2022 Outside Hitters at CEVA Regionals
Over this past weekend, CEVA held its Regionals tournament where the top 18U, 16U, 14U, and 12U teams from the region competed. For the 18U age bracket, the top five finishers were… #1 NPJ 18 Forefront #2 OJVA 17-1 National …
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Continue ReadingOver this past weekend, CEVA held its Regionals tournament where the top 18U, 16U, 14U, and 12U teams from the region competed.
For the 18U age bracket, the top five finishers were…
#1 NPJ 18 Forefront
#2 OJVA 17-1 National
#3 OJVA 18-1 National
#4 NPJ 17 National
#5 Chaos 17 National
For the first time this season, I had the opportunity to go watch these teams compete in person. I will be spotlighting the athletes from 2022, 2023, and 2024, who were an impact in their position and made an impression when watching.
2022 OUTSIDE HITTERS
Alli Branch Alli Branch 5'8" | OH Jesuit | 2022 OR , 5’8″, OH/RS, Jesuit High School, Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy
Branch took on a big load for her team this weekend since Oregon Juniors 18-2 was down quite a few players. Playing all-around, attacking on the right side when in the front row, she was a consistent force for her teammates. She brought great ball control on serve receive and smart attacking in the front row.
Branch will be a senior at Jesuit High School, having played on the junior varsity team the past two seasons.
Branch is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Taylor Brickey Taylor Brickey 5'11" | OH Summit | 2022 State OR , 5’11”, OH, Summit High School, North Pacific Juniors
Although Brickey only plays three rotations in the front row for the North Pacific Juniors 18
Bend team, she makes quite an impact. A high-flying attacker, she plays smart but explosively.
A two-year varsity starter for Summit High School, Brickey made a huge impact as an outside this past season, leading her team in kills. She was named to the Mountain Valley Second Team by PrepDig.
Brickey is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Greta Davis Greta Davis 5'11" | OH Sisters | 2022 State OR , 5’11”, OH, Sisters High School, North Pacific Juniors
Davis is a six rotation stud for the North Pacific Juniors 18 Bend team. She is an offensive weapon, taking big swings in both the front and back row. Only a junior, she plays with a lot of maturity and her teammates definitely look to her as a leader. She is a vocal and positive presence on the court.
A varsity starter since her freshman year, she was an Oregon West Honorable Mention honoree her first year with Sisters High School. As a sophomore, she was awarded to the Oregon West First Team All-League, First Team All-State Tournament, and Second Team All-State. This past season she was named the Oregon West Co-Player of the Year and Oregon West First Team All-League, as well as on the PrepDig 4A All-Star team.
Davis is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Ashli Edmiston Ashli Edmiston 5'8" | OH Wilsonville | 2022 State OR , 5’9″, OH, Wilsonville High School, Athena Volleyball Academy
Edmiston is explosive no matter where she is attacking from for the Athena 17 Gold team. She uses her very insane vertical to rack up kill after kill and hits a back-row attack with great velocity. She is a definite leader on the Athena team, and her teammates consistently looked to her to put the ball away.
Edmiston has been a three-year varsity starter for Wilsonville High School. Her freshman season she was named to the Northwest Oregon First Team All-League and her sophomore season she was named to the Northwest Oregon Second Team All-League. She was also named to the PrepDig 5A All-Star team.
Edmiston is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Maddy Hellem, 5’7″, OH, West Albany High School, G3 Volleyball
Hellem brought the intensity this past weekend helping the G3 16-1 team finish 4th in the region. The lone junior on the team, with a lot of 2025 and 2024 players, she is a definite leader. Playing all six rotations, she is a key player to this team’s success. With an insane vertical, she flies when attacking, and has a hammer of an arm.
This was Hellem’s first season with the West Albany High School varsity team and saw time as an outside hitter for the Spartans.
Marks is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Emmi Marks Emmi Marks 5'10" | OH West Salem | 2022 State OR , 5’10, OH, West Salem High School, North Pacific Juniors
Marks was a key player for North Pacific Juniors 17 National team success over the weekend. She is their six-rotation outside hitter who brings her power to the attack as one of their offensive weapons. Playing all-around, she is steady on serve receive and defense.
A two-year varsity starter for West Salem High School, Marks was named to the Mountain Valley First Team All-League by PrepDig.
Marks is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Elizabeth Schoen Elizabeth Schoen 5'7" | OH Jesuit | 2022 OR , 5’8″, OH/DS, Jesuit High School, Live Aloha Volleyball Academy
Schoen is a scrappy six rotation outside hitter who plays smart, calm and collected. She is a definite impact player for the LAVA 18-1 team, playing all-out on every play.
She will be a senior at Jesuit High School, although she did not play for the Crusaders as a junior, having made the varsity squad as a sophomore.
Schoen is currently not committed to a school for the fall of 2022.
Emily Warmenhoven Emily Warmenhoven 5'10" | OH West Linn | 2022 State OR , 5’11”, OH, West Linn High School, Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy, Belmont University
Warmenhoven, the #1 recruit for 2022 in PrepDig rankings, is a dominant attacker whose swing packs a punch. With an insanely fast arm swing and an explosive approach, she is lethal, both in the front and back row. In the semifinals, OJVA 17-1 took on OJVA 18-1, and Warmenhoven played lights out. Her relentless swings were a definite factor in them beating OJVA 18-1.
Warmenhoven has been on the varsity team for West Linn High School since her freshman year. As a sophomore, she was awarded Three Rivers Second Team All-League and as a junior Three Rivers First Team All-League. She was also named to the PrepDig 6A All-Star team. With Audra Wilmes Audra Wilmes 6'2" | OH West Linn | 2021 State OR graduating, it will be exciting to see the impact she is sure to make for the Lions.
She recently committed to play at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.