Battle of The Lou Grass Volleyball Tournament

09/15/2026

Congratulations to our top tournament competitors for the strong finishes! Our team would like to extend our deepest gratitude to The City of Edwardsville Edwardsville Parks and Recreation and Plummer Family Park again for giving us the opportunity to bring this awesome tournament to life. Thank you again to all of our competitors and spectators who came out to support, we truly appreciate it. We can’t wait to see how much this tournament grows over the next year. We will be posting our tournament picture catalog to our social media pages within the next week or so.

08/30/2026

🔥 We’re officially a week away from the 2nd Annual Battle of the Lou! 🔥

We have an incredible weekend planned for our athletes and spectators, and we can’t wait to see everyone out there!

🎶 Party Can will be DJing all day long, keeping the energy high from start to finish!
🍔 Food & drinks will be available through on-site delivery, along with concessions to keep you fueled throughout the day.

A huge thank you to Edwardsville Parks and Recreation, The City of Edwardsville and Plummer Family Park for hosting our biggest event of the summer! We’re incredibly grateful for your support and for helping us make this weekend possible.

Get ready, St. Louis — Battle of the Lou is almost here! 💪🔥

07/17/2026

A special thank you to our incredible partners at the City of Edwardsville! We’re proud to announce Plummer Family Park as the official home of the Battle of the Lou! Featuring beautiful Olympic-sized soccer fields, great concessions, and state-of-the-art facilities, it’s the perfect setting for an unforgettable weekend of grass volleyball. We can’t wait to see you on the grass!

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07/09/2026

A big shoutout to one of our amazing tournament sponsors VF Strength & Nutrition!Be sure to stop by their beverage stand and grab a refreshing energy tea to keep you fueled and energized all day long!

09/25/2025

Please be aware of the highway closures ahead of this weekends tournament and plan accordingly! If you are traveling on I-44 from the city, it will be best to get off at Lindbergh and take Lindbergh up to Gravois and Gravois to the sunset hills athletic fields.

Next weekend, crews will close all lanes of westbound I-44 at I-270 (mile marker 276) as well as the ramp from northbound I-270 to westbound I-44 and the ramp from westbound Route 366 to westbound I-44 to start repairs to the bridge girder over I-44 that was damaged this summer. The closure is planned from Friday, September 26 at 10 p.m. until Monday, September 29 by 5 a.m. Detour for the NB I-270 ramp closure is Route 30, to Route 141, to westbound I-44. The detour for WB I-44 and the WB Rte 366 ramp closure is to continue on northbound I-270, exit at Dougherty Ferry (Exit 8 ), head south on I-270 and exit to westbound I-44. Further details: https://www.modot.org/node/76938