Western Nebraska All-Star Match Preview

<p>There will be some hidden gems showcased this Saturday, June 12 at 7:00 pm MDT at the Western Nebraska All-Star Game at WNCC Cougar Palace in Scottsbluff. Both teams will have six practices ahead of Saturday’s game. Coaches are able to nominate up to two players from their own team and then the All-Star coaches select the 13 players for the team is how the selection process works for this particular game. </p> <p>The head coach for the West All-Stars will be Sidney’s Julie Smith and her assistant will be Hay Springs Lisa Hughes-Merritt. Smith commented on how she felt about the upcoming game, "I am excited to have another opportunity to work with my girls (Karly and Morgan), as well as get to know and coach the girls who I coached against last season. Along with that, I’m excited to see how those who were competing against each other for years gel together as a team and what they bring to the court!" Smith was impressed with how many players had committed to playing volleyball or another collegiate sport. Out of her 13 players 8 are going on to play either volleyball or another sport at the next level. Here is a look at the West roster and if they are playing a sport collegiately:</p> <div class="gmail_default">Jayla Brehmer (Gordon-Rushville) - Western Nebraska Community College - Volleyball</div> <div class="gmail_default">Anika Burke (Chadron) - University of Northwestern Ohio - Volleyball</div> <div class="gmail_default">Milan Coggins (Ogallala) - University of Omaha - Track</div> <div class="gmail_default">Jenna Curtis (Ogallala) - Western Nebraska Community College - Volleyball</div> <div class="gmail_default">Emma Foote (Scottsbluff) - Hastings College - Volleyball</div> <div class="gmail_default">Josie Jenkins (Mitchell) - Lake Region State College - Volleyball</div> <div class="gmail_default">[player_tooltip player_id="103058" first="Karly" last="Sylvester"] (Sidney) - University of Nebraska Kearney - Track</div> <div class="gmail_default">Cambrea Vogel (Crawford) - Eastern Wyoming College - Volleyball</div> <div>Emma Gogdill (Chadron)</div> <div>Morgan Jaggers (Sidney)</div> <div>[player_tooltip player_id="103033" first="Kyla" last="Knight"] (Gering)</div> <div>Maddie Lake (Garden County)</div> <div>Joce Varvel (Hay Springs)</div> <div> </div> <div>The East team will be coached by Broken Bow’s Skylar Morris and assisted by Gothenburg’s Bryson Mahlberg. Morris commented that she is most looking forward to working and coaching with the state’s best athletes. She said they have a huge range of athletes from C-1 to D-2 sized schools on her roster. Here is a look at the East roster and if they are playing a sport collegiately:</div> <div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div dir="auto">Emma Schall (Broken Bow) Morningside - Volleyball.</div> <div dir="auto">Kali Staples  (Broken Bow) Doane - Basketball.</div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="82632" first="Samantha" last="Moore"] (Mullen) UNK - Basketball. </div> </div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="58235" first="Haylee" last="Sandman"] (Wauneta-Palisade) Hastings - Volleyball.</div> <div dir="auto">Chiara Richeson (Gothenburg) Midland - Volleyball.</div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="78629" first="Ashley" last="Brown"] (Elm Creek)  CCC in Columbus - Volleyball.</div> </div> <div dir="auto">Acelyn Klein (Medicine Valley) Hastings - Volleyball.</div> <div dir="auto">Jadeyn Bubak (South Loup)</div> <div dir="auto">Trinity Christophersen (Brady)</div> <div dir="auto">Alya Hueftle (Bertrand)</div> <div dir="auto">Halle Jacobsen (Broken Bow)</div> <div dir="auto">Alivia Knoerzer (Hi-Line)</div> <div dir="auto">[player_tooltip player_id="82626" first="Jaycee" last="Widener"] (Maywood-Hayes Center) </div> </div> <div dir="auto"> </div> <div dir="auto">It should be a great night of volleyball in Scottsbluff! Come out and watch some great athletes showcase their volleyball skills one last time! </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div>