Club Team Close-Up: Six Pack 18

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa –&nbsp;</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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's take a look at Six Pack 18 today:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='251662' first='Maryn' last='Bixby'], '24, MB/OH, Dike-New Hartford - </strong>Bixby ranked third on the Wolverines in '22 with 201 kills (.412) and led the squad with 109.0 blocks., </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='79678' first='Lily' last='Dykstra'], '23, OH, Urbandale - </strong>Prep Dig's top-ranked player in the senior class, Dykstra is heading to Northern Iowa after a final high school season that saw her pound 555 kills to go with 234 digs, 53.0 blocks and 33 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Braelyn "Shae" Ewoldt, '23, OH, North Tama - </strong>As a senior in '23, Ewoldt provided the Redhawks with a team-best 326 kills and 33.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='79685' first='Cassidy' last='Hartman'], '23, OH, Iowa City Liberty - </strong>Hartman led the Lightning to its first state title with 538 kills, 429 digs, 41.0 blocks and 23 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='79686' first='Anika' last='Ivester'], '23, MB, Cedar Rapids Xavier - </strong>Inkster led the state champion Saints with 82.0 blocks to go with 271 kills and 44 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sydney Matthias, '23, S, Wapsie Valley - </strong>Matthias helped Warriors reach the state tournament with 914 assists along with 118 kills, 313 digs, 21.0 blocks and 58 aces. She committed to Kirkwood. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Macey McKenna, '23, MB/RS, Hudson - </strong>McKenna produced a team-high 66.0 blocks along with 186 kills, 67 digs and 57 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='79696' first='Ella' last='Meyer'], '23, L, Western Dubuque - </strong>Meyer is headed to Coe College after helping the Bobcats reach the state tournament with 696 digs, 66 aces and 78 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='108422' first='Madelyn' last='Norton'], '23, S, Dike-New Hartford - </strong>The Western Illinois commitment handed out 1,001 assists with 243 digs, 103 kills, 28.0 blocks and 23 aces as a senior last Fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ellen Waller, '23, L/DS, Aplington-Parkersburg - </strong>Waller led Falcons with 357 digs in '22 to go with 80 assists, 26 kills and 27 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PREVIOUS CLUB TEAM CLOSE-UPS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-mvp-united-16-red/">MVP United 16 Red</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-adrenaline-16-doug/">Adrenaline 16 Doug</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-iowa-select-17-mizuno/">Iowa Select 17 Mizuno</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-powerplex-17-1/">PowerPlex 17-1</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-platform-elite-17-adidas/">Platform Elite 17 Adidas</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-powerplex-16-515/">PowerPlex 16-515</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-closeup-adrenaline-15-paul/">Adrenaline 15 Paul</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-mvp-united-16-red/">MVP United 16 Red</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-six-pack-15u/">Six Pack 15U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-closeup-six-pack-16u/">Six Pack 16U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-iowa-rockets-15r/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 15R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-iowa-rockets-14r/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 14R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PREVIOUS CLUB TEAM PREVIEWS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <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> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-preview-six-pack-14/">Six Pack 14U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->