It was a long, draining, grueling day of volleyball for the Jefferson City Lady Jays. What mattered most was it ended with everyone smiling. Jefferson City tied its best state finish in program history Thursday, defeating the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-19 in the Class 4 third-place match at the Show Me Center.
Here are capsule looks at Incarnate Word, Jefferson City, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Pius X: Festus, who are competing in the Class 4 volleyball Final Four in Cape Girardeau.