The St. Joseph High School sand volleyball team did more than well at the recent TAPPS state tournament in Fort Worth. It excelled, and then some.
Out of 48 teams participating, the Lady Flyers placed three in the top four, including state champions Jordy Ybarra and Abigail Brister.
The duo of Julia and Clair Harman placed third, and Maelee Montgomery and Clair Connelly finished fourth. The Lady Flyers brought five teams to the tournament.
Klaire McKinney & Isabella Cantu wound up in 11th place, and Kaleigh and Shelby Newman finished 13th overall.
The Lady Flyers followed up a strong showing in last year’s tournament, where Emily Streiff and Isabella Lyons placed second overall.
Ybarra and Brister won gold after taking the championship match, 21–15.
{p data-start=”649” data-end=”782”}The Harmans finished third place after defeating their teammates Montgomery and Connelly, 15–13.