Northwest Power League – Team to Watch – WVBA 18 Adidas

<p>The club volleyball season continues at full pace in the state of Washington and a handful of new tournaments is set to take place all around the Evergreen State during the weekend.</p> <p>One of the most exciting of them will be Northwest Power League, which will reunite 50 teams of the 14s, 16s and 18s age groups for a full day of competition at the Academy Sports Center venue, in Lynwood.</p> <p>During the week, we’ll present some 18s teams that will compete in the tournament. This time we’ll highlight <strong>WVBA 18 Adidas</strong>, the top team from the Washington Volleyball Academy out of Lynwood.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong></p> <p><strong>Isabella Christensen – Outside Hitter/Right Sider – HS: Lake Stevens – 2023</strong></p> <p>A long and powerful pin hitter, Isabella Christensen has what it takes to carry any team’s offense. Standing at 6’2”, she’s hard to stop at the net by her size alone, but her offensive game has a lot more than that as she’s also very intelligent with her shot selection and versatile, being able to score from the left or the right. That was in full display during the last high school season, when she led a strong Lake Stevens team in kills with 225 kills. She still has room for improvement when it comes to her backcourt game and has another full season to do so before she joins the United States Air Force Academy.</p> <p><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14092492/618c28b94205db08dcbdee78" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Hayli Tri – Middle Blocker – HS: Lake Stevens – 2023</strong></p> <p>Another Lake Stevens class of 2023 prospect who has already committed to a collegiate career, Hayli Tri is one of the most solid middle blockers in the entire state. A Western Washington commit, the six-foot was absolutely lights out for the Lady Vikings a few months ago, registering 140 kills, 85 blocks and 34 aces on her way to make it to the Washington Coaches Association All-State first team. Tri has extremely quick feet and a noticeable net presence, which allows her to impact the game on both sides of the ball.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRAewL_nYng/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRAewL_nYng/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Hayli Tri (@haylitri2023)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97061" first="Ellina" last="Powell"] – Setter/Right Sider – HS: Jackson – 2022</strong></p> <p>Having a six-foot setter can be a big advantage, but having one who can set, hit and play defense is even better. That’s what [player_tooltip player_id="97061" first="Ellina" last="Powell"] has been bringing for her teams over the years. In her final high season with Jackson, she took the team to the State Championship after a tremendous season in which she tallied 191 assists, 197 kills, 140 digs and 45 aces, stats that show how versatile and well-rounded her game is. That performance took her to the Washington Coaches Association All-State team as an honorable mention.</p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ylc7mC8DDEs" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>