Club Preview: South Central 18 Black
Berk Brown
<p>While most people think about Omaha and Lincoln when it comes to club volleyball, perhaps the best-kept secret is well away from the two largest cities in the state.</p>
<p>South Central Nebraska Volleyball Club – based in Aurora – has a long-standing tradition of putting out quality teams filled with small-school standouts from the central part of the state. This season looks to be no exception.</p>
<p>This year’s South Central 18 Black team looks to have all the pieces to put together a standout season. Its backrow should be right there with any 18s team backrow in Nebraska with a pair of all-state liberos in St. Paul’s <strong>Bailey Lukasiewicz</strong> – a Hastings College recruit – and Blue Hill junior libero <strong>Brianna Dannehy</strong>, who had 497 digs while helping lead her team to the Class D-1 semifinals.</p>
<p>At setter, South Central 18 Black has Minden all-state setter <strong>Leah Boudreau</strong>, who helped guide the Whippets to the Class C-1 state tournament with 989 assists and 197 digs. At opposite/right side is Ord 5’11 lefty <strong>Susie Vavra</strong>, who is headed to two-year college powerhouse Central CC in Columbus.</p>
<p>The rest of the front row is stacked and balanced, led by Hastings recruit <strong>Emily Krolokowski</strong> of Centura who had 369 kills, 55 blocks and 355 digs for the Centurions this past fall. She is joined by Blue Hill’s <strong>Kacey Allen</strong> (334 kills, 379 digs) and Nebraska Christian’s <strong>Katelynn Halstead</strong> (255 kills, 242 digs) along with 5’10 <strong>Elly Beaver</strong> of Columbus Scotus and 5’11 <strong>Grace McDonald</strong> (140 kills, 48 blocks) of Centura.</p>
<p>The team is coached by Centura head coach Alison Feeney.</p>
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