Club Preview: AVC 16 Red
Belle Groomes – S/RSThe anticipation to see Groomes play this club season is big as she should provide some big moments for this team whether attacking on in distributing the offense. The 6’0 lefty has a big arm on the…
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Continue ReadingBelle Groomes – S/RS
The anticipation to see Groomes play this club season is big as she should provide some big moments for this team whether attacking on in distributing the offense. The 6’0 lefty has a big arm on the right pin as the speed of her swing can generate a lot of pace. At 2.4 kills per set for SJA, she also dished 300 assists on the season.
Kayla Channell
Kayla
Channell
6'2" | MB
Gilmour Academy | 2025
State
#114
Nation
OH
– MH (*pictured)
The 6’1 Channell is garnering more attention as she continues to make gains in becoming more fluid and aggressive in her skills on both sides of the ball from the middle. She has nearly 500 career kills for Gilmour Academy over two varsity seasons and returns to club showing good transition action in her movement with the improved ability to create good space and timing to be more effective with her arm. On the defensive side, she has a 2.8 blocks per match average for her high school career thus far.
Natalya Bergant – RS
Bergant is a lefty opposite that can make a big impact with her arm offensively. With 237 total kills over the fall high school season, she was the second best point scoring arm for state champ Lake Catholic. At 6’0, she produced effectively as she earned a career high .331 efficiency. She now has 427 total kills for her short high school varsity career.
Julia Oster – DS/L
Oster collected nearly 200 total digs for state champ Lake Catholic as she averaged 6.7 digs per match. At 5’7, she has provided good defensive and ball control depth for the Cougars and will be a key element for this team during the club season with her ability to pursue the ball with good patience and simplicity in her movement to the point of contact and with good angle production.
Rylie Simons
Rylie
Simons
5'6" | S
Austintown-Fitch | 2026
State
OH
– S
Simons is a 2026 product and led her Austintown-Fitch team in total assists with 860 total assists for a 10.0 a/s average. She has good footwork to pursue the second contact and is simple in her hand work and extension action to provide good location for her attackers. She elevates this team’s ability to option a potentially potent 6-2 offense given the multiple setters and lefty opposites among this roster that may involve setting counterpart Groomes playing dual offensive roles.