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<p>The Emerald City Classic is one of the largest club tournaments held on the West Coast over the Memorial Day Weekend.</p>
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<p>268 teams are scheduled to compete on the UW Campus and the Academy Sports Center. Washington Volleyball Academy hosts the 36th edition of the ECC, and teams throughout the Pacific Northwest will battle against clubs from across the West and Canada.</p>
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<p>Prep Dig will be on the scene at the University of Washington, covering the teams and players as they attempt to bring home the tournament title. Before the competition begins, we look at some players preparing to give it their all over the weekend.</p>
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<p>These 2027 libero's are ready to set the tone defensively for their squads.</p>
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The Emerald City Classic is one of the largest club tournaments held on the West Coast over the Memorial Day Weekend.
268 teams are scheduled to compete on the UW Campus and the Academy Sports Center. Washington Volleyball Academy hosts the 36th edition of the ECC, and teams throughout the Pacific Northwest will battle against clubs from across the West and Canada.
Prep Dig will be on the scene at the University of Washington, covering the teams and players as they attempt to bring home the tournament title. Before the competition begins, we look at some players preparing to give it their all over the weekend.
These 2027 libero's are ready to set the tone defensively for their squads.
Lind plays with enthusiasm and intense focus in the libero spot, she will be on the court helipng to leae the back row for her Oly Reign 15 Gold in the 15 Open Division. The 2027 from Timberline is reading…
Mossburg plays for Space Needle Volleyball Foundation, handling the libero spot for the 15U Splash squad. She is a battler, willing to get on the ground and sell out to save a point. She has terrific reactions on high swings when forced to play overhand and works hard to move her feet and deliver solid passes in serve-receive. SNVF U15 Splash will play the weekend in the 15 Open.
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Kaelin can swing from the pin and is playing tremendous defense in the back row for Puyallup Juniors 16 National during the club season. PJVBC 16 heads into the ECC seeded #1 in the 16 Open; the White River 2027…
Gao is part of the WVBA 15 Adidas team seeded second in the 15 Open Division. The libero from Lakeside has excellent fundamentals passing the ball, she allows WVBA to feed the tall frontline hitters consistently. Gao never gives up…
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