Matt Hartner Memorial – Teams to Follow – NPJ 17 National

<p>Several club volleyball teams from the state of Washington are set to make a road trip weekend as they will all head south to compete in the Matt Hartner Memorial Volleyball Classic, a three-day tournament that will take place in Eugene, Oregon, over the Martin Luther King weekend.</p> <p>The event has attracted some of the top club teams from the region and the squad coming from the Evergreen State will be in contention in both age divisions (15s/16s and 17s/18s).</p> <p>As the event will take place right at the start of the club season, we’ll present you five teams from the state of Washington you should follow in the tournament and some of their most interesting players.</p> <p>In the final article before the start of the event, we’ll present <strong>NPJ 17 Seattle National, </strong>the top team in the age group from the famed North Pacific Juniors club in Seattle.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong><strong>Ellie Marble – Outside Hitter – HS: La Conner - 2023</strong></p> <p>One of the most spectacular players in the entire state, Ellie Marble is ready to once again be on the spotlight during the club season, but this time she’ll be playing for a different club as she moved from Skagit Island to NPJ. The six-foot outside hitter has always been a top performer in the Evergreen State, but she’s arguably in the best moment of her career after she led La Conner to a state title while been awarded as the division’s Player of the Year after a 521-kill, 77-ace, 13-block, 491-dig and 306-pass campaign. Included in the most recent version of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Phenom Watch List, Marble is always a joy to watch.</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0i656u0EYVQ" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97250" first="Bella" last="Moon"] – Libero – HS: North Creek - 2023</strong></p> <p>One of the best liberos in her age group in the entire state, [player_tooltip player_id="97250" first="Bella" last="Moon"] is ready to make of NPJ’s backcourt one of the best in the region once again. The 5’5” defender is as solid as it gets on defense and also a phenomenal passer. Moon has earned a solid reputation for her skills not only in the state, where she made it to the Washington Coaches Association All-State first team during the last club season, but also around the country as she also earned a nod at the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Phenom Watch List.</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLp7Haiw0OI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Kylenee Filimaua – Outside Hitter – HS: North Creek - 2023</strong></p> <p>With Marble as one of its outside hitters and Kyleene Filimaua as the other, NPJ 17 Seattle National will have a sizable advantage in the position against basically every other team in the region. A Florida State commit, the 6’1” outside hitter is one of the most promising prospects in the entire state because of her fantastic all-around game, which will allow her to play volleyball and beach volleyball at the collegiate level. Another member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Phenom Watch List, Filimaua has all the tools to succeed at any level.</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cSxyia0Lk60" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>