Heating Up In Summer Leagues – In Marathon, WI

<p>It’s the time of year for high school programs to be running open gyms, contact days, team camps, and participating in summer leagues.  Twenty-one central Wisconsin varsity teams are competing in the Marathon Summer League each Monday.  While any given week you could be missing players to vacation or camps, it sure does make things interesting.  Here is a breakdown of some of the top teams competing this year.  We will continue to check on the teams in this league and update you on any upsets!</p> <p><strong>Stratford – Division 3</strong></p> <p>Last year Stratford was out to make a statement and didn’t drop many matches in this league.  They went 5-1 in</p> [caption id="attachment_17359" align="alignright" width="200"]<a href="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mazie-nagel.jpg"></a> [player_tooltip player_id="33047" first="Mazie" last="Nagel"][/caption] <p>regular league play last year.  They won a share of the Marawood South Conference title and made their first state appearance.  Stratford lost their long time middle blocker, Makayla Kroll (UW-Oshkosh), and their defensive duo of Olympia Garrigan and Madison Daul.  They are, however, returning big time key players looking to make strong senior campaigns:</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33047" first="Mazie" last="Nagel"] – </strong>2019 – Outside Hitter – Wisconsin Ice 18 National</p> <p><strong>Jadyn Dahlke – </strong>2019 – Setter/Right Side – MVP 17-1</p> <p><strong>Brooke Peterson – </strong>2019 – Setter/Right Side</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Mosinee – Division 2</strong></p> <p>Mosinee was another strong competitor last year.  They went 7-2 in league and then carried over to win the Great Northern Conference title.  Mosinee lost last season in the sectional semi-final to a strong Merrill team. They lost key senior hitters [player_tooltip player_id="9406" first="Sophie" last="Kamke"], Miranda Dux, Christina Wyman, and libero [player_tooltip player_id="9331" first="Brooke" last="Wierzbanowski"].  Mosinee has a strong crew returning to defend their conference title:</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33161" first="Hanna" last="Nest"] – </strong>2019 – 5’8” – Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker</p> <p><strong>Sydni Gburek – </strong>2019 – 5’3” – Setter/Outside Hitter</p> <p><strong>Ally Miller – </strong>2019 – 5’1” – Defensive Specialist</p> <p><strong>Janae Antosch – </strong>2019 – 5’7” – Setter/Right Side</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Wausau West – Division 1</strong></p> <p>West went 8-0 in regular league play last year.  West has only lost 1 of their setters, Ieden Sheehan, and their</p> <p>defensive specialist, Karissa Kroll.  They do have some stellar returnees coming back to raise the bar:</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33084" first="Skylar" last="Rickstad"] </strong>– 2019 – 5’0” – Libero – Wisconsin Ice 17 Purple</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="80733" first="Robyn" last="Kirsch"]</strong> – 2021 – 5’6” – Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker – Wisconsin Ice 15 Purple</p> <p><strong>Kirsten Bachand</strong> – 2019 – 5’5” – Setter/Right Side </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33071" first="Paige" last="Brandenburg"]</strong> – 2019 – 5’9” – Outside Hitter – Wisconsin Ice 18 National</p> <p><strong>Tess Hauer </strong>– 2019 – 5’11” – Middle Blocker</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> [caption id="attachment_17363" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/melanie-kunze.jpg"></a> Melanie Kunz[/caption] <p><strong>Abbotsford – Division 3</strong></p> <p>Lost middle blocker, Dylana Schreiner, and outside hitter, Taylor Hanson.</p> <p>Key Returners:</p> <p><strong>Melanie Kunz</strong> – 2019 – Middle Blocker – MVP 17-1</p> <p><strong>Riley Schreiner</strong> – 2019</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> [caption id="attachment_17364" align="alignright" width="209"]<a href="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/karah-kluck.jpg"></a> Karah Kluck[/caption] <p><strong>Pacelli </strong>– <strong>Division 3</strong></p> <p>Lost libero, Danielle Filtz, middle blockers, Brooke Schroeder and Claire Rogers, outside hitter, Paige Hintz, and setter/right side, Shannon Leary.</p> <p>Key Returners:</p> <p><strong>Teesa Shafranski </strong>– 2019 – 5’3” – Defensive Specialist</p> <p><strong>Karah Kluck </strong>– 2019 – 5’6” – Setter/Right Side – Wisconsin Ice 17 Purple</p> <p><strong>Madison Hintz </strong>– 2020 – DS/OH – Wisconsin Ice 16 Purple</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Rib Lake – Division 4</strong></p> <p>Lost middle blocker, Katie Cardey, libero, [player_tooltip player_id="9332" first="Hailey" last="Wudi"], and setter/outside, Grace Weinke.</p> <p>Key Returners:</p> <p><strong>Cameron Scheithauer</strong> – 2019 – Outside Hitter</p> <p><strong>Raejana Wright </strong>– 2019 – Middle Blocker</p> <p><strong>Olivia Blomberg</strong> – 2019 – Defensive Specialist</p> <p><strong>Savana Radtke</strong> – 2020 – Pin Hitter</p> <p><strong>Madison Winter</strong> – 2019 – Setter</p>