De Smet senior outside hitter Cole Esparza (right) is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys volleyball player of the year. Esparza, who has signed with McKendree University, helped lead the Spartans to their second successive state championship.
Rick Ulreich, Special to the Post-Dispatch
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De Smet Jesuit Spartans senior outside hitter Cole Esparza (6) gets ready to serve the ball during the Class 2 semifinal match held on Tuesday May 26th, 2026 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
De Smet Spartans senior outside hitter Cole Esparza (6) hits down the line past the blocking of Lafayette Lancers sophomore outside hitter Patrick Riordan (12) and Lafayette Lancers sophomore middle blocker Matthew Knight (4) during the Class 2 Quarterfinals match held on Thursday May 21th, 2026 at DeSmet Jesuit High School in Creve Couer.
MICDS senior Steele Crissman is the All-Metro boys lacrosse player of the year for the second successive season.
De Smet senior outside hitter Cole Esparza (right) is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys volleyball player of the year. Esparza, who has signed with McKendree University, helped lead the Spartans to their second successive state championship.
De Smet Jesuit Spartans senior outside hitter Cole Esparza (6) gets ready to serve the ball during the Class 2 semifinal match held on Tuesday May 26th, 2026 at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
De Smet Spartans senior outside hitter Cole Esparza (6) hits down the line past the blocking of Lafayette Lancers sophomore outside hitter Patrick Riordan (12) and Lafayette Lancers sophomore middle blocker Matthew Knight (4) during the Class 2 Quarterfinals match held on Thursday May 21th, 2026 at DeSmet Jesuit High School in Creve Couer.
