Top 15U Teams to See at SummerFest

JVA's popular and highly competitive SummerFest event in Columbus, OH is just ahead of us next weekend. We are about to kickoff June and work our way further towards national championship tournaments so here are some Ohio teams and their ranked athletes to see in the 15 Open division as they tune-up for the final phase of the club season. <em><strong>AVC Cle Rox 15 Red</strong></em> This squad features a solid collection of athletes from the Cleveland area, including a pin-heavy presence. Take a look at the trio of arms in [player_tooltip player_id="152042" first="Ava" last="Jurevicius"], Abbey Debevec, and [player_tooltip player_id="152050" first="Aubrey" last="Anders"]. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='289164' first='Addison' last='Erickson']</strong> is a primary setter that gets them involved. <em><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='431721' first='[program_tooltip program_id='431721' first='ClevPRIME' last='']' last=''] 15.1</strong></em> [player_tooltip player_id="152065" first="Sofia" last="Drobnjak"] is a key offensive piece as she can play middle and at the right pin. SJA product [player_tooltip player_id="152067" first="Julia" last="Angert"] provides the stability in the back row with her ball control and defense. <em><strong>Eastside Cleveland Jrs 15-1</strong></em> This squad could make waves at this event given the depth of talent around the floor. [player_tooltip player_id="151988" first="Ella" last="Jackson"] is a great floor distributor with good leadership and experience. [player_tooltip player_id="152049" first="Kayla" last="Channell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="152046" first="Bella" last="Puchmeyer"] balance each other well in the middle and provide good quick tempo offense. The pins are handled by the talented arms of [player_tooltip player_id="152048" first="Sophie" last="Jurcevic"] and [player_tooltip player_id="151989" first="Sofia" last="Smotek"]. <em><strong>Elite VBTC 15 Black</strong></em> [player_tooltip player_id="152357" first="Emma" last="Cloran"] is the primary setter and has a good collection of offensive threats in pin hitters [player_tooltip player_id="152361" first="Kate" last="Longaberger"], [player_tooltip player_id="176091" first="Maddie" last="Zechman"], and [player_tooltip player_id="176093" first="Makenna" last="Grimes"]. [player_tooltip player_id="152358" first="Gabrielle" last="Dials"] and [player_tooltip player_id="176095" first="Jolie" last="Sun"] provide a lot of action in the middle. <em><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='431827' first='Elevation' last=''] 15 Crofton</strong></em> With the top two prospects in our recent unveiling of the 2025 rankings, outside hitters [player_tooltip player_id="151958" first="Allie" last="Barrick"] and [player_tooltip player_id="176087" first="Katie" last="Gielas"] are the key pieces to this team's point production. They are athletic, can get above the net well, and have some of the best arm work in the air. Middle [player_tooltip player_id="195856" first="Lindy" last="Radaszewski"] relieves the pin pressure with good physicality on quicker tempos. [player_tooltip player_id="151977" first="Livia" last="Mahoney"] and [player_tooltip player_id="176092" first="Rainey" last="Weidman"] are solid in the ball control and defensive phases in the back row. <em><strong>Mintonette m.51</strong></em> Another team with big pin action, [player_tooltip player_id="152041" first="Presley" last="Stokes"] and [player_tooltip player_id="151970" first="Dylan" last="Hunt"] score from both sides of the floor. [player_tooltip player_id="151967" first="Larsen" last="Terrill"] controls the distribution and has a good skill foundation to become a top setting prospect in Ohio. [player_tooltip player_id="151965" first="Kylah" last="McNeal"] and [player_tooltip player_id="151966" first="Kennedi" last="Culp"] are athletic an athletic combination in the middle. <em><strong>OPVC 15 Wagner</strong></em> This is a solid squad with good contributions from all around the court in all positions. Look for them to compete well and with a lot of energy. [player_tooltip player_id="179059" first="Olivia" last="Weiseman"] and [player_tooltip player_id="152051" first="Madeline" last="Gosky"] are critical to their offensive success as the setter and primary libero. The collection of arms that can terminate well include pins [player_tooltip player_id="152062" first="Kaylie" last="McIntosh"], [player_tooltip player_id="179022" first="Mariah" last="Gaines"], and [player_tooltip player_id="195854" first="Vittoria" last="Cravens"]. [player_tooltip player_id="151983" first="Raegan" last="Waller"] and [player_tooltip player_id="151982" first="Camille" last="Burton"] see a lot of action in the middle. <em><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite'] 15 Blue</strong></em> This team is represented well in the rankings led by outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id="176097" first="Luci" last="Heid"]. Offensive support comes from middles [player_tooltip player_id="152053" first="Ashley" last="Sess"] and [player_tooltip player_id="152055" first="Nia" last="Jones"] as well as pin hitters [player_tooltip player_id="176096" first="Molly" last="Creech"] and [player_tooltip player_id="152058" first="Caroline" last="Moore"]. Libero [player_tooltip player_id="152052" first="Sakura" last="Codling"] is one of the best in the class and makes big plays in the back row to create a lot of attacking opportunities.