HOA Region: 17 Regionals Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Heart of America region is ready to hand out more bids this weekend. They will host regionals for American and Freedom bids for nationals. Here are some Missouri teams and players you should watch heading into the weekend in the American. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Invasion 17-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Invasion has the pieces to walk away with a bid this weekend. They battled through a competitive power league and had a good showing at the Crown Town Clash last month finishing second. [player_tooltip player_id='357615' first='Piper' last='Bahr'] has a heavy arm on the outside and has developed into a six-rotation pin. Kali Ademic brings a physicality to the front row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dynasty 17-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dynasty went to Florida weeks back and competed in the USA division. They finished 9th out of 88 teams. Park Hill South products Sydni Lafasciasno and Vada Brittin are joined by Belton's [player_tooltip player_id='261314' first='Phoenix' last='Fogel']. Lafasciasno had a big year on the outside this fall and has brought that with her this spring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>417 Juniors 17-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fresh off of a championship at the Black Gold Brawl, 417 Juniors 17-2 will carry that momentum into regionals. Addyson Bybee is an outside who is terminal. [player_tooltip player_id='542250' first='Mollie' last='McRoberts'] is a quality defender and does a good job along the back row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PVA 17-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PVA hasn't gotten much into their qualifier season yet and will hope to capture a bid this week. They traveled to St. Louis for President's Day and finished 9th. They are strong in ball control, led by Notre Dame De Sion's Addison McNieve in the libero jersey. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>417 Juniors 17-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>417 captured the Crown Town Clash last month to earn free entry to AAU Nationals this summer. They will look to double their national experience by securing a bid this weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='219778' first='Tara' last='Venable'] is one of their top players but look for others to play like [player_tooltip player_id='490209' first='Gwen' last='Kubik'] and [player_tooltip player_id='438212' first='Alexis' last='Andela']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alpha Omega 17-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alpha Omega won the AAU Crossfire March Madness a couple of weekends ago and will look for more success in Lawrence. Aubrie Jo Benning, [player_tooltip player_id='774867' first='Reese' last='Iher'], and [player_tooltip player_id='357623' first='Kambell' last='Winegar'] are a trio of pins who can deliver points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->