Class of 2025: Small School Studs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We often see a lot of high-ranking players coming from the big schools but now that our 2025 database has over 200 players we have an easier time finding our Class A small school studs. Most of the time an athletic student is pulled in a number of different directions and is automatically made a 3+ sport athlete. For some of these that is the case and others have paired down as their volleyball careers have gotten more serious. So, here's a look at some studs coming from the smaller schools in Minnesota.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["177422"],"_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":"Garr is the ultimate small town stud making it to the big time stage.  She attends Rush City High School where they have an enrollment of 237 students.  Rush City is home to just over 3,000 and located about an hour north of the twin cities.   Garr played for Northern Lights 16-1 this past fall and is committed to play for the University of Minnesota.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["177421"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Ball isn't necessarily coming from a small town since Nova Classical Academy is based out of St. Paul.  But the enrollment is only 276 putting them in the small school category.  Ball was named to the All Region 2nd Team and the Class AA All-State Team in 2022.  She played for Northern Lights 16-1 this season and was named to the JVA Watchlist.  Ball's earned USAV GJNC 16 Open All American honors in July and shortly after committed to play for Division 1 South 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season.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["117630"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"LaPlante resides in Chatfield where the population is just shy of 3,000 and the city is split between two counties.  It's located in the southeast corner of Olmstead county while also in the northwest corner of Fillmore county in the south east corner of the state.  Which makes sense why she plays club for SMV.  Chatfield HS has an enrollment of 297 students that apparently have to deal with the only stoplight in the county.  Which county though, I'm not quite sure!","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["177443"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Laaksonen attends Holy Family Catholic High School which has one of our larger enrollments of 553 students.  Holy Family is located in Victoria, MN which is home to around 11,000 and known as the u0022City of Lakes and Parksu0022.  Victoria has a rich history and borders the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.  Laaksonen plays for [program_tooltip program_id='428866' first='Vital' last=''] volleyball club and recently made her committment to Western Kentucky.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":6,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e054309b157"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">More Small School Studs</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='285255' first='Julia' last='Bigalke'] - 6'0 - Middle Blocker - Concordia Academy </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='177430' first='Alex' last='Kiebel'] - 5'8 - Setter - Maple Lake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='177454' first='Avery' last='Roxberg'] - 6'2 - Middle Blocker - Renville County West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='447962' first='Maesen' last='Oste'] - 5'9 - Outside Hitter - Providence Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='194732' first='Liv' last='Myhre'] - 6'2 - Middle Blocker - Caledonia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='272573' first='Karsyn' last='Winchell'] - 5'7 - Outside Hitter - [program_tooltip program_id='430361' first='Cannon' last='Falls']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='117876' first='Sahara' last='Morken'] - 5'4 - Setter - Mabel-Canton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261267' first='Sienna' last='Augedahl'] - 5'11 - Middle Blocker - Caledonia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='285266' first='Sophia' last='Rubio'] - 5'8 - Setter - St. Croix Lutheran Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='117631' first='Kiley' last='Passow'] - 5'10 - Middle Blocker - Pine Island</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='234999' first='Rachel' last='Johnson'] - 5'10 - Right Side Hitter - Belle Plaine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='166363' first='Elivia' last='Faris'] - 5'8 - Right Side Hitter - Minneota</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261216' first='Abigail' last='Ernster'] - 5'9 - Outside Hitter - La Crescent-Hokah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='184680' first='Savannah' last='Meyer'] - 5'6 - Libero - Cleveland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='364684' first='Cora' last='Bicknese'] - 5'5 - Libero - Chatfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='223051' first='Ashley' last='Yost'] - 5'8 - Libero - Maranatha Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='448744' first='Elizabeth' last='Weckman'] - 5'8 - Setter - Southwest Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='285292' first='Georgia' last='Hoffman'] - 5'7 - Setter - Breck</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->