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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.

The Jefferson City Lady Jays finished with two wins and two losses Saturday during the Winnetonka Tournament.

Jefferson City opened the volleyball season Monday night with a Central Missouri Activities Conference victory, defeating Sedalia Smith-Cotton in three sets. The Lady Jays posted a 25-14, 25-10, 25-9 victory against the Lady Tigers.

The Jefferson City Lady Jays were one set away from a district title last season but fell just short. But the Lady Jays enter their season opener tonight at Sedalia Smith-Cotton ready to get over the hump this year.

The Jefferson City Lady Jays had their season come to an end Saturday at the hands of the defending Class 5 state champion West Plains Lady Zizzers at Southwest Baptist University.

The Jefferson City Lady Jays are one win away from their second Final Four appearance in the past five years, but standing in their way is the defending Class 5 champion West Plains Lady Zizzers.

The No. 2 seed Jefferson City Lady Jays and top-seeded Helias Lady Crusaders knew they would be in for a battle in the Class 5 District 5 Tournament title game at Washington High School. And that is exactly how it played out, as the Lady Jays took an early lead and held on for dear life late for a wire-to-wire 43-41 victory for their fifth district championship in the past seven seasons.