Who’s Coming? Meeting Some of the 250

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Prep Dig 250 Expo is here! The state of Missouri will be in attendance with players traveling as far as St. Louis to eastern Kansas to showcase their skills. There are many names we know across the state but there are some we look forward to getting to know. As we scrolled thru the list of names we picked some we don't have as much information on as some others and look forward to seeing them in action. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='229558' first='Maggie' last='Smith'] - Marquette - 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith has so much upside and potential. The 6'0" middle saw playing time in 57 sets in her first year and had 58 kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='220349' first='Teagan' last='Pocius'] - Marquette - 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pocius was another freshman who delivered in 2022 for Marquette. She played in 98 sets and had 124 kills. She was really good defensively with 98 total blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='219754' first='Addison' last='Lindermann'] - Lee's Summit West - 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defender looked good in her second season of high school ball from the DS position. She got action in 87 sets and had 145 digs and 223 receptions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='207581' first='Jillian' last='Raterman'] Ursuline St. Louis - 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Raterman is another freshman who saw major action for her high school program this fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='237704' first='Gabrielle' last='Clinkscale'] - Ladue Horton Watkins - 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An athletic player who has taken swings in the middle and on the pin, Clinkscale is making the trip representing Ladue Horton Watkins and [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Whitney Nissen - Staley - 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nissen played in 67 sets in her sophomore season. She produced 101 kills in 2022. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='216454' first='Madison' last='Roney'] - St. Teresa's - 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Madie Roney is a defensive specialist from the area. In 79 sets she came up with 142 digs and 244 receptions. She plays her club ball at Invasion. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261280' first='Alana' last='Taylor'] - St. Joseph Central - 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor saw action as a ds in 60 sets in her junior season. She came up with close to 80 digs and 11 aces as a serving specialist. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261294' first='Emily' last='Fierro'] - Park Hill South - 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fierro saw limited varsity action in 2022 but was active on the junior varsity. In 10 varsity sets, she had 5 digs and 12 receptions as a back-row player. She represents Club North. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->