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Lady Lions Crowned District Volleyball Champs

U City hosted the Class 3, District 4 tournament Oct. 24.

The University City High School varsity girls volleyball team hosted the Class 3, District 4 tournament and were crowned District champs on Oct. 24.

The Lady Lions pounced on Sumner, Soldan and Roosevelt High School to take the first-place plaque with a winning score of 25 to 13. The team’s quest for the state title ended however after they advanced to the sectionals round of the state tournament series and faced Lutheran South High School on Oct. 27.

Sophomores Precious Foster, Kanesha Jenkins and Anamaria Zaggy; juniors Alleyah Glenn, Marlena Jones and Jazzmine Mason; and seniors Ashley Moore and Nahj Wilson helped make up the winning team. Ellie Ashley, head coach, and Kevin Stapleton-Cloud, assistant coach, coached the young women.

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