Ohio Arms to See at Windy City Qualifier

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='289167' first='Madison' last='Miner'] - AVC CLE 17 Red<br>The 5'11 Miner is a great addition to this AVC team, which is competing extremely well so far this club season. She has sound six-rotation skills to contribute in the serve receive phase and is a reliable arm on the left side to be able to apply good pressure or score through the volume of work outside hitters typically see. She can bring good power and also has good range in her wrist control to direct the ball to space in the opponent's court. She is a huge factor for her high school team at Perry as she has earned over 1,000 total kills over three seasons, most recently earning career best 5.8 k/s through a .581 efficiency at a 72% kill rate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-525981" style="width: 150px" src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/12/37-Kylah-McNeal-e1638731713501-crop-4363x2865-1684371186-crop-697x458-1711641489.jpg" alt="">[player_tooltip player_id='151965' first='Kylah' last='McNeal'] - Mintonette m.71 (*pictured)<br>McNeal has good versatility at 6'0. She is a primary factor in the middle for this team has has been impressive this club season showcasing improved skills all around. She is more efficient in using her footwork and quickness in the transition aspect to get herself available offensively, which is followed by good court awareness and arm control to move the ball around upon contact. Defensively, she has good skills at the net through both pins to provide what her team needs with blocks, controlled touches, our establishing position to let their defense read and make quality digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-494608" style="width: 150px" src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/12/970-KylieEmma-Obeto.jpg" alt="">[player_tooltip player_id='491446' first='KylieEmma' last='Obeto'] - TVC 16 Black (*pictured)<br>Obeto is showing some terrific stock rising impact and potential as a middle for TVC. She is athletic and has developed more efficiency in her approach work given her quickness and ability to get off the floor well. All of this makes her a viable point scoring option as she is proving to be difficult to defend because of her size at 6'0 along with her improved mobility and arm work at the top of her jump. Look for her to rise in the upcoming 2026 rankings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='227832' first='Lyla' last='Stewart'] - Mintonette m.61<br>Stewart, a 6'0 opposite, has been highlighted here before and recent evaluation indicates that she further proving her value with noticeable contributions among a deep and very competitive team that is among the best in the country at the 16U level. This team recently won MEQ as they are multi-qualifier for 16 Open at the upcoming GJNC. She has good size on the right pin and is a viable point scoring option as she swings aggressively through big arm speed to develop huge pace and power. Her footwork is efficient as well to make blocking moves quickly as she can create big presence defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kate Hofner</strong> - NOVA 16 Navy<br>A 6'0 middle from the class of 2026, Hofner has good skills and potential to emerge as an impact threat on both sides of the ball as her prep career progresses. She has a solid foundation in what she provides both as an attacker and through her net defense as a blocker as she reads well and makes good moves to get up in front of opposing attackers. When on time and with space she can score with arm control and through varied attack points around the setter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->