<p>It is here! The Triple Crown National Invitation Tournament held at the Kansas City Convention Center. There will be hundreds of talented teams from across the country competing in this awesome tournament and Prep Dig OK will be in attendance to cover a lot of them. There are also over 500 college coaches scheduled to be in attendance. Oklahoma will be well represented by a few amazing teams in three different divisions. We will be previewing a few of the players that will be showcasing their abilities in Kansas City. Oklahoma Charge 16 UA has quite a few players listed in our state rankings. They are some of the best players in the 2024 grad class. I will be watching them very closely as they battle against some amazing competition. Let’s meet a few of their talented players that are primed for a good showing.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="156861" first="Bailey" last="Lowder"] [2024] 5-10 Left Side (HS: MacArthur/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p>
<p>Bailey is currently ranked as our 4<sup>th </sup>best overall and 3<sup>rd </sup>best outside hitter prospect in the 2024 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She plays for MacArthur High School and also club for Oklahoma Charge. We profiled her earlier in the year when we added her to the rankings and here is a little of what we stated, <em>“When this young lady is able to see the block in front of her she has a great ability to turn on the ball and go straight down the line with tons of power. She has a lot of potential to get even better but we like what we see so far. Miss Lowder can score with off speed shots, tools off of the blockers hands or thread the seam with a hard driven attack. She is a very integral part of what is considered the best 5A team in Oklahoma right now. They have a legit shot at running the table for the rest of the year and Bailey’s skill-set is part of the reason why.”</em> She led them to a wonderful season and a birth in the 5A State Tournament where they just fell short of reaching the second round in a hard fought match that went five sets against Southeast that could have gone either way. She will be looking to help lead her talented Charge Squad against some amazing 16s teams in their division. We will be watching how she does very closely as we think she is primed for a great showing. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="177222" first="Ally" last="Fees"] [2024] 5-11 Outside (HS: Mt St. Mary/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p>
<p>Ally is currently ranked as the 16<sup>th </sup>best overall prospect and 6<sup>th </sup>best left side in the 2024 class. Miss Fees plays volleyball at Mount St. Mary and also club for Oklahoma Charge. We just profiled her last week when we updated the rankings and here is a little of what we stated, <em>“Ally has been nominated by several people over the course of the last 6 months and we are very thankful that they told us about her. This young lady can play the game of volleyball with the best of them. She is a natural point scorer who can rack up points on both the left side and the right side of the court. Her arm swing is fantastic and she truly hits at the peak of her jump.”</em> She was nominated by multiple high profile coaches to be awarded a spot in the rankings and that says a lot about her as a player and a person. She was one of the main reasons why her high school won the 5A State Championship this past school season. Now she stars for Charge UA and is one of their “go-to” hitters. But what has been keeping her team competitive so far this club season is her phenomenal defense out of left back. She has been digging like a libero recently and it is one reason why we are telling all college coaches why she is one to watch at this tourney!</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="156845" first="Stella" last="Gorton"] [2024] 5-9 Setter (HS: Community Christian/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Signed: Uncommitted)</strong></p>
<p>Stella is currently ranked as the 12<sup>th </sup>best overall prospect and 2<sup>nd </sup>best setter according to the 2024 Prep Dig State Rankings list. She plays at Community Christian high school and also club for Oklahoma Charge volleyball club. She is a talented setter who helped her high school team win the 3A State Championship this past school season. This young lady thrives in big games and that is the sign of a fantastic leader in the making. The talented lefty setter plays very smooth and has a quick release to every location. There is not a set that she cannot make consistently. She is even athletic enough to go over on two with a powerful attack since she is left-handed. College coaches should definitely give this gifted player a chance as she is coming into her own. Stay tuned for more on Miss Gorton.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="156871" first="Josie" last="Brady"] [2024] 5-11 Middle (HS: Oklahoma Christian/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p>
<p>Josie is currently ranked as our 23<sup>rd </sup>best overall prospect and the 5<sup>th </sup>best middle prospect in the 2024 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She plays for Oklahoma Christian High School and also club volleyball for the awesome Oklahoma Charge program. We profiled her a few months ago and here is a refresher on what we stated, <em>“This young lady is a flat out beast that is showing out against older competitors in high school. Her power is super strong and she is able to score at-will toward both the 1 and 5 zones on the court. Oklahoma Christian sets her some high tempo balls in the middle and she has time to see the block in front of her and power her way around the block. We think she has what it takes to stay atop the rankings especially since she is getting such great training with her club program. The moment her high school runs quicker sets with her out of the middle, her opponents better watch out.”</em> Her club team definitely runs quicks with her and we are super excited to watch. They are coming off of a good showing in the Sooner Super Regional in which they went undefeated. Miss Brady will be ready to showcase her big arm against some amazing competition from across the country. Charge will need her blocking skills to compete in the age group and she will be ready for sure.</p>
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<p>There are some other great players that we will be covering while we watch them compete. Stay tuned to see who plays well and deserves kudos as we will be writing articles on how they perform. We will have some good pictures of their play also. </p>
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<p>As always stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes. If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com. Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends. Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook. Thanks for following us, Prep Dig Oklahoma Family! Don’t be afraid to interact with us. We love the likes, shares, and quotes/comments. Keep them coming!</p>
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