Weekend 4 – Preview

There are some big tournaments hosting a lot of teams this weekend. We can’t be everywhere this weekend, so we want YOU to keep us updated with your teams results from whatever gym you are in! Make sure to follow updates on our Facebook page and tag @PrepDigWI with your results on twitter so we can retweet. Here are the 3 events in the spotlight for the 4th weekend of the 2018 season. EASTBAY CHARGER CHALLENGE – September 14th-15th The Milwaukee Sting Center will host 27 teams this weekend for a 2 day tournament. This will be a tournament that will show us some match-ups we’ve wanted to see for a while. In Pool A you will find a team that creates a bit of a buzz. River Falls is undefeated so far, but what everyone has wanted to see is the Wildcats match up with a field of some of the top teams in the state. They are definitely finding their groove with [player_tooltip player_id="12959" first="Anna" last="Wolf"](2021 – Committed to Minnesota) matching a career high 11 kills, Mariah Marg(2019 – 5’3 – Defensive Specialist) recording a career high 12 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id="80161" first="Maddi" last="Kealy"](2020 – 5’11 – Setter) tallying a career high 39 kills in their 3-1 win over Hudson last week. When Anna rotates out of the front row, Sarah Langlois(2019 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker) steps in and puts up a wall. Langlois recorded a season high 5 blocks in their 3-0 win over Ellsworth this week. In Pool C you can find a strong Arrowhead that will be looking to redeem a rare loss from last weekend’s Lancer Invite. Before their loss to Divine Savior Holy Angels (DSHA), Arrowhead was firing on all cylinders to defeat Neenah. [player_tooltip player_id="10329" first="Aubrey" last="Hamilton"](2020 – Committed to Notre Dame) had a season high 20 kills, Katelyn Sesolak(2019 – 6’3 – Middle Blocker/Right Side) had a season high 4 blocks, [player_tooltip player_id="33165" first="Emily" last="Larson"](2020 – 5’5 – Libero) had a season high 14 digs, and Emma Ruckstadter (2019 – 5’7 – Setter) had a season high 21 assists last weekend when Arrowhead defeated Neenah in the semi-final match. In Pool E you will find a strong Oconomowoc group that has only two losses, but both are to teams in this tournament (Arrowhead and Mukwonago). [player_tooltip player_id="56002" first="Tayler" last="Alden"](2020 – Committed to Northern Iowa) recently matched her career high 7 aces in their 3-0 win over Kettle Moraine on Tuesday. I would anticipate the Raccoons are looking to get a second shot at at least one of their two losses. In Pool G you can find the undefeated Waunakee and Summer Schwenn(2019 – 5’4 – Setter) who has been choosing her hitters wisely this past week and tallied a season high 14 assists last week in their 3-0 win over DeForest. POOL A: River Falls (13-0) Kettle Moraine (9-6) Luxemburg-Casco (12-10) POOL B: Neenah (16-4) Sheboygan North (15-4) Waterford (6-6) POOL C: Arrowhead (21-3) Franklin (14-5) Howard Grove (11-4) POOL D: Mukwonago (12-4) Wisconsin Lutheran (15-3) West Bend West (10-9) POOL E: Oconomowoc (12-2) Sun Prairie (18-2) Indian Trail (8-8) POOL F: Divine Savior Holy Angels (13-2) Waterloo (10-5) Hartford (6-6) POOL G: Waunakee (19-0) Hamilton (13-11) West Bend East (7-9) POOL H: Cedarburg (10-3) Kimberly (11-4) Brookfield East (2-13) POOL I: Waukesha West (14-4) Brookfield Central (12-8) Homestead (3-12)   UW-OSHKOSH SHOWDOWN – September 14th-15th The showdown hosts 27 teams, and a few I would love to see face off, such as Verona and Chilton or Milton and Plymouth. One favorite that will be attending is Catholic Memorial. Catholic Memorial has won 6 straight matches, and some of its players have been on fire! [player_tooltip player_id="80715" first="Kaitlyn" last="Riley"](2021 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter) recorded a career high 8 blocks, Isabella Halcomb(2021 – 5’5 – Defensive Specialist/Libero) tallied a career high 16 digs, and Jessie Connell (2019 – 5’9 – Setter/Right Side) recorded a career high of 20 assists in their 3-1 win over Mukwonago on Tuesday. POOL A: Verona (12-0) Oshkosh North (6-16) Campbellsport (5-8) Tri-County (1-8) POOL B: Catholic Memorial (16-1) Greenfield (8-9) Athens (4-11) Pittsville (3-7) POOL C: Chilton (11-3) New Berlin Eisenhower (3-13) The Prairie School (5-3) POOL D: Milton (18-4) Beaver Dam (5-11) Kewaunee (6-12) Wittenberg-Birnamwood (2-14) POOL E: Plymouth (10-4) Marathon (5-6) SWCHA (24-3) Port Edwards (3-6) POOL F: Wabeno-Laona (9-1) Ripon (2-12) Elkhart Lake-Glenbeaulah (3-13) Cuba City (11-3) POOL G: Living Word Lutheran (6-3) Lourdes Academy (16-5) Niagara (4-7) Lodi (4-11) KENOSHA KRUSH – September 15th Kenosha Temper (2-4) will be hosting a neat mix of schools this weekend, including Grayslake Central-IL (14-9), Bradford (14-8), Oak Creek (14-5), Watertown (18-3), Luther Prep (9-4), Westosha Central (14-5), and Whitefish Bay (4-8). There are some real competitors here with Watertown, Grayslake Central, and Oak Creek. One favorite to take this tournament is Westosha, who is on a 4-match win streak after losing to both Appleton North and East Troy at the Lancer Invite last weekend. Westosha’s [player_tooltip player_id="10242" first="Laura" last="Shoopman"](2019 – Committed to Oral Roberts) hit a season high of 16 kills twice recently, once in their 3-0 win over Waterford last week and again in their 3-0 win over Union Grove on Tuesday. [player_tooltip player_id="10239" first="Kennedy" last="Muff"](2019 – 5’10 – Setter/Right Side) also recorded a career high 42 assists in the win over Waterford. [player_tooltip player_id="33054" first="Sierra" last="Lee"] (2019 – 5’6 – Outside Hitter/Setter/Right Side) recorded a season high 21 digs in their 2-1 win over West Bend West last weekend.