Drop Everything To Watch These Northern WI Players In 2021

If you want to watch the best, whether it is to recruit from the best, learn from the best, or just enjoy high-level volleyball, you need to watch these prep players this year. Even as a fan, you might have your favorite club or high school, but there are some players out there who are so talented that they make the most difficult plays look easy on a regular basis. You should make time in your schedule to see these players because they make SportsCenter-worthy plays happen. So just who are these players for which you should rearrange your schedule? Well, here we look at one of the largest sections of the state. From Dunn County along the Minnesota border to the UP and as far west as Langlade County. Here’s what we came up within the Northwest and North Central Region of Wisconsin. Get excited!   Northwest [caption id="attachment_158536" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-158536 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/09/CF-Samantha-Perlberg-2.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> [player_tooltip player_id="149694" first="Samantha" last="Perlberg"][/caption] [player_tooltip player_id="149694" first="Samantha" last="Perlberg"] – 2023 – Outside Hitter – Chippewa Falls If you are looking for excitement, I think you’re going to have to go with the player who hits the absolute synthetic leather of a volleyball. You can’t always predict an exciting defensive match because it is so dependent on what the opposing team’s offense is like. But since you can usually predict a team will be hammering the ball because they’ve got a swing like Perlberg, I feel safe to say you can go to a Chi-High match for a good game. Other Notables [player_tooltip player_id="91859" first="Anika" last="Torgerson"] – 2023 – 6’2 – Outside Hitter/Setter – Turtle Lake [player_tooltip player_id="81273" first="Emma" last="Johnson"] – 2023 – 5’8 – Outside Hitter - Unity [caption id="attachment_158538" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-158538 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/09/RF-Haley-Graetz.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> #4 [player_tooltip player_id="81259" first="Haley" last="Graetz"][/caption] [player_tooltip player_id="81259" first="Haley" last="Graetz"] – 2022 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – River Falls – Committed to George Mason [player_tooltip player_id="158537" first="Hanne" last="Johnson"] – 2022 – 5’11 – Pin Hitter/ Setter - Grantsburg [player_tooltip player_id="148970" first="Madison" last="Hunt"] – 2024 – 5’8 – Middle Blocker – Chippewa Falls [player_tooltip player_id="119436" first="Marley" last="Hughes"] – 2023 – Middle Blocker – McDonell Central [player_tooltip player_id="92019" first="Morgan" last="Kealy"] – 2023 – 5’10 – Setter – River Falls [player_tooltip player_id="148971" first="Sophie" last="Robinson"] – 2024 – Outside Hitter – Chippewa Falls North Central [player_tooltip player_id="91911" first="Meghan" last="Scholz"] – 2023 – 6’4 – Middle Blocker – Tomahawk – Committed to DePaul This young gun has a lot of eyeballs on her this season because she has made the High Performance camp roster and recently made her verbal commitment to DePaul. Scholz is an enthusiastic athlete who can change the course of a set with a big kill or a monster block. Plus, who doesn’t love watching players who truly seem to appreciate their time on the court, and Scholz is all smiles (even under a mask this past year). [caption id="attachment_158534" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/09/DSC01648-crop-4439x2915-1632536002.jpg"><img class="wp-image-158534 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/09/DSC01648-crop-4439x2915-1632536002-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> [player_tooltip player_id="158532" first="Sara" last="Gruszynski"][/caption] [player_tooltip player_id="158532" first="Sara" last="Gruszynski"] – 2022 – 6’0 – Right Side Hitter – Three Lakes I was looking back to some pictures I had taken over the summer, and I remembered seeing Gruszynski playing grass quads. Even in a fun environment like grass, she’s all business. The minute she connects with the ball, you find out what a heavy lefty swing looks like. She could go from off the radar to a high-profile right side with a blazing, undiggable attack. And she can locate exactly where she wants that ball to land, making her an even more terminal threat. She may not be the most celebratory player on the court, but she is definitely worth clearing your schedule to go see in person. Other Notables [player_tooltip player_id="158542" first="Allie" last="Paulson"] – 2023 – Setter/Right Side Hitter - Medford [player_tooltip player_id="158543" first="Alyssa" last="Zehner"] – 2023 – Outside Hitter - Tomahawk Brie Young – 2024 – 5’3 – Defensive Specialist – Antigo Brooklyn Pesava – 2023 – Setter - Lakeland Callie Ullius – 2023 – Outside Hitter - Lakeland Claire Albert – 2025 – Outside Hitter - Tomahawk Dani Korman – 2022 – Defensive Specialist – Merrill Eiley Schoeneman – 2025 – 5’8 – Middle Blocker - Mercer Elexa Emmer – 2024 – Middle Blocker – Merrill Emerson Lange – 2024 – Defensive Specialist/Pin Hitter - Tomahawk [caption id="attachment_158545" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-158545 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/09/Prentice-Kali-Heikkinen-1.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> Kali Heikkinen[/caption] Emma Hoff – 2024 – Setter – Merrill Gabby Brunner – 2022 – Defensive Specialist - Medford Grace Fleishman – 2022 – 5’9 – Middle Blocker – Antigo [player_tooltip player_id="91869" first="Gracie" last="Tallier"] – 2023 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter - Gilman Hadley Olivotti – 2023 – Setter/Right Side Hitter – Northland Pines Jenna Czerneski – 2024 – 5’7 – Middle Blocker – Antigo Kali Heikkinen – 2025 – Outside Hitter - Prentice [caption id="attachment_158541" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-158541 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/09/DSC01641.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /> [player_tooltip player_id="158540" first="Kara" last="Sowinski"][/caption] [player_tooltip player_id="158540" first="Kara" last="Sowinski"] – 2022 – Setter – Three Lakes Katherine Tiffany – 2022 – Middle Blocker – Lakeland Katie Lybert – 2022 – Setter - Medford [player_tooltip player_id="90605" first="Katie" last="Pierce"] – 2022 – 6’2 – Right Side Hitter - Tomahawk Kayleigh Parilek – 2022 – 5’1 – Libero – Antigo Kyla Murphy – 2022 – Middle Blocker - Prentice Laurissa Klapatauskas – 2022 – Middle Blocker - Medford Lola Cornelius – 2025 – 5’8 – Setter/Pin Hitter – Antigo Lydia Harding – 2024 – Setter - Prentice [player_tooltip player_id="119404" first="Mackenzie" last="Scholz"] – 2023 – 5’10 – Setter - Tomahawk [player_tooltip player_id="119405" first="Madi" last="Meisenburg"] – 2023 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter – Northland Pines [player_tooltip player_id="158544" first="Mallory" last="Burcaw"] – 2023 – Outside Hitter - Prentice Mari Szews – 2022 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker – Three Lakes McKenna Smith – 2022 – 5’4 – Libero - Merrill [player_tooltip player_id="122492" first="Meg" last="Pfannerstill"] – 2024 – Outside Hitter - Lakeland Megan Haggart – 2022 – Setter/Right Side Hitter - Lakeland Molly Dallman – 2022 – 5’8 – Outside Hitter – Merrill Molly Nelson -2022 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter – Antigo [player_tooltip player_id="91865" first="Paris" last="Croker"] – 2023 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker – Northland Pines Rynn Ruesch – 2022 – Middle Blocker – Medford Sami Huelskamp – 2022 – 5’3 - Setter/Right Side Hitter – Northland Pines We’d love to hear about players in your area! Email their name, grade, height, position, and high school to <a href="mailto:spikeitdown@hotmail.com">spikeitdown@hotmail.com</a> .