Athletes With State Tourney Experience: Class 6A Edition

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I have been looking back on the 2024 season this week while also previewing what could happen in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the third report featuring athletes who played in state tournaments last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first two reports featured athletes on teams who won their respective tournaments or finished second.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This report features four athletes who competed in the Class 6A State Tournament and who hope their experience on the grand stage will be useful in helping their clubs return to the 2025 tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='222099' first='Ella' last='Stowell']</strong>, 5'10”, MB, Olathe West, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stowell was the leader in kills for the Owls. Olathe West finished in third place at the Class 6A Tournament. Stowell recorded 305 kills in 96 sets. She is ranked No. 13 overall by Prep Dig Kansas and has verbally committed to play volleyball at Colorado State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='483908' first='Bailey' last='Busch'],</strong> 5'7”, OH, Manhattan, '27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Manhattan Indians finished in fourth place at the Class 6A Tournament. Busch led the Indians in kills with 391 in the 93 sets.&nbsp; Busch can play six rotations as she committed just 30 receiving errors and 591 total serve receptions. She is ranked No. 32 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='445976' first='Reese' last='Maslowski']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Blue Valley North, '27 (Pictured Above)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maslowski is currently ranked No. 10 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She was a member of a senior-laden roster at North. She will be returning as the team's leading attacker. Maslowski finished with 148 kills in 88 sets as a sophomore. She now has 280 career kills at the varsity level in two seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='714529' first='Charly' last='Vollertsen']</strong>, 5'11”, OH/RS, Garden City, ‘28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vollertsen had an impressive freshman season for the Buffaloes. She finished second on the team in kills with 201 in 94 sets. She filled up her stat line with 225 digs, 272 serve receptions, and 55 aces. She will have three seasons of opportunities to return to the state tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Washburn Rural and Wichita North also played in the Class 6A tournament and will look to return to Salina to play for the crown in 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->