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<p>Its that time of year again, the excitement is building into the HS season. Which teams will come back stronger, which teams will be re-building, which teams will step right back in where they left off? Its great to see the growth of the players that played club ball and watch the underclassmen try to earn their spot on the teams. Ohio is filled with great teams and I am excited to get back into the swing of things.</p>
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<p>Wapakoneta ended last season with a conference record of 6-3 and an overall record of 14-9. I think this season they may make an improvement on that record. Returning most of their key players is a great start to the season. The Redskins can't go wrong with returning 6'2 Senior, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='169479' first='Kaleigh' last='Palmer'],</strong> an Alabama commit who can really pound the ball. She is a dynamic player with a high reach making it hard for other teams to block her. She has a literal arsenal of shots that she can hit, I would not want to be on the receiving end of that swing. Another big arm for the Redskins will be Junior, <strong>Emily VanHorn</strong>, an outside hitter that will be expected to help out in the front row and back row. She played well in the back row last season and I am sure her coach will be counting on her to continue stepping up for them with her strong passing game. Senior, <strong>Reyna Woodruff</strong> will return for one more season as the setter, helping run the offense for the big arms on the team. She has a great connection with her hitters and brings a lot of energy to the court which is helpful on those long rallies.</p>
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<p>Underclassmen on the roster this season will be Sophomores, <strong>Addi Fisher</strong>, a middle blocker and <strong>Kortney Fullenkamp</strong> an outside hitter. Both getting varsity time last year as Freshman, we are excited to see what these two can contribute this season. The Redskins will start their season on 8/20 with an away game against Indian Lake HS. These two teams met up last year with the match going 2-1 in favor of Indian Lake. Will the Redskins get a little payback? I think they can get it done, we will see on August 20th as they both start the season looking for their first win.</p>
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Its that time of year again, the excitement is building into the HS season. Which teams will come back stronger, which teams will be re-building, which teams will step right back in where they left off? Its great to see the growth of the players that played club ball and watch the underclassmen try to earn their spot on the teams. Ohio is filled with great teams and I am excited to get back into the swing of things.
Wapakoneta ended last season with a conference record of 6-3 and an overall record of 14-9. I think this season they may make an improvement on that record. Returning most of their key players is a great start to the season. The Redskins can't go wrong with returning 6'2 Senior, [player_tooltip player_id='169479' first='Kaleigh' last='Palmer'], an Alabama commit who can really pound the ball. She is a dynamic player with a high reach making it hard for other teams to block her. She has a literal arsenal of shots that she can hit, I would not want to be on the receiving end of that swing. Another big arm for the Redskins will be Junior, Emily VanHorn, an outside hitter that will be expected to help out in the front row…
