Week 1 – Wisconsin Preview
The required 5 days of practice are in. Scrimmages started up on Saturday, August 18th. Coaches are fine tuning starting line-ups for their first matches. New leaders have stepped up and young rock stars are showing their stuff. Time to start seeing if the…
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Continue ReadingThe required 5 days of practice are in. Scrimmages started up on Saturday, August 18th. Coaches are fine tuning starting line-ups for their first matches. New leaders have stepped up and young rock stars are showing their stuff. Time to start seeing if the hard work put in during the off-season was enough. Here are the 5 events in the spotlight for the week of August 20th-26th.
HOMESTEAD TRIANGULAR – Tuesday, August 21st
Homestead will be hosting Kettle Moraine Lutheran (KML) and Brookfield Central for a triangular. This should make for some great match-ups after KML graduated 4 key pieces. Last year KML took out Homestead 3-0 and Brookfield Central 2-1, but a new season brings new opportunities.
WATCH OUT:
Kettle Moraine Lutheran
– Arianna Miller Arianna Miller 6'1" | MB Kettle Moraine Lutheran | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 6’2 – Middle Blocker – Committed to UW-Milwaukee
CROIX CENTRAL QUAD – Tuesday, August 21st
St. Croix is hosting Prescott, River Falls and Stanley-Boyd for an interesting quad. While River Falls graduated some big fire power, they have big guns returning for a big season. Stanley-Boyd graduated 6 key pieces, but St. Croix Central is returning quite a bit and may prove to be the best competition for River Falls in this quad.
WATCH OUT:
River Falls
– Halle Olson Halle Olson 6'0" | OH River Falls | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 6’2 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed
-Emily Bannit – 2020 – 5’11 – Outside Hitter – Committed to Loyola-Chicago
– Anna Wolf Anna Wolf 6'2" | MB River Falls | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’2 – Outside Hitter – Committed to Minnesota
THE JOUST – Friday, August 24th-Saturday, August 25th
The Joust is held at Homestead HS and it is SUPER competitive. If you place in the bottom 2 (out of 20), you are not invited back the next season. Last year the bottom 2 were Wausau Newman and Catholic Memorial, both of which made trips to the Resch Center once again. Pool play gets under way at noon on Friday!
WATCH OUT:
In Pool A:
Arrowhead
– Aubrey Hamilton Aubrey Hamilton 6'0" | OH Arrowhead | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 6’2 – Pin Hitter – Committed to Notre Dame
– Elise Schneider Elise Schneider 6'0" | RS Arrowhead | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker/Right Side/Setter – Committed to Wofford
–Emma Ruckstadter – 2019 – 5’7 – Setter – Not Committed
In Pool C:
Brookfield East
– Riley Kindt Riley Kindt MB Brookfield East | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’9 – Middle Blocker – Not Committed
–Shea Laurie – 2019 – Libero – Not Committed
In pool D:
Oconomowoc
Taylor Alden – 2020 – 6’0 – Setter – Committed to Northern Iowa
Elle Shult – 2019 – 6’3 – Middle Blocker – Not Committed
Tessa Christopherson Tessa Christopherson 6'0" | RS Oconomowoc | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 6’0 – Setter/Right Side – Not Committed
In Pool E:
Burlington
– Kaley Blake Kaley Blake 5'8" | S Burlington | 2020 State WI – 2020 – 5’7 – Setter – Committed to UW-Milwaukee
– Maddie Berezowitz Maddie Berezowitz 5'7" | DS/L Burlington | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 5’8 – Defensive Specialist – Committed to Kentucky
-Sam Naber – 2021 – Libero – Committed to Marquette
– Coley Haggard Coley Haggard 6'0" | OH Burlington | 2019 State WI – 2019 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed
– Laren Baldowsky Laren Baldowsky 5'6" Indian Trail | 2020 State WI – 6’0 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed
In Pool F:
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Jalie Shemanski – 2020 – 5’0 – Defensive Specialist – Not Committed
Elizabeth Organ Elizabeth Organ 5'7" | S DSHA | 2019 State WI – 2019 – 5’7 – Setter – Not Committed
Lake Country Lutheran
– Rylee Vaughn Rylee Vaughn 5'5" | DS/L Lake Country Lutheran | 2020 State WI – 2020 – Libero – Not Committed
– Jennifer O’Keefe Jennifer O’Keefe 5'11" | OH Lake Country Lutheran | 2019 State WI – 2019 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed
MENOMONIE SPRAWL – Friday, August 24th-Saturday, August 25th
This is where River Falls will get a better test with a larger tournament. Last year they didn’t drop a single set. I’d like to see River Falls and Clayton match up in the championship for this one!
WARHAWK OPEN – Friday, August 24th-Saturday, August 25th
Whitewater will host a total of 27 teams competing from all over the state. There is a great mix of divisions in this one, and it gives lots of opportunities to see new teams. Last year Lakeside Lutheran took 2nd behind Franklin, and I would like to see a rematch between those two this year.
WATCH OUT:
Lakeside Lutheran
Kylee Gnabasik Kylee Gnabasik DS/L State WI – 2021 – 5’3 – Defensive Specialist/Setter – Not Committed
Kaitlyn Shadoski – 2019 – 5’9 – Right Side/Setter – Not Committed