Four 2026 Kansas City Metro Prospects At Kansas Schools

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a>T</a>eachers are back to work this week. Some students are back in class, while others start later this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volleyball coaches will begin tryouts or practice on August 19.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I am working on filling out my calendar for the fall and trying to decide which matches and tournaments to attend. Coaches interested in me scouring a match this fall can send me schedules at deckscoutks@gmail.com or DM on X @KSScoutDeck.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of my goals this year is to show a little more love to the KC Metro area athletes on the Kansas side after making it a priority to balance out the state rankings and cover more of the state of Kansas across the board over the past nine months.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at five metro area athletes who have not recently been featured by Prep Dig.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='222085' first='Julia' last='Anisimova']</strong>, 5'9”, OH, Shawnee Mission Northwest, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anisimova is currently ranked No. 41 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She played club ball last season with Adidas [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last='']. Anisimova led the Cougars in kills last season with 206 in 80 sets played. She has a solid serve and also led the team in aces with 31. It has been more than a year since I have seen her play, but I recall she has a passion to play beach volleyball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='355649' first='Gabi' last='Poeschl'], </strong>5'10”, DS/L, St. Thomas Aquinas, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Poeschl is currently ranked No. 74 overall in the class of 2026 and is the second-ranked libero. She played club ball last season with [program_tooltip program_id='515466' first='Pohaku' last='']. Poeschl played in just 36 sets last fall for the Saints (according to MaxPreps). She did finish with 56 serve receptions and 39 digs as a sophomore. This will be an important season for her in terms of moving up or down the Prep Dig rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261109' first='Jaden' last='Goldberg'], </strong>5'7”, DS/L, Blue Valley North, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Goldberg is currently ranked No. 76 overall in the class of 2026 and the fourth-ranked libero by Prep Dig. She played club ball last season with [program_tooltip program_id='428892' first='PVA' last='']. The Mustang prospect posted solid numbers as a sophomore collecting 278 serve receptions and 153 digs in 85 varsity sets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='355652' first='Elle' last='Pederson']</strong>, 5'6”, DS/L, St. James Academy, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pederson is currently ranked No. 83 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. She played club ball last season with [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='Power']. Pederson did not play varsity ball last season for the Thunder. St. James lost its leader in digs to graduation, so Pederson could get a chance to start and post impressive numbers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->