Nebraska Top 10 Camp Signals End of Summer

KEARNEY – As summer begins to wind down, the final major competitive team camp for high school volleyball in Nebraska is about to get started in Kearney this week.

The Nebraska Top 10 Camp – hosted by Kearney Catholic – brings together several of the top teams from across the state to compete in three different divisions beginning Monday and running through Thursday.

A total of 47 teams will be competing during the week, starting with 13 teams in the Class C2 division on Monday and Tuesday. The Class A-B-C1 division (18 teams) will being play Tuesday afternoon and will run through Wednesday. The Class D division (16 teams) starts Wednesday afternoon and runs through the end of Thursday. All matches are played at Kearney Catholic High School.

Here is a quick preview of each of the divisions. Nebraska Prep Volleyball will be in Kearney from Tuesday through Thursday providing coverage of the competition. Nearly 20 different colleges are scheduled to be in attendance at the camp this week as well. You can see the full schedule for each division by clicking on the link.

Class C2 Division – SCHEDULE

Teams

Sandy Creek, Centura, Southern Valley, Hastings St. Cecilia, Nebraska Christian, Kearney Catholic Gold, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family, O’Neill St. Mary’s, Kearney Catholic Green, Wakefield, Ponca, Crofton, Cambridge.

Storyline

O’Neill St. Mary’s is the two-time defending Class D-1 champion and will actually drop down to Class D-2 for the 2015 season. St. Mary’s also owns the state’s longest winning streak at 55 consecutive matches. Clearly St. Mary’s is looking to tackle tough competition in the summer by moving up to this division, and it will provide matches against four teams that finished ranked in the Class C-2 top 10 last year in Crofton (#2), Hastings St. Cecilia (#3), Centura (#8) and Nebraska Christian (#9).

Players to Watch

Monica Arens, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Crofton

Tarrin Beller, 6-foot, Sr., MH, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family (Wayne State recruit)

Cassi Bose, 5-foot-7, Soph., RS, Southern Valley

Shanda Farmer, 5-foot-4, Sr., Libero, Hastings St. Cecilia

Alexis Hower, 5-foot-7, Sr., Setter/DS, Nebraska Christian

Sydney Hupp, 6-foot, Sr., MH, O’Neill St. Mary’s

Marlana Kent, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Cambridge

Emily Krolikowski, 5-foot-11, Soph., OH, Centura

Coree Lipovsky, 5-foot-11, Soph., MB, Sandy Creek

Madison Myers, 5-foot-8, Jr., Setter/RS, Centura

Cassidy Ostrand, 5-foot-11, Sr., OH, Nebraska Christian

Claire Ostrand, 5-foot-9, Soph., OH, Nebraska Christian

Savana Quinn, 5-foot-5, Jr., Setter, Southern Valley

Kelsey Sanger, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, Crofton

Tiffany Schweer, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Sandy Creek

Lil Sheehy, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Hastings St. Cecilia

Kayla Shaner, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Cambridge

Riley Sibbel, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, O’Neill St. Mary’s

Lucy Skoch, 6-foot, Jr., MH, Hastings St. Cecilia

Class A-B-C1 Division – SCHEDULE

Teams

Millard South, Norris, Elkhorn, Columbus Lakeview, Seward, Wahoo, Grand Island Northwest, Kearney Catholic, Stanton, North Platte, Omaha Concordia, Gretna, Ord, Minden, Gothenburg, Aurora, Kearney Catholic Gold, St. Paul.

Storyline

There are all kinds of storylines in this division. North Platte and Millard South are the only Class A teams competing. North Platte is a Class A title contender while Millard South is talented but very, very young. Norris is the two-time defending Class B champion, but graduation hit the Titans hard. Gretna, Elkhorn, Grand Island Northwest and Aurora are all likely to be pre-season ranked Class B teams and this camp will go a ways in determining what those rankings look like. The same can be said in Class C-1 with powers Columbus Lakeview, Kearney Catholic, Omaha Concordia and Ord all participating. There are going to be a dizzying amount of high-quality matches in this division.

