OHSAA State Tournament Top Performers 2023 Division IV

It's that time of year again! The time between the State Championship and Club season beginning. We get these wonderful two weeks of break, as we prepare for Thanksgiving, and Christmas to follow. Just like that the girls are back in the gym prepping for the long club season. This break was a bit different as opposed to other years, however; as club tryouts were held in the summer instead of the Sunday following the state championship. We were rid of the post-season chaos, and given this break; so what do we do with it? We rank the best players who performed at the state finals and see where those players will be competing come late January. It was an exciting tournament at the Nutter Center, a long and exciting wait. So who are they? Who were the Top Performers in Division IV? The final four consisted of New Bremen, Sarahsville Shenandoah, Tiffin Calvert, Canton Central Catholic New Bremen defeated Sarahsville Shenandoah, and Tiffin Calvert defeated Canton Central Catholic. New Bremen then defeated Tiffin Calvert in the State final with scores of 25-22, 26-28, 25-22, 25-16 winnng its 2nd straight title. The lead attacker from New Bremen, [player_tooltip player_id='152118' first='Olivia' last='Heitkamp']. ( Toledo Commit) showed powerful offensive play, hitting a .413 in the Semi-final with 24 kills on 46 attempts, with only committing 5 attacking errors. She also had 3 service aces, 2 solo blocks, and 7 digs. In the final, she committed 10 attacking errors, tallying 20 kills on 52 attempts, 1 service ace, and 4 block assists. We will catch back up with Olivia as she is playing club for [program_tooltip program_id='430792' first='Elite' last='Volleyball Training Center'] in Plain City, OH Their steady libero, Kiera Steininger, tallying 19 digs in the final, and 16 in the semi-final. She led the team in service aces with 4 in the semi and 2 in the final. Kiera, Playing club for [program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last='Sports'], M.71 looks to continue the success with a strong Columbus based club. With 40 assists in the state final, [player_tooltip player_id='176090' first='Melina' last='Schrader'] led the offense for New Bremen. In the semi she tallied 46 assists and combined in both matches she had 11 kills. Melina, a University of Dayton Commit, and a Munciana athlete; will give us plenty to talk about in the next coming weeks. From Tiffin Calvert, In their semi-final, [player_tooltip player_id='169099' first='Camryn' last='Shook'] an Uncommited senior and Blackswamp athlete had 15 kills on 35 attempts, hitting .400, and in the final, had 10 kills on 27 attempts, with only 3 errors, hitting .259 respectively. [player_tooltip player_id='139279' first='Caroline' last='Lanicek'], also a Blackswamp athlete, committed to Hillsdale College, hit .476 with 21 attempts she succeeded in 12 kills with only 2 errors, in the final she had 13 kills on 39 attempts with 4 errors, hitting .231. CeCe Palm another Blackswamp athlete and University of Findlay Commit, performed solidly at libero for Calvert, tallying 13 digs in the semi final and 15 hard-working digs versus a tough New Bremen offense. Calvert runs a 6-2 offense with conductors [player_tooltip player_id='494143' first='Olivia' last='Miller']; with 17 assists and Bryn Dircksen with 15 respectively in the final, Miller with 21 in the semi, and Dircksen with 13. Both are notable in their offensive schemes. Both also Blackswamp athletes. Key players from Shenandoah, [player_tooltip player_id='735056' first='Brenna' last='Leach'], and the duo setter combo Alyssa Crum and Heather Merry. Key players from Canton Central Catholic setter Sydney Turner and attackers [player_tooltip player_id='169114' first='Madison' last='Heiser'] and [player_tooltip player_id='169115' first='Lauren' last='Neisel']. Congrats to these ladies on a great tournament, and look forward to following them this coming club season.

It's that time of year again! The time between the State Championship and Club season beginning. We get these wonderful two weeks of break, as we prepare for Thanksgiving, and Christmas to follow. Just like that the girls are back in the gym prepping for the long club season. This break was a bit different as opposed to other years, however; as club tryouts were held in the summer instead of the Sunday following the state championship. We were rid of the post-season chaos, and given this break; so what do we do with it? We rank the best players who performed at the state finals and see where those players will be competing come late January.

It was an exciting tournament at the Nutter Center, a long and exciting wait.
So who are they? Who were the Top Performers in Division IV?

The final four consisted of New Bremen, Sarahsville Shenandoah, Tiffin Calvert, Canton Central Catholic

New Bremen defeated Sarahsville Shenandoah, and Tiffin Calvert defeated Canton Central Catholic.
New Bremen then defeated Tiffin Calvert in the State final with scores of 25-22, 26-28, 25-22, 25-16 winnng its 2nd straight title.

The lead attacker from New Bremen, Olivia Heitkamp Olivia Heitkamp 6'1" | RS New Bremen | 2024 State #185 Nation OH . ( Toledo Commit) showed powerful offensive play, hitting a .413 in the Semi-final with 24 kills on 46 attempts, with only committing 5 attacking errors. She also had 3 service aces, 2 solo blocks, and 7 digs. In the final, she committed 10 attacking errors, tallying 20 kills on 52 attempts, 1 service ace, and 4 block assists. We will catch back up with Olivia as she is playing club for Elite Volleyball Training Center in Plain City, OH

Their steady libero, Kiera Steininger, tallying 19 digs in the final, and 16 in the semi-final. She led the team in service aces with 4 in the semi and 2 in the final. Kiera, Playing club for Mintonette , M.71 looks to continue the success with a strong Columbus based club.

With 40 assists in the state final,
Melina Schrader Melina Schrader 5'7" | S New Bremen | 2025 State OH led the offense for New Bremen. In the semi she tallied 46 assists and combined in both matches she had 11 kills. Melina, a University of Dayton Commit, and a Munciana athlete; will give us plenty to talk about in the next coming weeks.

From Tiffin Calvert,
In their semi-final, Camryn Shook Camryn Shook 5'9" | MB Calvert | 2024 State OH an Uncommited senior and Blackswamp athlete had 15 kills on 35 attempts, hitting .400, and in the final, had 10 kills on 27 attempts, with only 3 errors, hitting .259 respectively. Caroline Lanicek Caroline Lanicek 6'1" | MB Calvert | 2024 State OH , also a Blackswamp athlete, committed to Hillsdale College, hit .476 with 21 attempts she succeeded in 12 kills with only 2 errors, in the final she had 13 kills on 39 attempts with 4 errors, hitting .231.

CeCe Palm another Blackswamp athlete and University of Findlay Commit, performed solidly at libero for Calvert, tallying 13 digs in the semi final and 15 hard-working digs versus a tough New Bremen offense.

Calvert runs a 6-2 offense with conductors Olivia Miller Olivia Miller 5'6" | S Calvert | 2024 State OH ; with 17 assists and Bryn Dircksen with 15 respectively in the final, Miller with 21 in the semi, and Dircksen with 13. Both are notable in their offensive schemes. Both also Blackswamp athletes.

Key players from Shenandoah, Brenna Leach Brenna Leach 5'9" | OH Shenandoah | 2026 State OH , and the duo setter combo Alyssa Crum and Heather Merry.

Key players from Canton Central Catholic setter Sydney Turner and attackers Madison Heiser Madison Heiser 6'0" | MB Canton Central Catholic | 2024 State OH and Lauren Neisel Lauren Neisel 5'10" | OH Canton Central Catholic | 2024 State OH .

Congrats to these ladies on a great tournament, and look forward to following them this coming club season.