2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 16 Patriot

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season finale of the 2023 club volleyball season is just around the corner as the very best teams in the country are all ready to make the trip to Chicago to compete in the 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship, from June 28-July 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state of Texas will be very well-represented in the tournament, with as many as 148 teams from the Lone Star State headed to Illinois to battle in the 15s, 16s and 17s divisions of the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll use the weeks leading up to the Girls Junior National Championship to highlight each of these teams and preview the 21 divisions that will have Texas clubs as contenders for the title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>16 Patriot</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 128</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>CTX Juniors 16 Mizuno</em></strong> - CTX Juniors (Buda)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 43-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Kyle Joseph (outside hitter), Alyssa-Renee Vega (setter) and Gaby Holt (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrbUTwBuk8d/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/CrbUTwBuk8d/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 16 BCS Black</em></strong> - Houston Skyline BCS Juniors (Bryan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 24-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Isabella Deleon (outside hitter), Payton Johnson (libero) and Xaniah Martinez (middle blocker)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 16 BCS Royal</em></strong> - Houston Skyline BCS Juniors (Bryan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 29-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Madi Polasek (outside hitter), Lainie Bolcerek (middle blocker) and Shataviah Lowe (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CpafeI7uTHI/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/CpafeI7uTHI/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HOU Stellar 16 Elite </em></strong>– Houston Stellar Volleyball Club (Pasadena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 30-29</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='186765' first='Brianna' last='Dunn'] (setter/right side), [player_tooltip player_id='187268' first='Kate' last='Valt'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='269810' first='Kendra' last='Sawyer'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/StellarHouston/status/1613960340378718208?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/StellarHouston/status/1613960340378718208?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HOU Stellar 16 Premier </em></strong>– Houston Stellar Volleyball Club (Pasadena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 41-23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Cora Wolford (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='187094' first='Anna' last='Melgren'] (libero) and Abby McCool (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/StellarHouston/status/1613961449956597760?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/StellarHouston/status/1613961449956597760?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>IVC 16 National Julie</em> </strong>– Infinity Volleyball Club (Bullard)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 7-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Ashley Rame (setter), Madison Haney (right side) and Ella Reese (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV Houston 16 Molten </em></strong>- TAV Houston (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 33-19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Olivia Dionne (outside hitter), Sara Ifeanyi (middle) and Kylie Walker (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_LVrmO33e/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_LVrmO33e/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->