Truman sophomore Jaden Herl, front, hits a spike in a match against Fort Osage in the Grain Valley Jamboree Monday. Herl and the Patriots defeated Fort Osage and Grain Valley in the preseason warmup. DAVID M. RAINEY/SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net David Gardner liked what he saw from his young and determined Truman High School volleyball team at the Grain Valley Jamboree…