2023 NSAA State Championship All-Position Teams: Opposites

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Time to move the right pin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In many of our prior features, we haven't made much distinction between left- and right-side hitters when discussing these "all-position" or "all-tournament" teams. But, with so many talented pins to choose from in this year's talented postseason field, and separate feature for opposites feels warranted.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out our nominees among setters, liberos, and middle blockers if you haven't already. The lists keep growing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["152858"],"_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":"This is an easy one. Rink was an indispensable part of Lincoln Southwest's championship effort and put together her best season for the very end. Whenever the Silver Hawks moved to their three-hitter rotations, you knew Rink was going to get a heavy dose of up-tempo sets. 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