11 Athletes Who Exploded onto My Radar at Battle at the Bay

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Battle at the Bay was a massive success. Teams from across the state (and Sky High in Illinois) traveled to Green Bay for a weekend of competitive volleyball and a lot of fun. Athletes of all ages were playing hard to help their teams earn wins. It was a blast doing coverage for the tournament. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some athletes who exploded onto my radar throughout the tournament. </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":"[player_tooltip player_id='388477' first='Mackenna' last='Shultis']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Fond du Lac","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='431937' first='Fond' last='du Lac Fusion']","_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":"Mackenna is an incredibly impressive athlete. 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