Players to Watch

Morgan Alexander, 5-foot-7, Setter, Ord

Kayla Bachle, 5-foot-6, Sr., Libero/DS, Grand Island NW

Kylie Broich, 5-foot-7, Jr., Setter, Grand Island NW

Alexandra Carlini, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Grand Island NW

Andrea Carson, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Ord

Allysa Catt, 6-foot-1, Sr., MH, Norris

Danielle Carlson, 6-foot, Sr., Setter/RS, Elkhorn

Sydney Clarkson, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Omaha Concordia

Jordyn Clauss, 5-foot-6, Sr., Libero, Norris

Josie Cox, 6-foot-2, Sr., MH, North Platte (UN-Kearney recruit)

Lauren Crockett, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Wahoo

Lauren Edet, 5-foot-9, Soph., OH, Elkhorn

Kathryn Grint, 6-foot, Sr., MB, Ord

Cassidy Gydesen, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Ord

Kiley Hixson, 6-foot, Sr., OH, Aurora (South Dakota recruit)

Taylor Homes, 5-foot-10, Sr., MH, Wahoo

Hiliary Huss, 5-foot-6, Sr., Setter/RS, Stanton

Faith Johnson, 5-foot-10, Sr., MH, Omaha Concordia

Victoria Jones, 5-foot-5, Jr., Libero, Omaha Concordia

Jordan Kuck, 5-foot-4, Sr., Libero, Ord

Allison Kuenle, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, North Platte (UN-Kearney recruit)

Emily Malcom, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Minden

Halie McArdle, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, Gretna (Wyoming recruit)

Alex Neff, 5-foot-5, Sr., Setter, North Platte

Grace Nelson, 5-foot-6, Jr., Libero, Elkhorn

Olivia Nicholson, 6-foot-1, Sr., MH, North Platte (Colorado State recruit)

Kelsey Placke, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Grand Island NW

Payton Rosendahl, 6-foot, Sr., MH/OH, Columbus Lakeview

Jaisa Russell, 5-foot-8, Jr., OH, Gretna

Hayley Schanow, 5-foot-6, Sr., Libero, North Platte

Jasa Scheierman, 6-foot, Jr., MH, Aurora

Kayla Schrunk, 5-foot-11, Sr., MB, Columbus Lakeview (Hastings recruit)

Cameron Scott, 5-foot-6, Jr., Setter, Gretna

Nicole Skovsende, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Elkhorn (Midland recruit)

Jenna Spellerberg, 5-foot-6, Jr., Setter, Omaha Concordia

Anna Squiers, 5-foot-11, Jr., MH, Kearney Catholic

Madison Squiers, 5-foot-8, Sr., Setter/RS, Kearney Catholic (Bellevue University recruit)

Maddie Stearns, 6-foot, Jr., MH/OH, Millard South

Rebecca Stewart, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, Minden

Kyla Swanson, 6-foot-2, Fresh., MH, Minden

Kylie Thiele, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Kearney Catholic

Paxton Throne, 5-foot-11, Sr., Setter/RS, Millard South

Kinsley Tingelhoff, 5-foot-8, Soph., Setter, Wahoo

Mady Vogel, 6-foot, Sr., MH, Gothenburg

Allie Welniak, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Ord

Kim Whiting, 6-foot, Sr., MH, Gothenburg

Averey Yaksich, 6-foot, Jr., OH, Omaha Concordia

Mallory Yost, 6-foot, Jr., MH, Gretna

Amanda Young, 5-foot-8, Sr., Libero/OH, Gretna (Colorado State recruit)

Class D Division – SCHEDULE

Teams

Howells-Dodge, Ansley-Litchfield, Hampton, CWC, Emerson-Hubbard, Laurel-Concord, Mullen, Cedar Bluffs, Exeter-Milligan, Bertrand, Lawrence-Nelson, Friend, Diller-Odell, Leyton, Stuart, Meridian.

Storyline

While O’Neill St. Mary may have moved up to the Class C2 division, I would argue that the Class D group has more overall talent and top teams. Seven of the teams reached the state tournament last year. Kylie Belt, a 6-foot-1 middle from Emerson-Hubbard, will compete and is recovering from a major knee injury she suffered in the district finals last year, which kept her from playing at state in 2014.

Players to Watch

Brooke Baugh, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Friend

Kylie Belt, 6-foot-1, Sr., MH, Emerson-Hubbard

Kalli Brester, 5-foot-8, Jr., OH, Howells-Dodge

Sam Brester, 5-foot-9, Jr., MB, Howells-Dodge

Haley Dannehl, 5-foot-9, Sr., MH, Bertrand

Abby Drieling, 5-foot-7, Sr., OH, Emerson-Hubbard

Kristine Edgren, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, Bertrand

Harlee Fischer, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Stuart

Cherokee Frahm-Thayer, 5-foot-6, Sr., OH, Lawrence-Nelson

Ally Ginkens, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Mullen

Madison Hajek, 5-foot-9, Jr., MH, Diller-Odell