1A State Final Four Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The teams making up the final four of the WIAA 1A semi-finals were built differently, but each possessed exceptional players that pushed them to the top of the 1A ranks. Annie Wright had two dominant middles, Cascade Christian has long-term staying power with just one senior on the roster. Lynden Christian was consistent and had tough, long, mobile athletes all over the court. Ultimately the experience, talent, and winning DNA of Chelan proved to be overwhelming, and the Mountain Goats took home a third straight 1st place trophy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Reganne Arnold","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Lynden Christian","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The Lyncs are a 1A volleyball and basketball powerhouse, and the team has not finished out of the top six in volleyball for nine straight seasons. Six seniors powered the team, and Arnold was a standout in the SunDome. She posted 25 digs and 11 kills in the third place winning match, and showed a nice variety of shots from the front and back rows. 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In the middle, Zetterburg is excellent on 50/50 joust plays, she goes up strong with two hands and more than often wins the pint. She also showed a nice range of attacks, finding the corners and not just trying to hit straight through blocks. u003cstrongu003eLayne Dentu003c/strongu003e is the sophomore headliner on the outside, but she has major support with Zetterburg, freshman u003cstrongu003eJenica Wallingu003c/strongu003e and u003cstrongu003eSophie Janhou003c/strongu003e, and sophomore setteru003cstrongu003e Ryann Fortenberry u003c/strongu003eall set to return.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["244054"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Strandberg is headed to Florida Atlantic to play beach next year, and the Mountain Goats will need to find a way to replace a player who in the three years she had a chance, only finished 1st in the state. Another four seniors from the team pulled off the feat with her, each one an excellent player in their own right. Focusing on Strandberg defensively, she is a very good blocker, and in the middle back has a great sense of balls heading in or out. She can take balls overhand easily, and feeds the setter with nice tempo. In the championship match her explosiveness as an attacker shined, setter Juliana Perez fed her the ball in great locations, including the slide. 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