Weekend 5 – Preview

<p>Another big weekend full of fun tournaments.  There are 2 in the Milwaukee area that are closely connected, with one serving as a qualifying tournament for the other.  Keep the updates coming over the weekend!  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 this weekend</p> <p><strong><u>SPRAWL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT – September 21^st – 22^nd</u></strong></p> <p>The Milwaukee Sting Center will host 24 teams this weekend for another 2-day tournament.  There are a LOT of teams in this tournament looking to make a statement and get an entry into the big Lynn LaPorte Sprawl.  There are a few ranked teams that I would love to see square off, such as Waunakee, Sheboygan North, Waukesha West, and Xavier.  One good match-up we are guaranteed comes between Cedarburg and Wisconsin Lutheran.  While being ranked, Cedarburg may be operating a bit under the radar, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take it all the way through this weekend.  Cedarburg is led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="56003" first="Kiara" last="Reinhardt"] </strong>(2020 – Committed to Creighton) who recorded a season high 7 blocks in their win over Slinger last week. </p> <p>POOL A:</p> <p>Waunakee (25-2) *Prep Dig Ranked #5 in D1</p> <p>Slinger (10-5)</p> <p>Indian Trail (10-14)</p> <p>Plymouth (16-6)</p> <p>POOL B:</p> <p>Sheboygan North (19-7) *Prep Dig Ranked #16 in D1</p> <p>Oshkosh West (13-12)</p> <p>Kenosha Temper (3-8)</p> <p>Madison LaFollette (4-11)</p> <p>POOL C:</p> <p>Waukesha West (19-7) *Prep Dig Ranked #19 in D1</p> <p>Green Bay Preble (8-11)</p> <p>Southern Door (18-5)</p> <p>Janesville Craig (22-3)</p> <p>POOL D:</p> <p>Cedarburg (18-5) *Prep Dig Ranked #8 in D1</p> <p>Wisconsin Lutheran (20-5) *Prep Dig Ranked #3 in D2</p> <p>Middleton (15-7)</p> <p>Kaukauna (4-13)</p> <p>POOL E:</p> <p>Waterford (10-9)</p> <p>Franklin (18-8)</p> <p>Hartford (7-12)</p> <p>Manitowoc Lincoln (18-6)</p> <p>POOL F:</p> <p>Xavier (17-8) *Prep Dig Ranked #7 in D2</p> <p>Fond du Lac (8-6)</p> <p>Muskego (4-10)</p> <p>Beaver Dam (10-13)</p> <p><strong><u>LYNN LAPORTE SPRAWL – September 21^st – 22^nd</u></strong></p> <p>The Sprawl has 24 teams competing, and most are highly ranked by Prep Dig.  Let’s take a look at a few dark horses.  In Pool D we have Appleton North led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="80719" first="Brooke" last="Bolwerk"] </strong>(2021 – 5’6 – Setter/Right Side), who recorded her fourth match with reaching her career high 3 aces and tallied a career high 22 assists last week in their 3-0 win over Oshkosh North.</p> <p>In Pool E we have East Troy. and they will have their work cut out for them.  They previously beat West Bend West at the Lancer Invite, but it took 3 sets.  East Troy is led by <strong>Brianna Scuric </strong>(2019 – Committed to Northern Illinois), who recently matched a season high 18 kills and <strong>Mati Jakscht </strong>(2019 – 5’6 – Libero), who recorded a season high 25 digs in their 3-1 win over McFarland last week. Another key for the Trojans, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="80176" first="Emily" last="Wendt"] </strong>(2020 – 5’9 – Setter), matched a career high 6 aces on Tuesday in their 3-0 win over Edgerton.  Also in Pool E is Kimberly, who went 3-2 at the Charger Rally last weekend but has had some big wins recently against Neenah and Oconomowoc.  Kimberly is led by <strong>Maddy Schreiber</strong> (2021 – Middle Blocker), who matched her career high of 4 blocks in 3 different matches this past week.</p> <p><u>POOL A:</u></p> <p>Divine Savior Holy Angels (19-4) *Prep Dig Ranked #3 in D1</p> <p>Catholic Memorial (24-1) *Prep Dig Ranked #1 in D2</p> <p>Kettle Moraine Lutheran (11-6) *Prep Dig Ranked #4 in D2</p> <p>De Pere (8-17)</p> <p><u>POOL B:</u></p> <p>Arrowhead (29-3) *Prep Dig Ranked #1 in D1</p> <p>Greendale (14-8)</p> <p>Hamilton (15-15)</p> <p>Brookfield East (5-17)</p> <p><u>POOL C:</u></p> <p>Neenah (19-8) *Prep Dig Ranked #17 in D1</p> <p>Westosha Central (19-6) *Prep Dig Ranked #7 in D1</p> <p>Menomonee Falls (7-9)</p> <p>West Bend East (9-13)</p> <p><u>POOL D:</u></p> <p>Mukwonago (14-8) *Prep Dig Ranked #14 in D1</p> <p>Appleton North (14-6) *Prep Dig Ranked #11 in D1</p> <p>Nicolet (8-11)</p> <p>Union Grove (15-4) *Prep Dig Ranked #18 in D1</p> <p><u>POOL E:</u></p> <p>Burlington (22-3) *Prep Dig Ranked #4 in D1</p> <p>East Troy (10-3) *Prep Dig Ranked #2 in D2</p> <p>Kimberly (16-7) *Prep Dig Ranked #10 in D1</p> <p>West Bend West (12-14)</p> <p><u>POOL F:</u></p> <p>Oconomowoc (18-4) *Prep Dig Ranked #6 in D1</p> <p>Brookfield Central (16-12)</p> <p>Watertown (23-4) *Prep Dig Ranked #15 in D1</p> <p>Homestead (4-20)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>APPLETON EAST INVITE – September 22^nd</u></strong></p> <p>Appleton East (9-12) will be hosting Appleton West (4-18), Ashwaubenon (19-4) *Prep Dig Ranked #20 in D1, Bay Port (12-6), Chilton (17-5) *Prep Dig Ranked #10 in D2, Green Bay East (2-8), Hortonville (11-11), Stevens Point (SPASH) (23-1) *Prep Dig Ranked #13 in D1, Little Chute (19-0) *Prep Dig Ranked #5 in D2, DeForest (14-11), DC Everest (9-12), and Pewaukee (14-9).  This tournament will provide some interesting match-ups and a good challenge for teams like SPASH.  SPASH is led by a solid group of seniors like <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="32739" first="Kayla" last="Lass"] </strong>(Committed to UW-Green Bay), who recorded a season high 16 kills, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33082" first="Gabby" last="Johnson"] </strong>(Middle Blocker/Pin Hitter), who put up a season high of 6 blocks, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33115" first="Megan" last="Miklesh"] </strong>(Libero), who tallied a season high 29 digs in their 3-1 win over Merrill last week.  I would love to see match-ups between Ashwaubenon, Chilton, SPASH, and Little Chute.</p>