GJNC 15’s Preview: Middles to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 15 Divisions at the USAV Girls Junior National Championships play out this week in Chicago. Washington players traveled with six teams to battle it out in the 15's Age Bracket, including Athena and OJVA from the CE Region. We detailed setters earlier, but the hard-working middles get their due today. Here are several middles who will be shining in Chicago this week!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17289732/64475a2266563015aced2aab' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-649ba58915032"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["251025"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A rising sophomore who plays for Gig Harbor during the school season, Karjala has pushed her offensive game to a new level battling for Dakine 15 Surf during the long club season. 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She showed flashes during the school season as the Lions ran away with the 3A title, now she is pouring it on as Sudden Impact rolls into Chicago. Coleman can deliver a momentum-changing block, and she is beginning to run a hard-to-stop slide in transition. The class of 2026 is deep in Middles in the Puget Sound Region, Coleman has been staking her claim as the leader of the group.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["409057"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Young is always moving in transition, giving the defense another attacker to defend and opening up seams for herself and her teammates. 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