Five eastern Kentucky players at West Virginia Galaxy

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five players from the 16th and 15th Regions have gone across the river to play for the Ohio Valley Region. The four players from the 16th Region teams played in the region tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 17U team features Russell setter [player_tooltip player_id='877673' first='Brooklyn' last='Sizemore'] and Lawrence County sophomore setter [player_tooltip player_id='930774' first='Kailyn' last='Stacy']. One of Sizemore's teammates in freshman outside hitter Mallory Wells plays on the 15s team. Russell drove to the region semifinals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 16U team features Greenup County sophomore defensive specialist [player_tooltip player_id='612180' first='Emma' last='Sargent'] and West Carter freshman right side/setter [player_tooltip player_id='930777' first='Maci' last='Greene']. Both teams made the 16th Region Tournament in the fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All three teams play in the Commonwealth Grand Prix on Feb. 7 and 8 in Lexington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["612180"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695950ee7584d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sargent (pictured) took nice steps at defensive specialist for the Musketeers in the fall. She can make sound bump and overhead passes. Her range lets her back up and handle balls over her head. Sargent has shown she can make the simple passes and handle well-struck crosses. Sargent also makes nice out of system sets to help hitters take good cuts. Sargent had 172 digs in the fall, helping Greenup County go 24-8, win the 63rd District championship for the first time since 2012 and make the 16th Region Tournament for the first time since 2020.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["877673"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695950ee7596b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sizemore brings a diverse skill set to the Devils. She'll set up hitters on one play then smack it on the next one. Sizemore does a great job finding the hot hitters and mixing things up. She serves balls hard to different parts of the court and is sound on first contacts. She also continuous to find ways to hit balls around blockers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["930774"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6959ddc5500a9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Stacy gave the Bulldogs nice setter play in the fall. She worked well with the other setter running the offense. She contributes in almost every statistical category and makes sound passes. Stacy also serves aggressively. Stacy had 141 assists, 97 digs and 40 aces for Lawrence County in the fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["930777"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6959ddc550152"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Greene showed some good signs in the fall for the Comets. Greene hustles hard after balls and has good ball placement on her swings. She can execute various sets. Improving her overall speed will go a long way during club season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Note from the Writer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike Graham has been writing for Prep Dig for nearly two years and has enjoyed getting to know the volleyball scenes in both Kentucky and Ohio. If you liked the story, please copy and paste to X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. You may also follow us at @prepdigkentucky or @prepdigoh on Instagram in addition to @PrepDigKy or @PrepDigOH on X. If you feel someone in Kentucky or Ohio needs coverage or even have feedback on the Kentucky rankings, please email Mike at pnmikeg@yahoo.com. You may also follow him on X @GMCgrah or Instagram @g.michaelgraham. Subscriptions give you access to exclusive content. For a 30% discount, enter code graham30 at checkout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->