Deep Bunch of HOA Teams Set For Open and National in 17s
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I saw many of these teams this past weekend and they are ready for the national stage. The age group has been challenging for years and this year is no different as four teams are set for open play. Here…
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Continue ReadingI saw many of these teams this past weekend and they are ready for the national stage. The age group has been challenging for years and this year is no different as four teams are set for open play. Here are the participants.
Open
Dynasty 17 Black
As has been the trend, Dynasty had a strong qualifier season with many top-three finishes. It took them a bit to break through and get the title in April at Lone Star. They are a deep team and that depth will be needed heading into nationals without one of their primary weapons in pin Carlie Cisneros Carlie Cisneros 6'0" | OH Liberty North | 2024 State #7 Nation MO , who is done for the season. Luckily they still have the likes of Skyler Pierce Skyler Pierce 6'3" | OH Olathe Northwest | 2024 State #4 Nation KS and Abigail Mullen Abigail Mullen 6'3" | RS Liberty | 2025 State #3 Nation MO to carry the offensive load on the pins. The middle has gotten great production from Cy Rae Campbell Cy Rae Campbell 5'11" | MB Heritage Christian | 2024 State #45 Nation KS .
Power ‘] 17 Black
I saw them a couple of times last weekend in some highly contested matches. They earned their bid at Show Me in April after finishing second. They are in good hands with Janelle Green Janelle Green 5'9" | S Blue Valley North | 2024 State #68 Nation KS running the show. She has Alea Goolsby Alea Goolsby 5'11" | OH St. Thomas Aquinas | 2025 State #36 Nation KS and Jillian Huckabey Jillian Huckabey 6'0" | OH Olathe Northwest | 2024 State #74 Nation KS to feed the ball to on the pins, along with slides to Julia Headley Julia Headley 6'2" | MB St. James | 2024 State #103 Nation KS . I was also impressed with the defensive effort of Felicia Wu Felicia Wu 5'6" | S Blue Valley North | 2024 State KS in the defensive specialist role.
Mavs KC 17-1
Mavs went bid hunting in Chicago where they were successful back in April. They hope to build on their best Open showing of the season come nationals. Tatum Grimes Tatum Grimes 6'2" | MB St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 State #184 Nation KS and Lauren Roediger Lauren Roediger 6'2" | MB Olathe Northwest | 2024 State KS are a good combo in the middle. Setter Kelsey Schenck Kelsey Schenck 5'11" | S St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 State KS has more than enough options on the pins with Sara Allmon Sara Allmon 6'0" | OH Olathe South | 2024 KS and Hope Hickman Hope Hickman 6'0" | MB Northeast Kansas Home School | 2024 State KS being a couple.
Pohaku 17-1
Last weekend was the first I saw live of Pohaku and listen, they are playing with a swag and confidence I like right now. They traveled to Nevada to get their Open bid at Far Western. To their record, they also had a 6th place showing at MEQ. Alexis Alexander is so good on the slide and scores at a high percentage. Riley Ourth Riley Ourth 5'7" | DS/L Olathe West | 2024 State KS is solid defensively in the libero jersey and Ava Martin Ava Martin 5'10" | S Bishop Miege | 2024 State #77 Nation KS is a high-IQ setter.
National
Power ‘] 17 Red
5th place finish was perfect for Power ‘] 17 Red since all of the above teams finished ahead of them in Power League. With that said, there is no failure in finishing 5th behind that quartet of teams. They had a second-place finish in the USA division at Show Me, but National is the higher bid that they are required to accept. Chloe Tyrell is one of their pins who also had a strong fall season.
Shockwave 17-1
Shockwave had the 6th place Power League finish and earned themselves a National bid to the championships. The Wichita-area-based club is also competing in the AAU championships this week as a tune-up for nationals. Gracie Morrow Gracie Morrow 5'11" | OH Maize South | 2024 State KS and Jillian Gregory Jillian Gregory 6'0" | OH Maize South | 2025 State #66 Nation KS are effective and high-flying pins on this roster who can score all over the court. Setter Camdyn Stucky Camdyn Stucky 6'1" | S Maize South | 2024 State #97 Nation KS is Tennessee bound and Abigail Koontz Abigail Koontz 5'4" | DS/L Newton | 2024 State KS is a high-level defender.