Classic Eight Conference Preview – Part 1

<p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;">This could arguably be one of the toughest conferences in Wisconsin.  This conference is full of Division 1 and 2 competitors, and 3 of them are among the top 10 teams in the state!  The conference got tougher in 2017 when they added Oconomowoc.  Oconomowoc won the Wisconsin Little Ten Conference in 2016 and was able to grab a share of the Classic Eight Conference title in 2017. </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Catholic Memorial has won 13 conference titles, but there are a lot of teams in the mix for a conference title in 2018.  This conference contains players being trained at top clubs, such as FC Elite, Midwest Penguins, Milwaukee Sting, Motion Volleyball, and VC United.  There are also many players leaving the conference and committed to playing at the next level this fall at Austin Peay, Bemidji State, Murray State, Stony Brook, and UNC Greensboro.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><u><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">2017 Final Standings:</span></u></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">1^st         Oconomowoc                7-1</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">1^st         Arrowhead                     7-1</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">3^rd         Mukwanago                  6-2</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">4^th         Catholic Memorial       5-3</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">4^th         Waukesha West            5-3</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">6^th         Kettle Moraine              3-5</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">7^th         Waukesha North           2-6</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">8^th         Muskego                         1-7</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">9^th         Waukesha South           0-8</span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">2018 Title Contenders:</span></u></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">These teams have all lost some big names, but they are also returning quite a few players that have been playing varsity for a couple years now.  Don’t count any of the other teams out because this is one tough conference with so many good matches through the season.  This conference has players already committed to Notre Dame, Portland State, University of Northern Iowa, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Western Illinois. You may want to start marking your calendar if you want to see some good teams playing this fall!</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><u><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">ARROWHEAD:</span></u></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Arrowhead’s only conference loss in 2017 was to Oconomowoc in a 5-set barn-burner, and their season ended with a loss to Mukwanago in 4 sets   Arrowhead finished the 2017 season ranked #7 in the state of Wisconsin with a 38-13 record. </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Arrowhead will be losing 5 big pieces from its 2017 roster:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> <b>Emma</b> <strong>Selby</strong> – 6’1” – Right Side</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Selby earned 1^st Team All-Conference in 2017 and ended her career with 138 blocks and had a .275 hitting percentage in her senior season.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="9279" first="Karli" last="Graham"] – </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">6’2” – Middle Blocker – Austin Peay</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Graham lead the conference with 64 solo blocks in 2017, helping her earn 1^st Team All-Conference.  Karli tallied 213 total blocks in her career at Arrowhead, which led to Honorable Mention All-State honors, as well as the opportunity to play for Division I, Austin Peay, in the fall. Graham will get to continue her winning ways competing in the Ohio Valley Conference with a team that had a 30-6 record in 2017.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="9288" first="Greta" last="Paszek"] –</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> 6’0” - Pin/Middle Blocker - Bemidji</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Paszek earned 1^st Team All-Conference, as well as Honorable Mention All-State honors.  Paszek will continue her playing career with Division 2 Bemidji State and hopefully make an immediate impact with the ability to play as a six-rotation player for the Beavers.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Claire Mann</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – 5’6” – Libero</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Mann earned Honorable Mention All-Conference in 2017.  She contributed 279 digs in 2017, which gives her a total of 581 digs in her career with Arrowhead.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Abby Bartelson</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – 5’7” – Defensive Specialist</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Bartelson will be missed behind the service line.  She lead Arrowhead with 57 aces in 2017 and kept almost 92% of her serves in play.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">You might be wondering, with losing all these contributors, how could Arrowhead POSSIBLY be a contender next year?  Well, let’s take a quick look at some of the key returners for 2018:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="10329" first="Aubrey" last="Hamilton"] – </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">2020<b> - </b>6’0<b>” – </b>Pin – Notre Dame</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Hamilton may know where she will be going after she graduates in 2020, but she still has 2 more seasons to make a mark with Arrowhead.  She plays with some of the best on the Milwaukee Sting 16 Gold team and was a standout with Arrowhead during her sophomore season.  Hamilton was named the 2017 Conference Player of the Year and led the conference with a .319 hitting percentage and tallied over 500 kills to be selected as a 1^st team all-state selection.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80158" first="Elise" last="Schneider"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2020 - 6’0” – Middle Blocker/Right Side/Setter - Wofford College</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Schneider was a 2^nd Team All-Conference selection in 2017 and was 2^nd in conference with 60 solo blocks.  She is a highly efficient attacker, getting kills on 49% of her attacks and hitting a .365.  She was also teammates with Hamilton on the Milwaukee Sting 16 Gold, and any time those two are on the court together can result in gains!