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<p>Club season is just more than two months away with the turn of the calendar. Many clubs around the Volunteer State have held their tryouts. These players will be worth checking out once it rolls around.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Urlu uses her left-handed skills to deliver balls at tough angles. Urlu attacks seams with precision on nines and tools blocks. Urlu uses her outstanding court vision to pound out solid crosses and line shots. Urlu is also an aggressive blocker with solid form. Urlu has improved her overall skills also playing sand volleyball.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Hickman (pictured) delivered solid all-around play for the Bees helping them make another state tournament appearance. Hickman pounds balls into the back row into seams with precision on the go routes and does a good job tooling blocks. Hickman even takes sound swings from the back row when Upperman needs a big point. Hickman is also a solid server and passer. Hickman had 450 kills, a .289 hitting percentager, 90 aces, 24 blocks and 289 digs for Upperman this fall.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Kretz displays her passion for the game each time she takes the court. Kretz squares her body to balls to make the simple passes on defense and serve receive. Kretz provides sound net backup and comes in to pick up cut shots to the donut. Kretz pounds down overpassed balls with authority and tools blocks.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Clark does a good job setting the tone in the back row for the Eagles, helping them get into a nice offensive rhythm. Clark mskes the simple passes. She backs up on balls and uses a good platform to make nice two to three-point passes. Clark does a good job dropping back and closing seams.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Craig is lefty that delivers from the middle and pins. Craig tools blocks and does a good job of getting on top of balls then putting good power into them. Craig has a good downward trajectory on her swings and mixes in nice tips. Craig uses a good vertical jump to hit balls over blocks. Craig had 227 kills and 27 blocks for the Falcons this fall.</p>
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<p>Mike Graham has been writing for Prep Dig for two and a half years and has enjoyed getting to know the volleyball scenes in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. If you liked the story, please copy and paste to X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. You may also follow us at @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/prepdigkentucky/#">prepdigkentucky</a>, @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/prepdigtennessee/#">prepdigtennessee</a> or @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/prepdigoh/#">prepdigoh</a> on Instagram in addition to @PrepDigKy, @PrepDigTN or @PrepDigOH on X. If you feel someone in Kentucky, Tennessee or Ohio needs coverage or even have feedback on the Kentucky or Tennessee rankings, please email Mike at michaelgraham@prepdig.com. You may also follow him on X @GMCgrah or Instagram @g.michaelgraham. Subscriptions give you access to exclusive content. For a 30% discount on yearly subscriptions, enter code graham30 at checkout.</p>
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Editor's Notes: Do you want to get in front of Prep Dig Scouts? This is one big way to do it. The annual Kentucky Exposure Tour in Wilder is Nov. 28. Click on this link to register:https://events.prepdig.com/e/2489/register/prep-dig-exposure-tour-kentucky. For 25 percent off, type ET26Mike25OFF at checkout.
Club season is just more than two months away with the turn of the calendar. Many clubs around the Volunteer State have held their tryouts. These players will be worth checking out once it rolls around.
Urlu uses her left-handed skills to deliver balls at tough angles. Urlu attacks seams with precision on nines and tools blocks. Urlu uses her outstanding court vision to pound out solid crosses and line shots. Urlu is also an aggressive blocker with solid form. Urlu has improved her overall skills also playing sand volleyball.
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Hickman (pictured) delivered solid all-around play for the Bees helping them make another state tournament appearance. Hickman pounds balls into the back row into seams with precision on the go routes and does a good job tooling blocks. Hickman even…
Kretz displays her passion for the game each time she takes the court. Kretz squares her body to balls to make the simple passes on defense and serve receive. Kretz provides sound net backup and comes in to pick up cut shots to the donut. Kretz pounds down overpassed balls with authority and tools blocks.
Evaluations are normally subscriber-only but when an athlete subscribes, theirs becomes free for all readers.
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Clark does a good job setting the tone in the back row for the Eagles, helping them get into a nice offensive rhythm. Clark mskes the simple passes. She backs up on balls and uses a good platform to make…
Craig is lefty that delivers from the middle and pins. Craig tools blocks and does a good job of getting on top of balls then putting good power into them. Craig has a good downward trajectory on her swings and…
Mike Graham has been writing for Prep Dig for two and a half years and has enjoyed getting to know the volleyball scenes in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. If you liked the story, please copy and paste to X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. You may also follow us at @prepdigkentucky, @prepdigtennessee or @prepdigoh on Instagram in addition to @PrepDigKy, @PrepDigTN or @PrepDigOH on X. If you feel someone in Kentucky, Tennessee or Ohio needs coverage or even have feedback on the Kentucky or Tennessee rankings, please email Mike at michaelgraham@prepdig.com. You may also follow him on X @GMCgrah or Instagram @g.michaelgraham. Subscriptions give you access to exclusive content. For a 30% discount on yearly subscriptions, enter code graham30 at checkout.
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