Club Team Spotlight: NW Elite 18 Gold

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NW Elite 18 Gold has had a very successful and competitive season thus far. With a 9-7 record, the team has shot up to #4 in the 18U division, not including teams competing in the Open division. They have put themselves in an impressive position heading into Regionals, with the opportunity to compete against some very high-level teams. In contrast, last season's NW 18 Gold team finished #40 in the Region. So to move up 36 spots speaks to the work the athletes and coaches put in this season. Leading the team is Nathan Blankenship, who has been with NW Elite for 6 seasons. He took over the Clackamas High School program recently, previously coaching at Wilsonville High School, where he won NW Conference Coach of the Year two times. </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":386654,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Emma Alewine","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Wilsonville","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"NW Elite ","_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":"Alewine is back in a NW Elite jersey for her final club season after playing for Volleyball Alliance last year. 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