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Scouting Report: Waterloo West-Iowa City West

Scouting Report: Waterloo West-Iowa City West
Iowa City West ’24 Melae’ Lacy. (Rob Howe/Prep Dig)
Rob Howe
Rob Howe September 14, 2023 @ 03:35 PM
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Ava Jones
Ava Jones 5'8" | OH/DS/L | 2027
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Sophia Austen
Sophia Austen 6'2" | OH | 2027
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Emma Stammeyer
Emma Stammeyer 5'8" | S | 2024
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Malae’ Lacy
Malae’ Lacy 6'0" | MB | 2024
IA
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CORALVILLE, Iowa - The middle match of Tuesday's Class 5A triple-header here at Xtreme Arena featured Iowa City West against Waterloo West. Iowa City West pulled out the victory, 3-2.

Malae&#8217; Lacy

Malae’ Lacy

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Scouting Report: Waterloo West-Iowa City West
I saw Austen this summer, again early in this prep season and then here. She keeps improving. She...
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