Chasing Bids Across the Country

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We head into another qualifier weekend with teams heading to Florida and Boston. We also had some action last weekend in New Orleans with the Music City Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Music City</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the Open Division, both HPSTL 18 Royal and [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 18 Elite had already entered, holding bids in different divisions, and were hoping to move up to Open. HPSTL were resting in an American bid, while Rockwood owned the region's National bid. Both teams battled and fell just short, tying for 5th with the 2nd-4th place teams walking away with bids. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428892' first='PVA' last=''] 18 Elite returned with a USA bid after going 6-3 for a second-place showing. It took two three-set wins in the Gold round to get it done. [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 18 Navy finished 5th and were looking to upgrade after getting a Liberty bid from MLK in January. Speaking of Liberty, 417 Missouri Jrs. 18 Elite went 9-1, good for second and earning a trip to Nationals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boston</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A few age groups are rolling in Boston with the Nike Boston Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15 Open</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HPSTL 15 Royal is the lone squad traveling from Missouri in the Open age group. They were 2-1 on the first day</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 Open</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HPSTL 16 Royal, [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] 16-1, and [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 16 Elite made the trek out East. HPSTL and [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] both went 3-0 on the first day. The setting duo of [player_tooltip player_id='729593' first='Shelbi' last='Mead'] and [player_tooltip player_id='729480' first='Lauren' last='Dorey'] will try to keep it rolling on day 2 for the Royal. [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] needed a 15-13 third-set win to start the day, but sailed through their other two matches. Keep an eye on the middle with [player_tooltip player_id='813193' first='Emma' last='Friedline'] leading the way on the second ay. Rockwood went 2-1, dropping their last match, which included a 29-27 second set. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sunshine</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams heard the weather may get funky, so they decided to head to Florida this weekend for the Sunshine Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15 USA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have a couple of teams to keep an eye on in the USA division. [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 15 Navy is sitting at 2-0 on the day as this article was submitted. On the other side of the state line, Mavs KC 15 National rests at 1-1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15 Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three teams from what we call home are in battle in the Liberty group. [program_tooltip program_id='515466' first='Pohaku' last=''] 15-1 from the Heart of America region went 1-2 on the first day. From the same region, Mizuno [program_tooltip program_id='515493' first='Club' last='North'] 15IB reversed [program_tooltip program_id='515466' first='Pohaku' last='']'s record and went 2-1. Perfect on the first day was 816 Mavs 15 National, going 3-0 and staying in contention. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 Open</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 16 Black was the top seed in Pool 6 and held it down, going 3-0 and not dropping a set on the first day. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 USA and 16 Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quite a few teams made the trip to battle in the USA and Liberty Divisions, which is still going on at press time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>HPSTL 16 Orange 0-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mizuno [program_tooltip program_id='515493' first='Club' last='North'] 16 Angela 2-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mavs KC 16 National 0-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428760' first='Core' last='STL'] 16 Navy 1-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blue Steel Volleyball 16 Black 2-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 16 Blue 2-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 16 White 2-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mavs 816 16 National 2-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>913 Athletics 16 National 1-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 16 Navy 2-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Invasion 16 Black 2-0</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17 Open</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 17 Black and HPSTL 17 Royal are the two teams fighting in the Open. [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] already owns a bid and started the day going 3-0. 17 Royal went 2-1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17 USA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 17 Blue matched the record of their sister team, going 3-0 in the USA from the third spot in the pool. As the afternoon wave continues, Top Notch 17U Elite, [program_tooltip program_id='428760' first='Core' last='STL'] 17 Navy, and HPSTL 17 Orange are all 1-1. [program_tooltip program_id='515466' first='Pohaku' last=''] 17-1, fresh off a National bid from region play, sits 0-2. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>17 Liberty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Liberty teams played this morning, and Invasion 17 Black went 2-1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->