Rochester’s Top 10 Middles

<p style="text-align: center;">  Home of one of the world’s top hospitals in the world, Rochester, is the setting for the Mayo Clinic.  A facilty of this magnitude produces a ever-growing population of professionals and their families.  As a result, athletics are a big part of the community.  From public to private, there are a handful of high school volleyball programs.  Here are our top 10 middles taking the court in 2020 (in no particular order.)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table class="table" style="width: 100%; height: 94px;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary" style="height: 94px;"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.6162%; height: 94px;"> <p>Anna Miller</p> <p>2021</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 3.15462%; height: 94px;">6’3"</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.9358%; height: 94px;"> <p>Rochester Mayo</p> </td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 71.1883%; height: 94px;"> <p>A star basketball player, who lends her height to the Spartans.  An All Conference selection in 2019 known for her blocking and quick hits in the middle.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.4299%;"> <p>Lilly Meister</p> <p>2022</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 5.65081%;">6’3’’</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.6963%;">Rochester John Marshall</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 69.223%;">Meister is the state record holder for number of block in a match (16) set last season.  A basketball fanatic who has helped the Rockets regain position in the Big Nine conference.  Even with their head coach resigning, Meister will be a consistent feature in the middle.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%; height: 94px;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary" style="height: 94px;"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.6162%; height: 94px;"> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="86656" first="Paige" last="Decker"]</p> <p>2023</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 3.15462%; height: 94px;">5’9"</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.9358%; height: 94px;"> <p>Rochester Century</p> </td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 71.1883%; height: 94px;"> <p>A starter for the Century Panthers in 2019 as a freshman, Decker is a athletic, developing prospect.  Her strength is blocking.  On our 2023 watchlist and a top player for SMV 16-1.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.4299%;"> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="73489" first="Lindsey" last="Rossow"]</strong></p> <p>2023</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 5.65081%;">5’7’’</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.6963%;">Rochester Lourdes</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 69.223%;">Can hit on the outside or in middle.  An all-around athlete who understand the game.  She stepped up as a freshmen in 2019 and will be an even bigger asset this coming fall.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.4299%;"> <p><strong>Hailey Behrends</strong></p> <p>2023</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 5.65081%;">5’9’’</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.6963%;">Rochester Century</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 69.223%;">The Century Panthers are still rebuilding and last year Behrends some limited court time but has grown a lot playing with the 15-1 SMV team.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.4299%;"> <p><strong>Amer Mabor</strong></p> <p>2021</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 5.65081%;">5’10’’</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.6963%;">Rochester John Marshall</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 69.223%;">Mabor is a aggressive player with a lot of natural talent.  We have seen her develop a strong swing in addition to her impressive jumping ability.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.4299%;"> <p><strong>Kennedy Hady</strong></p> <p>2021</p> </td> <td class="metrics" style="width: 5.65081%;">5’9’’</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 10.6963%;">Rochester Mayo</td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 69.223%;">While she may be better suited as an outside, this coming fall they will need another player to fill in for graduate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="71690" first="Emma" last="Goss"].</strong>  She is a superb athlete who could be up for the challenge as long she gets to use her poweful swing on the left too.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="table" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr class="primary"> <td class="player" style="width: 14.4299%;">Up and coming:</td> <td style="width: 68.8194%;"> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; background-color: transparent;"><strong>Addyson Timpane</strong> - Rochester John Marshall; 2024</span></li> <li><strong>Maria Winter</strong> - Rochester Mayo; 2023</li> <li><strong>Ali Ritter</strong> - Rochester Lourdes; 2023</li> <li><b>[player_tooltip player_id="73474" first="Hannah" last="Hanson"]</b>- Rochester Mayo (S/MB) 2023</li> </ul> </td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 4.23822%;"> </td> <td class="desktop-only" style="width: 12.6135%;"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>