<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Club volleyball is about to kick into high gear here in Oklahoma. Let's take a look at the teams, players, and coaches of some of the best clubs from around the state. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We are taking a look at Virago Volleyball Club. </span></p>
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<p>This club is relatively new in the Tulsa area. They will have 7 teams in their fourth season. Here are the 7 teams and their respective coaches.</p>
<p>12-1 Sierra Cherry</p>
<p>13-1 Kirstein Mattox</p>
<p>14-1 Tanna Smith </p>
<p>14-2 Corey Harp </p>
<p>15-1 Derek Jackson </p>
<p>16-1 Anna Bezhan</p>
<p>18-1 Skylar Jackson</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Let's see a roster of each team with the school each player attends.</p>
<p>(12-1) This team will open its season at Tulsa Attack this upcoming weekend. This team can end up being a really solid 12s team. Look for players like <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cassidy Williams</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jade Hurley</span> to be tough off the service line and be play makers.</p>
<p>Jasmyne Bray- Jenks<br />
Jordyn Payne- Jenks<br />
Tristyn Jarvis- Victory Christian <br />
Emily Branch- Sand Springs<br />
Stella Erickson- Berryhill<br />
Julia Myers- Sand Springs<br />
Ryleigh Floyd- Jenks<br />
Lillian Crouch- Jenks<br />
Jade Hurley- Victory Christian<br />
Cassidy Willimas- Jenks<br />
Shelby Schwendemann- Berryhill<br />
Whitley Falat- Jenks</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(13-1) This team opened their season at the Cowboy Holiday Tournament. Look for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ella Overbeck</span> to keep the offense in system. </p>
<p>Ella Overbeck- Carver<br />
Landry Goss- Broken Arrow<br />
Emma Velasquez- Broken Arrow<br />
Emelia Hoar- Jenks<br />
Isabella Kerr- Broken Arrow<br />
Bailee Oilver- Jenks<br />
Jasmyne Cole- Sapulpa<br />
Khloe Noonkester- Jenks<br />
Evie Stiger- Broken Arrow<br />
Kolby Christian- Broken Arrow</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(14-1) This team opens up their season at Redlands Rendezvous this upcoming weekend. Jenks head coach, Tanna Smith, will look to continue to work her magic with a young group of talented athletes from successful school programs. Look for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kamryn Lehrman</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Savannah Wright</span> to be top players for this team. </p>
<p>Hannah Crawford- Monte Casino<br />
Avi Martinez- Jenks<br />
Riley Steward- Sapulpa<br />
Tatum Simmons- Jenks<br />
Kamryn Lehrman- Broken Arrow<br />
Addy Falat- Jenks<br />
Baylea Belt- Coweta<br />
Joley Randolph- Broken Arrow<br />
Savannah Wright- Jenks<br />
Hudson Griffith- Jenks<br />
Madi Gifford- Jenks</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(14-2) This team has scrimmaged on multiple occasions and will open up with Tulsa Attack this upcoming weekend. Look for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Emma Foster</span> to play some great back row defense and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Daphne Beswick</span> to be a big part of the offense. </p>
<p>Daphne Beswick- Monte Casino<br />
Sarah Swenton- Monte Casino<br />
Josie Lam- Jenks<br />
Alyssa Turnham- Sand Springs<br />
Jenna Rachal- Regent Prep<br />
Brylee Nehring- Jenks<br />
Emma Foster- Union<br />
Sydney Lehman- Cascia Hall<br />
Emerson Hill- Jenks<br />
Paizlee West- Jenks<br />
Bailey Peck- Jenks</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(15-1) This team opened their season at the ORU Early Bird and placed 3rd in the gold bracket. Look for Lucy Ridener to keep this 15s team in system and playing up tempo. Oliva Brand and Caroline Cohlmia are Swiss army knives of the team, they can play just about any position and do a great job. Gracie Young and Annika Bergwall have loud voices and can back it up with their defense. </p>
<p>Annika Bergwall- Broken Arrow<br />
Brooklyn Hicks- Broken Arrow<br />
Caroline Cohlmia- Monte Casino<br />
Gracie Young- Sand Springs<br />
Jayden Smith- Sand Springs<br />
Josie Meyers- Sand Springs<br />
Lucy Ridener- Jenks<br />
Peyton George- Bishop Kelley<br />
Olivia Brand- Broken Arrow<br />
Natalie Gilstrap- Jenks</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(16-1) This team will open up their season with Redlands Rendezvous this upcoming weekend. Coach Bezhan focuses a lot on fundamentals and this team will likely be solid all around. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sarah Miller</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ashley Thompson</span> will do a great job in serve receive, while <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Claire Buthod</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Olivia Tucker</span> will hold down the fort up front. </p>
<p>Sarah Miller- Bishop Kelley<br />
Ashley Thompson- Jenks<br />
Rylee Gaither- Bixby<br />
Olivia Tucker- Lincoln Christian<br />
Karis Rupert- Glenpool<br />
Shelby Howard- Verdigris<br />
Hallye Warkentin- Berryhill<br />
Jailey Battles- Sapulpa<br />
Claire Buthod- BTW<br />
Sicilie Redd- Verdigris<br />
Hannah McKelvey- Sand Springs</p>
<p> </p>
<p>(18-1) This team opens up their season at Tulsa Attack this upcoming weekend. Look for players like <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Audrey Foster</span> who has a big swing, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">[player_tooltip player_id="144097" first="Jacelyn" last="Smith"]</span> who can run multiple sets out of the middle, and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Charley Fahland</span> who seems to just fly around in the back row. </p>
<p>Audrey Foster- Lincoln Christian <br />
Charlie Fahland- Sand Springs<br />
Ellie Ficklin- Muskogee<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="144097" first="Jacelyn" last="Smith"]- Sand Springs<br />
Jessica Thompson- Sapulpa<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="144095" first="Kasidy" last="Holland"]- Sand Springs<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="145965" first="Olivia" last="Dewitt"]- Sand Springs<br />
Olivia Murphy- NOAH<br />
Ainsley Iden- Bixby<br />
Hannah Clayton-Lincoln Christina<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="144126" first="Tehya" last="Johnson"]- Sand Springs</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This club has done nothing but grow in size and quality, and has good things ahead of them this season. We are looking at them to take the next step and start competing with the bigger clubs. </p>
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