnetonka Tournament Champions would sweep everyone and move to 16-6 on the season. With wins over Oak Park, Maryville, Fort Osage, Lawson, Pembroke Hill, and St. Pius X 25-20, 25-19 in the championship. Tatianna Murray would put down eight kills, and Madison Hoyt had six blocks for the win.   Bishop LeBlond   Winners of the Chillicothe Tournament by beating the host Chillicothe 25-16, 19-25, 25-20. [player_tooltip player_id='171214' first='Sadie' last='Ward'] and 2026 Rilyn Conard would finish eight kills in the championship match.   Francis Howell   Won the St. Joseph's Academy Tournament with wins over Lutheran St. Charles, Cor Jesu, Pleasant Hill, and St. Joseph's Academy in 2-0 sweeps and then finished the tournament knocking off Visitation Academy 24-26, 25-13, 25-21.   Blair Oaks Falcons   The Falcons won the West Plains Tournament with an undefeated pool play record. Beat Rolla in the finals 25-19, 25-14.    California Pintos   Going undefeated in the Fulton Tournament, the Pintos won the championship over Eldon 2-0 and improved on the year to 9-0-1.   Forsyth Panters   The Panthers would win the home tournament going undefeated and winning the championship over Clever 25-27, 25-23, and 25-18. [player_tooltip player_id='168898' first='Savannah' last='Koen'] would knock down 18 kills in the final.   Tournament Champions Part 1   Pattonville Pirates   [player_tooltip player_id='150044' first='Kylie' last='Surratt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='168035' first='Reagan' last='Nelson'] would be named All-Tournament Team, and Surratt took the MVP award while the Pirates would take the title at the Pattonville Tournament.   Parkway West Longhorns   Parkway West surprised me, but with the program's history, it shouldn't. The Longhorns marched into the Borgia Tournament and won the Blue Pool 4-2 record. Parkway West would knock off Francis Howell Central in the semifinals and then defending Class 4 state champion Westminister in the finals.   Pacific Indians   Winners of the St Charles West title over Fort Zumwalt South 2-0. The Indians would run through the tournament, not dropping a set.   Saxony Lutheran Crusaders   From our conversations throughout the two-day 62-team tournament, Saxony wasn't mentioned to be a contender. People took notice once they knocked off Class 2 favorite Jefferson in 2. Saxony would beat Farmington in 2 to win their 1st title at Dig for Life.   Lebanon Yellowjackets   The Yellowjackets returned from a 5-point deficit to take the title at the Hillcrest Tournament. Lebanon would beat Republic and Glendale in pool play, knock off Camdenton in the semifinals in 3 and then win the finals over Webb City in dramatic fashion in 2 and improve to 8-2-5.   Windsor Owls   Two tournaments and two titles for the Owls as they won the North County tournament going undefeated and improving to 12-1 on the season. Photo credit Stephanie Williams.   Westminster Christian Wildcats   The Visitation Champions went 6-0 in pool play knocking off Ladue, Francis Howell North, and Lindbergh. In the semifinals, they would knock off a tough Helias team 2-1, and the championship was a 2-0 sweep of Francis Howell Central. [player_tooltip player_id='152141' first='Emma' last='Fairchild'] would lead the team with 29 kills.   St. Pius X Lancers   St. Pius would start the year off by winning the MICDS Tournament going 6-0 in pool play with wins over Rosati-Kain, Duchesne, and Centralia, IL. The Semifinal match would go to the Lancers with a 2-1 win over Farmington, and the championship was a sweep of Althoff Catholic, IL. [player_tooltip player_id='168037' first='Hannah' last='Leftridge'], [player_tooltip player_id='221230' first='Bennett' last='Raterman'], and [player_tooltip player_id='221231' first='Elena' last='Ruble'] were named to the All-Tournament Team.   Windsor Owls   [player_tooltip player_id='170398' first='Lexi' last='Menne'], [player_tooltip player_id='124854' first='Katie' last='Moore'], and [player_tooltip player_id='213639' first='Madison' last='Williams'] would make the All-Tournament team. Winning the home tournament is always special, and the Owls did it by going 6-0 in pool play with wins over Mehlville, DeSoto, and Affton. In the semifinals, they would knock off Class 2 power Hermann 2-0 and take a 2-1 win over Clayton in the championship.

The article will be a running list of Tournament Champions throughout the season. If you have a team, you would like added to the list, please let me know by sending me a message on Twitter and providing me a team picture.