Lincoln High Tournament: Impressive Pins

This past weekend, teams from all over Oregon gathered to compete in the Lincoln High School tournament. Here are the pin hitters that impressed the most:    Gustafson, a senior outside for Tigard High, is undersized in her position but makes up for it with her amazing vertical. She leaps into the air, hitting high and using the block to score points. When trapped, she uses tips and tricks to get the ball through blocks, utilizing her line shot.     Mather, a junior outside for Lincoln, continues to impress spectators with her stellar vert and fast approach. She can hit completely over blocks, finding the floor almost every time. When she needs to, she uses high hands to hit off blocks and score the points her team needs.     World, a junior right side of Clackamas, has a good vertical, long arms and a high reach. Her line shots scores her points, finding deep corners and using the hands of blockers when necessary.     Bratcher, a junior outside for Gresham High, is a small pin, using her speed, agility and hops to make an efficient outside. She has power behind her swings, challenging defense with her hits and her good jump float serve.     Irish, a senior outside for Southridge, has good calculated swings, making her an aggressive option in the front and back row. She goes in hard and fast for balls, using hands on the block to score big points that matter.     Ruden, a senior outside hitter for McMinnville, has a great block, going up and taking away space. Her hands remain open and over the net, pressing hard and low making it hard for some hitters to get past her. She has a good vertical, allowing her to get up and over the net.     Tharp, a junior outside for McMinnville, has an incredible serve. The ball remains low, fast and hard, scoring points almost every time. She stays open to her setter at all times, allowing her to be available to attack in the front and back row.     Schmitt, a senior outside for Newberg, is a powerful pin. She has a fast approach, swinging hard over or through blocks. She is versatile on the pin and in the middle, hitting 3's when the pass is on. She presses hard and low over the net, creating a blocking wall that is hard to hit past.

This past weekend, teams from all over Oregon gathered to compete in the Lincoln High School tournament. Here are the pin hitters that impressed the most: