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The group of eight seniors for the Helias Lady Crusaders refused to let their high school volleyball careers end Tuesday night on the floor of Fleming Fieldhouse. The Lady Crusaders dropped the first two sets, but they rallied to win the final three to claim the Class 4 District 5 title against the Jefferson City Lady Jays with a 19-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-12 victory.

The nerves of the playoffs didn’t get to the Helias Lady Crusaders. Before the match and between sets the Lady Crusaders danced and sang, especially when “Cotton Eye Joe” came on between the second and third set. But once the whistle sounded, it was all business Monday for Helias as the No. 2 seed Lady Crusaders swept the No. 6 seed Bolivar Liberators, 25-21, 25-6, 25-15, in the semifinals of the Class 4 District 5 Tournament at Fleming Fieldhouse.

GRAIN VALLEY — The Helias Lady Crusaders came away with a second-place finish Saturday in the Grain Valley Tournament with a 4-1-1 record.

The Helias Lady Crusaders celebrated their eight seniors Thursday night by sweeping the St. Francis Borgia Lady Knights 25-11, 25-12, 25-19 at the Helias Gym. The group of seniors have been a part of a lot of wins, and adding victory No. 91 on their night to be recognized was special for the Lady Crusaders.

It was comeback after comeback. The Helias Lady Crusaders survived back-and-forth sets all night to take a 25-23, 25-23, 11-25, 25-18 win Tuesday night against the Jefferson City Lady Jays at Fleming Fieldhouse.

The Helias Lady Crusaders finished with a 6-0 record Saturday to take first place out of eight teams in the Lebanon Pinkfest.

Blair Oaks’ second-set run changed all the momentum. After falling behind, the Lady Falcons won three consecutive sets to take a 21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16 highly ranked, non-conference win Tuesday against the Helias Lady Crusaders at Helias Gym. The Lady Falcons came into the match ranked No. 2 in Class 3, while the Lady Crusaders were No. 3 in Class 4 according to MaxPreps.

The Helias Lady Crusaders were coming off their best win of the volleyball season. Then the St. Joseph’s Academy Angels put an end to their seven-match winning streak Monday night. Helias won the first set, but St. Joseph’s took control after that, defeating the Lady Crusaders 24-26, 25-12, 25-19, 25-23 at Helias Gym.

It was a night for the youngsters. Eleven Helias Lady Crusaders recorded at least one kill to build a 25-11, 25-9, 25-22 sweep of the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers on Tuesday at Helias Gym.

Helias coach Davis Harris had a question after Monday night’s volleyball match against the Capital City Lady Cavaliers. “Well, we beat a district opponent and a conference opponent. Does that count as two wins?” Harris jokingly said after the Lady Crusaders won in a 25-18, 25-11, 25-22 sweep at Helias Gym.