</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Emma Ruckstadter </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2019 – 5’7” – Setter</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Ruckstadter led Arrowhead with 694 assists and was 3^rd in Conference in assists earning her Honorable Mention Honors.  She is one of the top available setters in the 2019 class after a solid season with Midwest Penguins 17 Black. </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80742" first="Jade" last="Stefan"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2021 - 5’8” – Setter/Defensive Specialist</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Stefan served an impressive 95% of her serves in play and tallied 212 digs and 535 assists.  She ranked 5^th in conference which, as a freshman in a tough conference, is impressive.  Stefan will be a rising player in the 2021 class rankings in no time.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><u><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">MUKWONAGO:</span></u></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Mukwonago finished 3^rd in conference with a 6-2 record in 2017.  Their only 2 conference losses were to Waukesha West and Arrowhead, and with a 33-7 record, they finished ranked #2 in the state (Maxpreps state rankings).  Mukwonago’s state run ended against Burlington in the Division 1 Quarterfinals.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Mukwonago lost 3 big playmakers to graduation:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Maddie Bader </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 6’1” – Middle Blocker/Right Side</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Bader was a 2^nd Team All-Conference selection and led her team with 331 kills hitting an impressive .314.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="9336" first="Makenzie" last="Vertz"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 5’7” – Setter</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Vertz was on the Division 1 All-State Tournament Team, Honorable Mention All-State, and 1^st Team All-Conference.  She led the conference with 64 aces and ran a 5-1 this season, accumulating 981 assists.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="9270" first="Katie" last="Schoessow"]</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">- 5’8” – Libero – Marquette</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Schoessow was the 1^st Team All-Conference Libero and 3^rd Team All-State selection.  She led her team with 540 digs in 2017, giving her a career total of 1,954 digs.  Schoessow will be continuing her playing career for Marquette this fall.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Mukwonago may be losing 3 BIG pieces, but they have quite the returning squad.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="32733" first="Alayna" last="Jansky"] – </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">2019 - 6’0” – Outside Hitter – Western Illinois</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Jansky led her team with 331 kills to earn 1^st Team All-Conference and 3^rd Team All-State.  Jansky will be just one of the keys to a conference title for Mukwonago. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80150" first="Erin" last="Powers"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2020 - 5’8” – Outside Hitter</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Powers earned  2^nd Team All-Conference honors by tallying 272 kills, 47 aces, and 342 digs as a solid competitor.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="33130" first="Hannah" last="Powers"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2019 - 5’9” – Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Powers contributed 102 digs, 45 kills, and 31 aces, while keeping 92% of her serves in play to earn Honorable Mention All-Conference.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Dru Henning</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – 2020 - 5’10” – Middle Blocker/Right Side</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Henning led Mukwonago with 47 total blocks.  She also contributed 117 kills and will take on more with the loss of Bader.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="33267" first="Nicole" last="Pozorski"]</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – 2020 - 5’8” - Setter/Right Side</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Pozorski saw playing time as a defensive specialist and right side in 2017 and contributed 191 digs.  She will most likely step in with the graduation of Vertz.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><u><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">WAUKESHA WEST:</span></u></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Waukesha West is on the rise.  After 3 conference losses last season to Arrowhead, Oconomowoc, and Catholic Memorial to give them a 4^th place finish, West is on a mission.  West ended with a 22-12 record and a #23 state ranking.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Waukesha West lost 4 to graduation, including 1 big contributor that is headed to Murray State in the fall.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="9296" first="Emily" last="Matson"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 5’11” – Outside Hitter/Right Side – Murray State</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Matson earned Honorable Mention All-Conference and will join a Murray State program that went 22-9 in 2017.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">West has a number of returnees, but there are a few big key pieces that are coming back.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="12376" first="Anna" last="Nerad"]</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – 2019 - 5’11” – Middle Blocker – UW-Milwaukee</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Nerad is set to start her final high school campaign.  In 2017 she was 2^nd in the conference with 40 solo blocks and earned 2^nd Team All-Conference honors.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="33046" first="Darragh" last="Dixon"]</span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – 2019 - 5’10” – Setter</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">In 2017 Dixon was 4^th in conference with .5 aces per set, 5^th in conference with 5.4 assists per set and will run the offense for the Wolverines with some wicked weapons.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80712" first="Alexis" last="Boling"] </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2021 – Middle Blocker</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Boling has a high school season under her belt now and a solid season with the Midwest Penguins. This could be a breakout season for Boling.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">More to come on this tough Classic Eight Conference…</span></p>