The Most Lethal Clubs At Lone Star Classic

The 2017 Lone Star Classic is stacked with elite girls' club volleyball teams and athletes, but these nine clubs are the cream of the crop.

Apr 5, 2017 by FloVolleyball Staff

The Most Lethal Clubs At Lone Star Classic

The Lone Star Classic is always one of the biggest qualifiers for USA Volleyball's Girls' Junior National Championships, attracting some of the country's top teams and players to Dallas in early April. Watch action on courts 35, 36, and 39-44 live all weekend long here.

This year's tournament on Saturday, April 8, to Monday, April 10, is no exception--and these nine clubs are the most dangerous. Any time you see one of their teams across the net, you know it's going to be a battle.

9. Ozark Jrs

While you should always be ready for a battle when you face a team from this Arkansas club, 171 is the most dangerous of all Ozark Juniors teams this season. With University of Washington commit Ella May Powell setting and Florida commit Haley Warner playing opposite, this team finished first at the Texas Fest in early February and 15th at Colorado Crossroads.

Teams Competing At Lone Star

Ozark Juniors 131 (13 Open)
Ozark Juniors 141 (14 Open)
Ozark Juniors 151 (15 USA)
Ozark Juniors 162 (16 American)
Ozark Juniors 171 (17 Open)
Ozark Juniors 172 (17 American)

8. Alamo Volleyball Association

San Antonio's Alamo Volleyball Association is one of many Texas clubs worth keeping an eye on this week and next at Lone Star. Alamo 15 Premier and 14 Premier rank in the top 25 in our Flo50 club rankings, and 18 Premier and 14 Premier have each earned bids to USAV's GJNC.

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7. Houston Skyline

Houston Skyline 18 Royal and 15 Royal are Flo50 teams, and 17 Royal and 16 Royal rank in the top 100 in the AES Power Rankings. 15 Royal finished first in the Houston Power League and second at the Tour of Texas Stop II. With a first-place finish at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier on March 26, 16 Royal earned its GJNC bid.

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6. Madfrog

Twenty-three Madfrog teams will take the court during the two weekends of Lone Star. One you should definitely take notice of: 13s National Blue. This group of seventh-graders finished first at the Nike Mideast Qualifier, fourth at the Tour of Texas Finals, and second at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier. 17s National Blue isn't doing too shabby either--it finished fourth at the Tour of Texas Finals, fourth at PNQ, and fifth at the SCVA 31st Annual Las Vegas Classic.

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5. Rage

Only one team from California-based Rage is making the trip to Dallas for Lone Star, but you will want to make a point to stop by and watch that squad, 17 Gabe, in action. The Colorado Crossroads champion featuring Arizona-committed setter Julia Handy, Ball State-bound libero Cathryn Starck, and future San Jose State pin hitter Whitney Barnes, ranks in the top five of our most recent Flo50 17s list.

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Teams Competing At Lone Star

Rage 17-Gabe (17 Open)

4. Austin Jrs

AJV, the host of the Lone Star Classic, has 49 teams signed up across both weekends of the event. The Austin-area club's top 17, 16, and 14 Mizuno teams rank in our Flo50, and the 15 and 13 Mizuno squads are inside the top 70 of AES' power rankings.

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3. KC Power

KC Power's top 15s and 14s teams are making the 550-mile journey south to Dallas for Lone Star, and they both have a good chance to make a splash in the Open division. KC Power 15-1 finished 17th at Colorado Crossroads, and 14-1 broke into the top 10 at the same event, finishing seventh. Both teams are ranked in the Flo50.

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Teams Competing at Lone Star

KC Power 14-1 (14 Open)
KC Power 15-1 (15 Open)

2. Skyline

Dallas-based Skyline Juniors' squads don't have far to go for Lone Star, and with 27 teams signed up, there's a good chance your squad will match up against one of these teams in blue and white at some point during the tournament. 17 Royal, 15 Royal, and 14 Royal rank in the top 10 of our Flo50, with 16 Royal and 14 Black ranking in the top 50, so we're expecting many Skyline squads to go deep into the tournament.

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1. TAV

TAV has a team ranked in every age division of our Flo50 club rankings, and at No. 11, 16 Black is ranked the lowest, making TAV the most elite club in the country, as far as we're concerned. Not including the Houston, Mid-Cities, or Amarillo branches, TAV is sending 27 teams to Lone Star.

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How to Watch the Lone Star Classic

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