Club Team Previews: Nebraska Elite 17s and 18s

<p>OMAHA - Nebraska Elite has been the talk of the youth sports community the last few months because of the quality of teams it puts on the court and because of where those courts are now located.</p> <p>With the opening of the bar-raising Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex in Elkhorn, Nebraska Elite volleyball moved into the Taj Mahal of volleyball facilities. And, as evidenced by Nebraska Elite's success in multiple age divisions at the January Thaw tournament over the past weekend, they have the teams to match the facility.</p> <p>Here is a look at Nebraska Elite's 18s and 17s teams.</p> <p><strong>Nebraska Elite 18 Ying</strong></p> <p>It's fairly rare for a team at the 18s level to have the depth that Nebraska Elite 18 Ying has this club season as the team can use its full bench with confidence.</p> <p>Setters Emma Worthington - a Cornell commit from Omaha Duchesne - and Megan Raszler - a Dordt College recruit from Elkhorn - give the team flexibility in terms of the type of offense they want to run with Worthington being a capable attacking option at the net.</p> <p>In the back row Nebraska Elite 18 Ying has Elkhorn South's Wayne State recruit Jordan McCormick and Omaha Marian's Sophia Moes (one of the top unsigned seniors in the state) to fill the libero and DS spots.</p> <p>In the middle and the right side, Nebraska Elite 18 Ying has a plethora of options with Iowa recruit Emma Grunkemeyer of Millard North, Northwest Missouri State recruit Emmy Grant of Millard North, Nebraska-Kearney recruit Michaela Bartels of Bennington and South Dakota recruit Madison Harms of Sergeant Bluffs, Iowa.</p> <p>On the outside, Nebraska Elite 18 Ying has Creighton recruit Emily Bressman of Omaha Marian, Tulsa recruit Lily Heyne of Skutt Catholic and Tennessee-Chattanooga recruit Makenzie Saitta of Elkhorn South - who is currently being held out with a minor knee injury. </p> <p><strong>Nebraska Elite 18 Yang</strong></p> <p>It's only mid-January, but it has already been a successful club season for Nebraska Elite 18 Yang as it took home the 18 American championship at the January Thaw Qualifier last weekend.</p> <p>Here is a look at the Nebraska Elite 18 Yang roster:</p> <p>Paige Holdsworth, Millard North (Bellevue University)<br /> Lauren Walenz, Millard South (Iowa Western)<br /> Lauren Maciejewski, Millard North<br /> Kelsey Olson, Millard South (Concordia University)<br /> Morgan Lihs, Clarinda, Iowa<br /> Jordan Bowen, Omaha Westisde (Limestone College)<br /> Grace Jensen, Bennington (Morningside)<br /> Ellie Rupprecht, Bennington<br /> Riley Miller, Omaha Marian<br /> Marissa Koch, Omaha Westside</p> <p><strong>Nebraska Elite 17 Frost</strong></p> <p>Here is a look at the Nebraska Elite 17 Frost roster:</p> <p>Allison Brown, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Eve Fountain, Millard North<br /> Payton Kirchhoefer, Omaha Marian (Northwest Missouri State)<br /> Molly Plahn, Millard North <br /> Liz Zobel, Ida Grove, Iowa<br /> Mayah Delgado, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Katie Kilzer, Omaha Marian<br /> Kaitlin Neely, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Mary Pat Taylor, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Atley Carey, Lincoln East (South Dakota)<br /> Tria McLean, Battle Creek (Ohio)</p> <p><strong>Nebraska Elite 17 Crossfire</strong></p> <p>Here is a look at the Nebraska Elite 17 Crossfire roster:</p> <p>Jamie Bac, Papillion-LaVista<br /> Delaney Demman, Omaha Central<br /> Emily Kaup, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Maddie Murcek, Omaha Roncalli<br /> Caroline Ortman, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Anna Stavneak, Omaha Central<br /> Kiersten Capelle, Omaha Duchesne<br /> Emma Heglin, Skutt Catholic<br /> Lauren Kemp. Skutt Catholic <br /> Isidora Nahayo, Omaha Westside<br /> Meghan Pellett, Omaha Duchesne</p>