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<p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa – </strong>We dug in with some club team previews (see bottom of this story for links) before the New Year. Since then, the season tipped off.</p>
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<p>I'll make it out to some events through the season and will be at regionals, but wanted to continue highlighting some teams in conjunction with in-person evaluations.</p>
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<p>Let's take a look at Adrenaline 17 Sydney today: </p>
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<p><strong>Rachel Anger, '24, OH, East Dubuque (IL) - </strong>Anger was one of the top hitters for the Warriors as a junior in '22. She's poised for a big senior season. </p>
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<p><strong>Alicen Bainbridge, '24, MB, Dubuque Wahlert Catholic - </strong>Bainbridge paced the Golden Eagles with 44.0 blocks last Fall. She added 32 aces and 114 kills. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261053' first='Aliya' last='Ballard'], '24, L, Cedar Rapids Kennedy - </strong>Ballard came through for the Cougars in '22 with 108 digs, 14 assists, three kills and 13 aces. </p>
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<p><strong>Anna Barnes, '24, MH, Cedar Rapids Prairie - </strong>Barnes produced 19.0 blocks for the Prairie Hawks during her junior campaign. She also contributed 27 kills, 13 assists and 16 digs. </p>
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<p><strong>Lanee Duwa, '25, DS, Wellman Mid-Prairie - </strong>The sophomore racked up 222 digs in the Fall. She added 14 aces, nine assists and 2.0 blocks. </p>
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<p><strong>Madison Gustafson, '24, L/DS, Marion - </strong>In a loaded lineup, Gustafson appeared in nine sets for the state-tournament bound Wolves in '22. She accumulated six digs and converted all six of her serve attempts. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261100' first='Vada' last='Klunder'], '25, RS, Hudson - </strong>The sophomore registered 31.0 blocks and 102 kills in the Fall. She also chipped in with 21 digs. </p>
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<p><strong>Jenna Lewis, '24, S, Dubuque Senior - </strong>Lewis pumped out 725 assists, ninth most in 5A. She added 30 kills, 204 digs, 19.0 blocks and 37 aces. </p>
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<p><strong>Sophia Paulsen, '24, OH, Marion - </strong>The versatile Paulsen helped the Wolves reach the state semifinals with 176 digs, 97 kills, 39 assists, 14.0 blocks and 24 aces as a junior. </p>
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<p><strong>Anniston Werner, '24, OH, Scales Mound (IL) - </strong>Werner pounded 213 kills as a junior last Fall after totaling 259 as a 10th-grader. She added 55.0 blocks, 29 aces and 129 digs in '22. </p>
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<p><strong>PREVIOUS CLUB TEAM CLOSE-UPS</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-mvp-united-16-red/">MVP United 16 Red</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-adrenaline-16-doug/">Adrenaline 16 Doug</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-iowa-select-17-mizuno/">Iowa Select 17 Mizuno</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-powerplex-17-1/">PowerPlex 17-1</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-platform-elite-17-adidas/">Platform Elite 17 Adidas</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-powerplex-16-515/">PowerPlex 16-515</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-closeup-adrenaline-15-paul/">Adrenaline 15 Paul</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-mvp-united-16-red/">MVP United 16 Red</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-six-pack-15u/">Six Pack 15U</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-closeup-six-pack-16u/">Six Pack 16U</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-six-pack-17u/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Six Pack 17U</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-ipva-16-black/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IPVA 16 Black</a></p>
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<p><strong>PREVIOUS CLUB TEAM PREVIEWS</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-iowa-rockets-16-r/">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 16 R</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-club-ignit-select-17-blue/">[program_tooltip program_id='428936' first='Club' last='Ignit Select'] 17 Blue</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-club-ignit-select-16-blue/">[program_tooltip program_id='428936' first='Club' last='Ignit Select'] 16 Blue</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-iowa-rockets-17r/">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 17R</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-preview-six-pack-14/">Six Pack 14U</a></p>
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IOWA CITY, Iowa – We dug in with some club team previews (see bottom of this story for links) before the New Year. Since then, the season tipped off.
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