(Zona Photo)
USA Volleyball Girl’s Junior National Championships
Minneapolis: June 25 – July 4, 2017
Zona 17-1 went 12-0 (24-5) over the course of four days of competition to capture the gold medal in the Patriot Division at the USA Volleyball Girl’s Junior National Championships held in Minneapolis.
Zona beat Circle City 17 White (Indiana) 16-25, 25-15, 15-7 on Monday morning in the first round of the Gold Bracket, Rancho Valley 17 Select (California) 25-22, 22-25, 15-10 in the semifinal round and LAVA North 17 Adidas (Los Angeles) 25-19, 18-25, 15-12 in the championship match Monday Afternoon.
ROSTER
Alanna Duarte, Salpointe
Nikki Johnson, Catalina Foothills,
Mikeyla Lee, Nogales
Peyton Lewis, Salpointe
Abi Nash, Sahuaro
Madi Nash, Sahuaro
Sabrina Pierre, Buena
Emily Robinson, Cienega
Kami Steinbacher, Cienega
Zhanisha Tounsel, Empire
Riley Watt, Buena
Dan Bithell, Head Coach
Tara Olding, Assistant Coach
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