Week 3: Star Performers from Across the State

The third week of the Minnesota high school season is in the books and it was a busy one all across the state. Here are a few teams that boasted some impressive individual highlights from last week: Prior Lake Lakers Sophomore sensation and Minnesota commit [player_tooltip player_id="31577" first="Julia" last="Hanson"] (OH | Prep Dig #1) helped the Lakers to a significant win over Chaska with a 3-2 result. The high-flying Hanson had 22 kills and 13 total digs to prove her value on both sides of the ball. Senior outside hitter Dezirae Spratt also had a great all-around effort with 14 kills, seven digs, and six total service aces to lead the team. Lainey Van Hecke (S | 2021) shared the setting duties and amassed 30 assists for the match. BOLD Warriors Senior setter [player_tooltip player_id="71671" first="Makayla" last="Snow"] (Prep Dig #43) had a big match for BOLD in achieving a triple-double in their win over Melrose last Tuesday. Snow totaled 38 assists, 14 digs, and 13 kills. Fellow senior and middle hitter Ashley Trongard (MH | 2020) was the beneficiary of several of Snow’s offerings as she terminated the ball for 14 kills, which equaled her 14 digs on the defensive side. Brenna Weiss (L | 2020) led the BOLD defense with 23 digs in the Warriors’ 3-2 victory. Belle Plaine Tigers Although losing to Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 3-2 on Tuesday, the Tigers were not without some incredible individual effort in this back-and-forth match. Senior pin hitter [player_tooltip player_id="57484" first="Mikayla" last="Coops"] (Prep Dig #40) led the offense with 26 kills (.316 attack efficiency), while scooping up 17 digs and delivering two service aces. Teammate Sarah Lenz (S | 2021) averaged 10.0 assists per set in delivering 50 total while leading the team defensively with 25 digs for the double-double. A third double-double was achieved by Morgan Kruger (OH | 2020) as she totaled 10 kills and 23 digs. She also contributed three of the team’s nine service aces. Lakeville North Panthers With a big 3-1 win over defending class AAA Champlin Park, the Panthers continue to stake their claim as a true contender for a berth in the state tournament and a legitimate shot at the crown. Explosive junior outside Maddy Hornyak (Prep Dig #14) led the offense once again in hammering 24 kills on a .255 efficiency clip. She also contributed 19 digs in the win. Senior libero Halle Wolf (Prep Dig #16) also earned a double-double with 24 digs and 11 assists as sophomore teammate Abby Jandro (S | 2022 | Prep Dig #15) was one dig shy of her own double-double with nine digs to go along with her 41 assists. Offensively, junior outside Savannah Polzin (OH | 2021) added 11 kills. Hill-Murray Pioneers The Pioneers used a balanced team effort to earn a 3-1 win over Hastings. Junior middle Grace Holm (MH | 2021) reached double figures in kills with 11 as her fellow classmates, [player_tooltip player_id="72079" first="Alyssa" last="Isackson"] (OH | 2021 | Prep Dig #104) and Emma Lienemann (MH | 2021), each tallied eight kills. Senior Anna Gonzaga (RH | 2020) added seven kills while sophomore outside Anna Schaufhauser (RH | 2022) totaled six. The Pioneers’ setting role is shared among Cassie Schreier (S | 2021) and Adriana Mariani (S | 2020) with each dishing out 23 and 19 assists respectively. Isackson and junior libero [player_tooltip player_id="72081" first="Keely" last="Kurschner"] (L | 2021 | Prep Dig #33) each picked 26 digs to lead the defensive effort. St. Louis Park Orioles One of the best matches from last Thursday came down to the wire between two talented squads in St. Louis Park and St. Michael-Albertville. The Orioles of St. Louis Park were victorious in the five-set thriller that included 15-13 fifth set. Two Orioles’ attackers reached double figure kills, led by junior [player_tooltip player_id="58052" first="Hannah" last="Howell"] (OH | 20210 | Prep Dig #51) with 14 kills (.371 attack efficiency) and sophomore Elsa Bergland (OH | 2022) with 10 kills. The junior middle tandem of [player_tooltip player_id="72065" first="Kendall" last="Coley"] (MH | 2021) and Raegan Alexander (MH | 2021) added seven and six kills respectively, with Alexander attacking at a .462 percentage. Other standout individual efforts came from setter Mikaila Winward (S | 2020 | Prep Dig #120)) with 37 assists and the 17 digs from Addie Warg (OH | 2020). Berg added 11 digs to earn the double-double.