2025 Club Team Spotlights: Powerplex 16-Brogean

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 16U group in Iowa should make for a competitive year in the region. Several teams have cases for being the best in the state as we sit here in early January.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/12/2025-club-team-spotlights-iowa-rockets-16r/"><strong>Rockets 16R</strong></a> and <a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/01/2025-club-team-spotlights-iowa-united-16-1-elite/"><strong>United 16-1 Elite</strong></a> should in the hunt. The same can be said for Powerplex 16-Brogean.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='490013' first='Logan' last='Vogt'] is expected to be a key piece of the puzzle for this Plex group after leading Waukee Northwest reach the Class 5A state title match in the Fall. The Sophomore pounded out 386 kills, adding 223 digs and 57.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":717375,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A2420-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-717375" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Waukee Northwest '27 [player_tooltip player_id='490013' first='Logan' last='Vogt'] (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>She's joined on this squad by talented prep teammates. The sophomore trio of [player_tooltip player_id='490011' first='Leah' last='Janulewicz'],  [player_tooltip player_id='555820' first='London' last='Taylor'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493601' first='Piper' last='Ladwig'] are a big reason why Northwest could win a championshipl next Fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ladwig was second to Vogt among Wolves with 240 kills (.285) in 2024 and her 63.0 blocks ranked third. Taylor led Northwest with 354 digs, while Janulewicz's 338 was second. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dallas Center-Grimes teammates [player_tooltip player_id='493973' first='Gwen' last='Farley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='394331' first='Maggie' last='Leifker'] give Plex two more of the state's top sophomores. Farley is coming off of a 10th-grade campaign that saw her rank fourth in all of the Iowa with 1,061 assists, and Leifker's 277 kills (.287) were only six behind the team lead. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='493609' first='Madison' last='Grover'] filled a key roll in helping Indianola to the state tournament, pacing the squad with 55.0 blocks and also contributing 160 kills (.232). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='443085' first='Avery' last='Edgington'] is another talented sophomore at Waukee Northwest, and Sidney Rogers and [player_tooltip player_id='490002' first='Emma' last='Vanden Hull'] fit that description at Ankeny Centennial. [player_tooltip player_id='490016' first='Raquel' last='Risk'] represents quality depth in this club after flashing ability during her sophomore season for a veteran Ankeny team as does her Hawk classmate, [player_tooltip player_id='412719' first='Jenna' last='Harbour']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":716818,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/11/137A1089-2.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-716818" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Waukee Northwest '27 [player_tooltip player_id='555820' first='London' last='Taylor']. (Photo: Rob Howe/Prep Dig) </figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->