Tour of Illinois – Southwest Region 2020
Brian Gibboney
<p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Our road trip continues to all corners, nooks, and crannies of the state. We are heading to Quincy, looking for the future volleyball stars in the area as well as who will be graduating.</span></p>
<p><strong>Goodbye graduates, you will be missed! </strong>Top area graduates from the 2020 class include....</p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="61396" first="Sydney" last="Hummert"], 2020, 5'11, OH, Notre Dame, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville<br />
</strong><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Hummert will continue her volleyball career at Marysville in the fall of 2020.</span></p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Meredith Siebers, 2020, 5'9, MH, Notre Dame <br />
</strong>Siebers will also start her collegiate volleyball career at Marysville University. </p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Alexis Wolf, 2020, 6'0, RS, Quincy HS</strong><br />
Wolf, Quincy's captain, was the big hitter during the 2019-20 campaign. </p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Paige Knuffman, 2020, OH, Liberty</strong><br />
A volleyball/basketball/track and field star, Knuffman will be missed in 2020. </p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Krista Schrader, 2020, MH, Unity, Hannibal - Lagrange University</strong><br />
Hannibal - Lagrange University lands Schrader, a player with great footwork and a big arm swing.</p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Players to Watch in 2020-2021:</strong></p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Karli Artman, 2021, Setter, Illini West</strong><br />
If you are looking for a solid set of hands to run your offense, look no further. Artman dished out 728 assists during the 2019-20 season. She led the Chargers with 78 service aces and 283 digs.</p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Megan Harrell, 2022, OH, Illini West </strong><br />
Harrell is Artman's favorite target in the IW offense. Harrell tallied 247 kills and was a first-team All-Prairieland Conference selection. she also led the Chargers in aces with 46. </p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Carly Wolf, 2021, OH, Payson Seymour</strong><br />
Leading the team with 219 kills and 43 total blocks, Wolf added 40 service aces during the 2019-20 campaign.</p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Lauren Erke, 2021, OH, Quincy, Rockwood Thunder VBC </strong><br />
Erke is one of the up and coming bright spots in the Quincy High School program. She also shows her talent in the Rockwood Thunder Volleyball program.</p>
<p class="large bodyText"><strong>Kyra Carothers, 2023, MH, Unity/Seymour <br />
</strong>Finishing the 2019 season as a solid blocker, Carothers will be one of three sophomores who could have a major impact on Unity's 2020-21 season.</p>
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