Top performers and MVP pick from Class 3 State Championships!
Springfield Catholic 33-4-1 4th Place Grace O’Reilly, Sophomore This kid has some talent, and she let it shine at the tournament. In the semifinal loss to Park Hills Central 33-35, 25-22, 19-25, 19-25, she had 19 kills, 12 digs, and…
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Grace O’Reilly, Sophomore
This kid has some talent, and she let it shine at the tournament. In the semifinal loss to Park Hills Central 33-35, 25-22, 19-25, 19-25, she had 19 kills, 12 digs, and three aces. In the 3rd match, Hermann won 25-11, 25-18, 25-12. Grace O’Reilly had seven kills and eight digs.
Cherie Sabini, Junior
In the loss to Hermann, she had five kills and seven digs. In the semifinal, four-set loss to Park Hills Central, Sabini contributed 15 kills on .400%.
Hermann 25-8-3 3rd Place
Grace Winkelmann Grace Winkelmann 5'9" | MB Hermann | 2021 State MO , Senior
Didn’t end her senior year the way I’m sure she wanted to, but she had an incredible career. In the semifinal loss to Maryville 25-15, 17-25, 22-25, 22-25, Winkelmann had 23 kills, three errors, 58 attempts for .345%. In the 3rd Place match against Springfield Catholic, she added
Chelsey Moeckli, Junior
Kept so many balls off the floor for the Bearcats and gave Winkelmann many more chances to swing. In the semifinal loss, she had 22 digs and two aces. In the 3rd place match, she added 16 more digs in the 3-0 sweep.
Park Hills Central 28-6-1 2nd Place
Liberty Coleman Liberty Coleman MB Central | 2021 MO , Senior
The 5’8 outside was vital in the semifinal win over Springfield Catholic 35-33, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19. She ended with 20 kills on 40 attempts with six errors at .350% and 15 digs in the win. In the championship match with Maryville, she had nine kills and ten digs in the 20-25, 21-25, 22-25 loss.
Kaley Kimball, Senior
Middle blocker had 14 kills and three blocks in the semifinal win over Springfield Catholic. During the championship match, Kimball hit .360% with 13 kills, four errors on 25 attempts. Was tasked with trying to stop Maryville’s Serena Sundell, which it’s self, is a monster task.
Addisyn Casey, Senior
The senior setter did all she could to help Park Hills win the state title. With 29 assists and three kills in the final and 41 assists, four kills, and ten digs in the semifinal win over Springfield Catholic, she had a successful weekend.
Maryville Spoofhounds 21-2 State Champions
Rylee Vierthaler, Sophomore
With a fantastic start to the tournament, the sophomore had nine kills and hit .333% in the 3-1 win over Hermann. In the championship match, she added 10 kills and hit .389 in Park Hills Central’s sweep for the title.
Macy Loe, Senior
The setter ran a great tempo and had 40 assists in the title match, and added seven digs. In the semifinal win over Hermann, she added 43 assists and 18 digs for the 3-1 win.
Maryville’s Defense
The defense for this team was what gave them this title. With 90 digs in the semifinal win and then 47 in Park Hills Central’s sweep, they gave Maryville the title. Morgan Stoecklein’s 27, Macy Loe‘s 25, and Klarysa Stolte’s 34 were Maryville defense for the win.
MVP
Serena Sundell, Senior
Stats for the weekend: Hermann match 25 kills, six errors on 77 attempts for .247%, and 16 digs. In the finals, she would hit .412% with 26 kills, five errors on 51 attempts, and then add in 8 digs. This Kansas State basketball recruit sure did put on a show over the weekend. In my opinion, she was the best all-around player in all classes. The 6’1 outside had tremendous court awareness, great vertical and moved great along the net, and played great defense. She would have made a fantastic D1 outside hitter.