18s Teams with Final Performances at Madness in Miltown

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We had several teams end their incredible club careers at the Madness in Miltown tournament. Let's celebrate these teams with a quick recap of their tournament and a shoutout to their rostered athletes!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Note: </strong>I am building this off of schedules on club websites and AES. I apologize for any potential inaccuracies. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">CI Elite 18 Navy</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CI Elite 18 Navy did not disappoint in their last tournament. They went 2-3 and finished in the silver bracket. This team battled hard in every match no matter the outcome. Some key performances included [player_tooltip player_id='767803' first='Lily' last='Armstrong'], [player_tooltip player_id='767806' first='Ava' last='Forney'], [player_tooltip player_id='767807' first='Clair' last='Gilles'], and [player_tooltip player_id='767809' first='Luana' last='Murariu']. Other rostered athletes include [player_tooltip player_id='767813' first='Jenna' last='Buhs'], [player_tooltip player_id='767804' first='Jayley' last='Fisher'], [player_tooltip player_id='767808' first='Rylee' last='Lewis'], [player_tooltip player_id='768137' first='Addison' last='Sharpe'], [player_tooltip player_id='767811' first='Laynee' last='Whitsitt']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">CI Elite 18 Red</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":770029,"width":"571px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/IMG_2899-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-770029" style="width:571px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CI Elite was one of the smoothest teams at the Madness in Miltown tournament. They went 4-1 on the weekend and finished 3rd place. Of all of the teams at the tournament, this was one of the most fun teams to watch and one that was new on my radar. I had notes on nearly the entire roster so let's just give everyone their flowers: [player_tooltip player_id='750435' first='Mya' last='Blumenshine'], [player_tooltip player_id='748914' first='Victoria' last='Arbuckle'], Veronica Lopez (2027), [player_tooltip player_id='748949' first='Ruth' last='Cavanah'], [player_tooltip player_id='748957' first='Sadie' last='Siwicke'], Sydney Janssen, [player_tooltip player_id='748929' first='Natalie' last='Casey'], Addison Mueller, Chloe Fabry, and [player_tooltip player_id='767801' first='Chloe' last='Roberts']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Eclipse 18 Solar</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":770030,"width":"578px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/IMG_8031-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-770030" style="width:578px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eclipse finished with a 2-3 record in the silver bracket. They had some really intense match-ups that were very fun to watch. I was so impressed with their all around ball control and on-court connections with each other. Some key performances included Jocelyn Schilter (2026), Grace Upthegrove, Gillian Mihalko (2026), [player_tooltip player_id='766893' first='Sofie' last='Salas'], and [player_tooltip player_id='487039' first='Aubrey' last='Thom']. The roster also included the following talented athletes, Mackenzie Holte, [player_tooltip player_id='767948' first='Avah' last='Banks'], [player_tooltip player_id='766748' first='Audrey' last='Sanders'] (2027), Ireland Wondra (2026), Kendra Miller. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">I AM VBC 18 Red</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":770035,"width":"608px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/IMG_5141-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-770035" style="width:608px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is a team that I have had the opportunity to cover since they were 15s. There is so much incredible talent and several going on to play at the next level. They placed 5th in the tournament and went 4-1 on the weekend. This roster is stacked and includes: Brooklyn Bartelt, [player_tooltip player_id='202194' first='Kylee' last='Altendorf'] (UW-Whitewater), [player_tooltip player_id='538857' first='Mara' last='Butschlick'] (Grand View University), [player_tooltip player_id='359928' first='Kathryn' last='Urban'], [player_tooltip player_id='202195' first='Madelyn' last='Abel'] (MSOE), [player_tooltip player_id='301989' first='Anna' last='Holzer'] (Carroll), Gabriella Weyde, [player_tooltip player_id='503793' first='Ashlin' last='Nottestad'] (Cornell College), [player_tooltip player_id='533806' first='Ava' last='Russell'], and [player_tooltip player_id='487022' first='Mary' last='Weishan']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Infinity 18 Navy </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":770037,"width":"677px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/IMG_6208-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-770037" style="width:677px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Infinity ended their season and club volleyball careers with a bang, going undefeated at the tournament and taking home the championship. They have dominated this season winning a number of tournaments, including our Prep Dig Minnesota Slam earlier in the season. Their roster includes: [player_tooltip player_id='487029' first='Ruby' last='Dahlk'], [player_tooltip player_id='487009' first='Emily' last='Jensen'], [player_tooltip player_id='740746' first='Mackenzie' last='DeCabooter'], [player_tooltip player_id='522824' first='Loretta' last='Tisch'], [player_tooltip player_id='487015' first='Jayse' last='Holman'] (UW-Stevens Point), [player_tooltip player_id='248484' first='Allison' last='Bostley'] (UW-LaCrosse), [player_tooltip player_id='522822' first='Kaylie' last='Oimoen'], [player_tooltip player_id='178298' first='Kelsy' last='Grant'], and [player_tooltip player_id='487000' first='Anna' last='Hennessey'] (Edgewood College). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">SMV 18-1 Black </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":770038,"width":"688px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/IMG_6120.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-770038" style="width:688px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team was so athletic and physical. They had so much talent and every player was incredibly well-rounded. SMV placed 2nd in the tournament and battled hard in both their semi-final and championship matches. Their roster incudes [player_tooltip player_id='463123' first='Ella' last='Chandler'] (UM-Duluth), [player_tooltip player_id='285282' first='Ava' last='Decker'] (St. Scholastica), [player_tooltip player_id='491040' first='Morgan' last='Hansen'] (RCTC), [player_tooltip player_id='522764' first='Madison' last='Hendrickson'], [player_tooltip player_id='117630' first='Jaelyn' last='LaPlante'] (MSU Mankato), [player_tooltip player_id='184680' first='Savannah' last='Meyer'] (MSU Mankato), [player_tooltip player_id='462524' first='Carmen' last='Nerison'] (RCTC), Ashley Newman (Dubuque), [player_tooltip player_id='522874' first='Ella' last='Olson'] (Gustavus), and [player_tooltip player_id='272573' first='Karsyn' last='Winchell'] (UM-Duluth). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='431932' first='South' last='Shore Slam'] 18 Navy</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='431932' first='South' last='Shore Slam'] dropped their first two matches of the Madness in Miltown tournament but then won out every following match of the weekend in straight sets until the Bronze division championship where they battled against their own 17 Lime team. Their resilience and grit was impressive. Here is a look at their talented roster: [player_tooltip player_id='740861' first='Ava' last='Miller'], [player_tooltip player_id='738871' first='Jazmyn' last='Runkel'], [player_tooltip player_id='738946' first='Samantha' last='Navis'], [player_tooltip player_id='738866' first='Natalie' last='Sippel'], [player_tooltip player_id='738942' first='Gabriella' last='Danza'], [player_tooltip player_id='738874' first='Breanna' last='Hansen'], [player_tooltip player_id='738883' first='Kaylie' last='Jandre'] (2026), [player_tooltip player_id='178344' first='Carleigh' last='Ward'], [player_tooltip player_id='738878' first='Ava' last='Erlien'] (2026), [player_tooltip player_id='767938' first='Hope' last='Lambert'] (2026), [player_tooltip player_id='738869' first='Shealyn' last='Willacker'] (2027). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->