Conference Preview: Lake Superior

<p>In the northern part of the state, we have the Lake Superior conference.  This conference has been steadily improving over the last several years.  There are 7 teams filled with talented players.</p> <p>Top 7 players:</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="72820" first="Payton" last="Rodberg"]</strong> - <em>Proctor High School (2022)</em>;  This athletic outside has been a big part of the Proctor offense for the past several years.  Now, a junior, she already has over 500 kills.  A strong leader who’s powerful swing has placed her on the top teams at <em>Minnesota North</em> volleyball club.  Look for her to lead her team now that <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="57549" first="Sam" last="Pogatchnik"]</strong> has graduated, to a likely conference title.</p> <p>[embed]https://youtu.be/Iw2OMkLxIG8[/embed]</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.hudl.com/v/2C3BYQ"><strong>Kennedy Barrett</strong> </a>- Hermantown (2021); At 5'10'' she is one of the biggest setters in the conference.  Her smooth style of setting always puts the Hermantown hitters in a good position to score.  She uses her size to see the court well, block and cover the court.  Last year she had a game high - 49 assists against Mesabi in three sets. </li> <li><strong>Sydney Cummins</strong> - Duluth Marshall (2021); Cummins led her team to many close matches with Proctor. They do a nice job of of putting other challenging teams on their schedule such Belle Plaine.  Sydney is strong at the net, and dominant in the back row.  They will rely heavily on her for serve receive, serving and defense.</li> <li class="clearfix"><strong><span class="playerName " style="font-size: 12pt;">Gabby Jauhola </span></strong><span class="playerName " style="font-size: 12pt;">- </span><span class="playerName " style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Proctor High School (2022);  </em>This junior is the setter for Proctor.  She uses her footspeed to run down passes a</span><span class="playerName " style="font-size: 12pt;">d then spread the ball between her top hitters.  Jauhola is a skilled athlete and the basketball's teams point guard.  She is used to being in charge, calling plays and deciding the sets for her attackers.  She was among the top 5 for assists in the conference last year and is ready for the season.</span></li> </ul> <p>Watch list players:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Maddy Walsh</strong> <em>- Proctor 2023</em></li> <li><strong>Bailey Hess</strong> -<em> Hermantown 2021</em></li> <li><strong>Breea Rasmussen -</strong> <em>Cloquet 2022</em></li> </ul>