Club Team Spotlight: NPJ Salem 16-1 National

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The North Pacific Juniors 16-1 National team out of Salem has proven early on they are a force to be reckoned with. With most of the team returning from various NPJ teams, plus a few standout additions, they have taken the CEVA Open tournaments by storm. After going 2-2 at last weekend's Open tournament, the team currently sits at #8 in the region, the 2nd highest 16U team in the Open division. Leading this team is coach Kayce Lilley who is the current head coach at Dallas High School. Assisting Lilley will be AJ Francis, an assistant coach for Linn Benton Community College. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["161820"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Blake is a talented and versatile pin hitter. An NPJ returner, she saw significant court time last season as an outside hitter for their 15-1 team. With the ability to be terminal from both pins, she is an offensive threat to the group. 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She attacks the ball high and deep to rack up kills. She can obliterate the ball down the line or barrel it into the deep cross corner. She is coming off a solid high school season where she shouldered a massive load all around for North Eugene. 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She is coming off a fantastic high school season with Oregon City where she was named Three Rivers League Player of the Year and helped the team finish 4th in the 6A State tournament.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63f176d273b64"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["267162"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":322681,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A dynamic but undersized, six-rotation outside hitter, Tuioti may see a different role this season for NPJ 16-1 then she has in seasons past. 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