Spiketown Soars at Prep Dig Champions Cup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the Prep Dig Champions Cup we saw Spiketown based out of Neenah/Fox Valley area would find some big success in the 16s Division as well as the 17/18 Open. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://prepdig.com/2026/03/skip-the-search-find-your-champions-cup-photos/","type":"wp-embed","providerNameSlug":"prep-dig"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-prep-dig wp-block-embed-prep-dig"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://prepdig.com/2026/03/skip-the-search-find-your-champions-cup-photos/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is plenty of depth for Spiketown at the 16s level where three of their teams from that age group have found winning ways consistently all season.&nbsp; The Spiketown 16.1 squad currently has a 25-2 record on the season with tournament titles from the Arctic Blast AAU Super Regional held in Chicago as well as the Nike Presidents Day Cup in Milwaukee.&nbsp; Spiketown 16.2 where they sit at 15-2 with tournament titles at the Prep Dig Resolution and the Juniors Presidents Day Tournament.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":952252,"width":"348px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/03/RG1A1880-crop-3188x2093-1772654124.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-952252" style="width:348px;height:auto"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">[player_tooltip player_id='745548' first='Briana' last='Rusch']</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Spiketown 16.3 squad has been on a tear all of 2026.&nbsp; They started the year with the Prep Dig Resolution 16 Club title, going 6-0 on the weekend and would look to follow that up with another Prep Dig Tournament win at the Champions Cup.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday's slate at the Champions Cup was a 3-0 mark with wins over [program_tooltip program_id='428659' first='Wisconsin' last='Blaze'] 16 Red, 1W 16 Silver, and [program_tooltip program_id='428591' first='FC' last='Elite'] 16 Adidas.&nbsp; Championship Sunday they would be faced with an opening round battle with Keweenaw 16 VBC out of Upper Michigan, winning a three set thriller 25-15, 23-25, 15-10.&nbsp; Their semifinal and finals would be back to back matches against Madtown squads.&nbsp; They defeated Madtown 161 Select 26-24, 25-23 and in the finals against Madtown 162 Select 25-23, 25-19.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the outsides scoring plenty of points were [player_tooltip player_id='743023' first='Kayana' last='Turner'], an Oshkosh West sophomore who has made a name for herself this club season.&nbsp; Another lethal scoring option was [player_tooltip player_id='526441' first='Lila' last='Tesch'].&nbsp; The sophomore from Kimberly is an explosive jumper, she knows how to contact high as well as mix up her shots to score points.&nbsp; The “X-Factor” out of the middle who provides a big block and has a knack for scoring points is [player_tooltip player_id='745548' first='Briana' last='Rusch'].&nbsp; She has plenty of length and athleticism where she gives a lot of problems for the other side of the net.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spiketown 17.2 was a team on the radar who had the makings of a big weekend, but when it came to the key points in bracket play they came up big in the clutch.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":952253,"width":"459px","height":"auto","aspectRatio":"1.5014953078271631","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","align":"right"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/03/RG1A1909.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-952253" style="aspect-ratio:1.5014953078271631;width:459px;height:auto"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">[player_tooltip player_id='758958' first='McKenna' last='Mileski'] and [player_tooltip player_id='523144' first='Leah' last='Vanden Hogen']</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunday's bracket play was a full late that would take four wins to take the title.&nbsp; They started the day with a win over I AM 17 White in two sets, followed by a three set thriller over [program_tooltip program_id='428591' first='FC' last='Elite'] 17 Blue, a two set sweep over [program_tooltip program_id='428591' first='FC' last='Elite'] 17 Black, before coming up just short in the championship to Hartford 18-1 by identical set scores of 25-22.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is a scrappiness to this team where they find a way to prolong rallies and score points.&nbsp; At the libero position is [player_tooltip player_id='503373' first='Olivia' last='Xiong'] who showed she can handle a high volume in serve receive and positions herself extremely well to take pace off a hard swing, getting her side in system. The second contact comes from Leah Van Hogen.&nbsp; The junior from Little Chute High School gets to everything, she finds a way to run the tempo to the middle when its there or a one on one opportunity for her pins.&nbsp; A lethal scoring outside hitter for 17.2 is [player_tooltip player_id='758958' first='McKenna' last='Mileski'].&nbsp; She is a high flyer who isn't afraid to rip, she was able to put points on the board in multiple ways.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->