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.
After the Jefferson City Lady Jays had their season end on their home floor in each of the past two seasons, there was no way they were letting it happen again. Jefferson City was able to accomplish that goal Saturday against the Webb City Lady Cardinals, as they battled back from two separate one-set deficits to force a fifth set and pick up a 19-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13 victory in the Class 4 quarterfinals at Fleming Fieldhouse.
The Jefferson City Lady Jays came into the season looking for their first Central Missouri Activities Conference title. The Lady Jays are now halfway there after their 25-14, 25-22, 16-25, 29-27 victory Tuesday against the Capital City Lady Cavaliers on Senior Night at Fleming Fieldhouse.
It was Maddie Mitchell’s world Tuesday night, and everyone else was living in it. The Jefferson City junior right-side hitter/setter nearly had a triple-double, finishing with 13 kills, 11 assists and nine digs to lead the Lady Jays to a 25-22, 25-15, 25-23 sweep of the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons at Blair Oaks High School.