Club Team Spotlight: Rise Medford 16 National

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing out of and dominating from the Rogue Valley is the Rise Medford 16 National team, whose impressive 14-7 16U power league record has put them ranked at 7th going into Regionals. The team also had a strong finish at 29th out of 152 teams in the 2023 Matt Hartner Memorial Classic. They will be a fun team to follow during Regionals, where they will be aiming to end the season with a top ten finish. The 16 National team is coached by Julie Hunter and Megan Bartling.</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":391423,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Julia Brehm","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32925","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cascade Christian","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Rise Medford","_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":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003ePlaying primarily from the right side but with the ability to hit from anywhere on the court, Brehm is a talented athlete. 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