DALLAS, Texas — Kansas Fight Club (8-2) finished 11th in the Elite USA Division of the USA Volleyball Association Junior Nationals.
Great Bend's Kya Behr, Hoisington's Sophia Simic, Ellinwood's Kyndal Moore and Inman's Suttyn Harris competed for Fight Club. Harris was sidelined when she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury in the first match.
The girls kept Harris in their hearts and minds and played inspired volleyball for an 8-2 record and a ninth-place finish in the USA Division at Dallas, Texas.
Fight Club volleyball also features Andale's Hayden Grimes, Dodge City's Piper Mellinger, Wichita's Mason Palace, and Little River's Havana Olander. Coaches are Pittsburg State's Megan Besecker and Dodge City's Erin Mellinger.
USA DIVISION 17-AND-UNDER
Fight Club def. Madtown, Wis. 25-15, 25-21; Fight Club def. Angel, 25-20, 25-18; Skyline def. Fight Club, 25-20, 25-12; Fight Club def. UVa, 25-22, 25-16; Fight Club def. Heaika, 25-15, 25-13; Fight Club def. Madtown, Wis. 25-23, 29-31, 15-9; Fight Club def. Black Adidas, 25-18, 15-17; Fight Club def. Tsunami, Calif. 12-25, 25-21, 15-8; Fight Club def. Dynasty, Mo. 25-23, 25-23; Texas Tornadoes def. Fight Club, 25-23, 25-21