1. St. Joseph's Academy (28-9) - Won the Missouri Class 4 championship by defeating the defending champion, Lee's Summit West in convincing fashion.

2. Edwardsville (32-8) - In the Illinois state playoffs defeated Collinsville, Moline and Quincy before losing the quarterfinal match to Benet Academy from the Chicago area.

3. Lafayette (33-3) - Lost by two points, 26-24, in set three in their quarterfinal match to eventual state champions, St. Joseph.

4. Incarnate Word (30-9) - Took third place in Missouri Class 4 championships in Kansas City. Defeated Glendale from Springfield in two sets.

5. Oakville (29-7) - Lost in their sectional match to Layfayette.

6. Parkway West (25-10) - Lost their sectional match to Incarnate Word.

7. Parkway South (27-6) - A great season ended when they lost the district finals to the eventual state champions, St. Joseph.

8. Eureka (27-10) - Lost to Lafayette in district finals.

9. Ursuline Academy (23-11) - Lost to Parkway South (No. 7) in district play.

10. Cor Jesu (23-12) - Lost to Oakville in their district final.

DIG THESE SCHOOLS: Congratulations to all the St. Louis area schools that made it to the final four in both Missouri (Hermann, St. Dominics, Incarnate Word and St. Joseph's Academy) and Illinois (Mater Dei and Freeburg).

There were many other outstanding teams in both states that didn't get to play on the final weekend, but they should be very proud of what they accomplished in their programs for their schools.

Finally, congrats to all the high school volleyball players for another fine season of volleyball. We hope you enjoyed playing as much as we enjoyed watching you compete.

Keep playing ... it's a wonderful sport.