Day 3 Final Four Results
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Better late than never. Class 1 3rd Place Northwest Lady Mustangs took on Galena Lady Bears in the Class 1 3rd place match and swept to the school’s highest finishes with a 25-13, 25-13, 25-10 win. Kaesha Walter Kaesha Walter…
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Class 1 3rd Place
Northwest Lady Mustangs took on Galena Lady Bears in the Class 1 3rd place match and swept to the school’s highest finishes with a 25-13, 25-13, 25-10 win. Kaesha Walter Kaesha Walter 5'7" | OH Galena | 2024 State MO was the only offensive output for the Bears as she finished with 15 kills and eight digs. Northwest had a balanced attack in the win and was led by 2024 outside Grace Walker who led the Northwest attack with 13 kills. In 2024 Karlie Smith added 12 kills and nine digs, and in 2026 Gabriella Meyer added 12 kills, eight digs, and two blocks in the win.
Class 2 3rd Place
After dropping a heartbreaker in 5 to Hermann the day before Bishop LeBlond regrouped and would win the 3rd Place match 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-20. 2026 Rilyn Conard Rilyn Conard 5'8" | OH Bishop LeBlond | 2026 State MO , 2024 Madie Sego and Lindsey Atha combined for 42 of the team’s 55 kills in the win. Arcadia Valley’s 2025 Kayla Sumpter finished with 18 kills and 2024 Cate Newstead-Adams added 14 in the loss.
Class 2 Championship
This one started with the building being evacuated because of a fire and after an hour and a half wait to return to action the two teams got together for a little dance-off. Once the match started it was an epic Class 2 championship battle. Fair Grove would hold off the Bearcats with a dramatic 5-set win 22-25, 25-18,17-25, 25-21, and 15-5 to win the school’s first state volleyball title. Fair Grove used everyone in its attack against the Bearcats getting double-digit kills from 2024 Hannah Maxwell Hannah Maxwell OH Fair Grove | 2024 State MO and 2025 Shea Skouby Shea Skouby 5'11" | MB Fair Grove | 2025 State MO added 16 and Ashton Bell contributed 11. Defense was the name of the game for the Eagles as they would finish with 119 team digs. In 2024 Faith Klindworth Faith Klindworth 5'8" | DS/L Fair Grove | 2024 State MO led the way with 33 and in 2025 Brooke Daniels Brooke Daniels S Fair Grove | 2025 State MO added 25. In the loss for the Bearcats 2025 Sydney Schulte Sydney Schulte 5'8" | OH Hermann | 2024 MO finished with 16 as the team’s kill leader followed by 2026 Ashlyn Hughes with 15, and 2024 Jill Rood with 12. 2025 Kennedie Witthaus Kennedie Witthaus 5'3" | DS/L Hermann | 2025 State MO carried the defense with 35 digs.
Class 1 Championship
Class 1 went as I expected all season long as the Advance Hornets would repeat as Champions and win their 5th title in 6 years. 2024’s Abigail Kennedy and Alexis Hoffman Alexis Hoffman 5'11" | MB Advance | 2024 State MO were unstoppable in the win combining for 27 kills and hitting .482 in the convincing 25-13, 25-13, and 25-20 win. 2024 Enzley Dinkins Enzley Dinkins 5'7" | S South Iron | 2024 State MO led the Panthers with eight kills, 10 assists, and 21 digs while 2025 Emmy Gayle Emmy Gayle 5'5" | OH South Iron | 2025 State MO and Lexie Bollinger Lexie Bollinger 5'8" | RS South Iron | 2025 State MO added 19 kills. The Panther’s highest finish was 4th in a prior visit to the final four and beat that finish this season taking 2nd in Class 1.