Five Air City CHIX Prospects on the Radar

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Olivia Howitt </strong>- 2029 | OH<br>As a 2029 athlete, Howitt has a maturity about her game that makes a good impact for her teams. She is a 5'9 pin that can swing aggressively from both sides of the court, unafraid to challenge the defense in front of her while finding a way to terminate to the court or by using the block. She plays up for Air City 17 Pink.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Katie Hunt </strong>- 2028 | S<br>Hunt is 5'11 and arrived at the club season following a solid effort for Bellbrook as their primary setter. She earned 538 assists in her sophomore season for a 6'1 a/s average parallel her defensive effort of 8.8 d/m. She is developing a good range of tools as a distributor including in her footwork to pursue the ball and her hand position as she gets there with her hands high. The range of offense she can run is full through the pins and her middles while also showing good action to locate the ball when pull off the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adelyn Salem</strong> - 2028 | MH<br>Salem is a 5'9 middle for Air City CHIX 16 Pink. She gets a lot of opportunities playing around her high school teammate in Hunt as they have good connection capabilities offensive through different options. Salem is athletic in her movement and can generate a physical arm swing in front of her setter or off one foot through a slide option of which she can handle well. She averaged 1.7 k/s for Bellbrook in 2005 while also finishing as one of their top blockers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='806118' first='Keighan' last='Bopp'] </strong>- 2027 | RS/MH/DS<br>Bopp is a versatile contributor. She has good all-around tools and can contribute in several areas based on what her team needs. The Beavercreek product has made some good impact from the middle recently. At 5'9, she can create space to be able to swing in front and behind her setter on quick options. She also stays engaged well as blocker to be able to make good moves to defend at the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bella Rebollo </strong>- 2027 | DS/L<br>The primary libero for Air City CHIX 17 Pink, Rebollo engages well during point flow. She prepares and plays defense with a low center and good balance to be able to react with an appropriate first step or use of her hands and platform in different directions. Her angles are effective to keep the ball high and off the net for her setter, and she works well to try to maintain those when on the move to pursue the dig.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->