Nebraska Top 10 Camp Signals End of Summer
KEARNEY – As summer begins to wind down, the final major competitive team camp for high school volleyball in Nebraska is about to get started in Kearney this week.
The Nebraska Top 10 Camp – hosted by Kearney Catholic – brings together several of the top teams from across the state to compete in three different divisions beginning Monday and running through Thursday.
A total of 47 teams will be competing during the week, starting with 13 teams in the Class C2 division on Monday and Tuesday. The Class A-B-C1 division (18 teams) will being play Tuesday afternoon and will run through Wednesday. The Class D division (16 teams) starts Wednesday afternoon and runs through the end of Thursday. All matches are played at Kearney Catholic High School.
Here is a quick preview of each of the divisions. Nebraska Prep Volleyball will be in Kearney from Tuesday through Thursday providing coverage of the competition. Nearly 20 different colleges are scheduled to be in attendance at the camp this week as well. You can see the full schedule for each division by clicking on the link.
Class C2 Division - SCHEDULE
Teams
Sandy Creek, Centura, Southern Valley, Hastings St. Cecilia, Nebraska Christian, Kearney Catholic Gold, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family, O’Neill St. Mary’s, Kearney Catholic Green, Wakefield, Ponca, Crofton, Cambridge.
Storyline
O’Neill St. Mary’s is the two-time defending Class D-1 champion and will actually drop down to Class D-2 for the 2015 season. St. Mary’s also owns the state’s longest winning streak at 55 consecutive matches. Clearly St. Mary’s is looking to tackle tough competition in the summer by moving up to this division, and it will provide matches against four teams that finished ranked in the Class C-2 top 10 last year in Crofton (#2), Hastings St. Cecilia (#3), Centura (#8) and Nebraska Christian (#9).
Players to Watch
Monica Arens, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Crofton
Tarrin Beller, 6-foot, Sr., MH, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family (Wayne State recruit)
Cassi Bose, 5-foot-7, Soph., RS, Southern Valley
Shanda Farmer, 5-foot-4, Sr., Libero, Hastings St. Cecilia
Alexis Hower, 5-foot-7, Sr., Setter/DS, Nebraska Christian
Sydney Hupp, 6-foot, Sr., MH, O’Neill St. Mary’s
Marlana Kent, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Cambridge
Emily Krolikowski, 5-foot-11, Soph., OH, Centura
Coree Lipovsky, 5-foot-11, Soph., MB, Sandy Creek
Madison Myers, 5-foot-8, Jr., Setter/RS, Centura
Cassidy Ostrand, 5-foot-11, Sr., OH, Nebraska Christian
Claire Ostrand, 5-foot-9, Soph., OH, Nebraska Christian
Savana Quinn, 5-foot-5, Jr., Setter, Southern Valley
Kelsey Sanger, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, Crofton
Tiffany Schweer, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Sandy Creek
Lil Sheehy, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Hastings St. Cecilia
Kayla Shaner, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Cambridge
Riley Sibbel, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, O’Neill St. Mary’s
Lucy Skoch, 6-foot, Jr., MH, Hastings St. Cecilia
Class A-B-C1 Division - SCHEDULE
Teams
Millard South, Norris, Elkhorn, Columbus Lakeview, Seward, Wahoo, Grand Island Northwest, Kearney Catholic, Stanton, North Platte, Omaha Concordia, Gretna, Ord, Minden, Gothenburg, Aurora, Kearney Catholic Gold, St. Paul.
Storyline
There are all kinds of storylines in this division. North Platte and Millard South are the only Class A teams competing. North Platte is a Class A title contender while Millard South is talented but very, very young. Norris is the two-time defending Class B champion, but graduation hit the Titans hard. Gretna, Elkhorn, Grand Island Northwest and Aurora are all likely to be pre-season ranked Class B teams and this camp will go a ways in determining what those rankings look like. The same can be said in Class C-1 with powers Columbus Lakeview, Kearney Catholic, Omaha Concordia and Ord all participating. There are going to be a dizzying amount of high-quality matches in this division.
Players to Watch
Morgan Alexander, 5-foot-7, Setter, Ord
Kayla Bachle, 5-foot-6, Sr., Libero/DS, Grand Island NW
Kylie Broich, 5-foot-7, Jr., Setter, Grand Island NW
Alexandra Carlini, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Grand Island NW
Andrea Carson, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Ord
Allysa Catt, 6-foot-1, Sr., MH, Norris
Danielle Carlson, 6-foot, Sr., Setter/RS, Elkhorn
Sydney Clarkson, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Omaha Concordia
Jordyn Clauss, 5-foot-6, Sr., Libero, Norris
Josie Cox, 6-foot-2, Sr., MH, North Platte (UN-Kearney recruit)
Lauren Crockett, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Wahoo
Lauren Edet, 5-foot-9, Soph., OH, Elkhorn
Kathryn Grint, 6-foot, Sr., MB, Ord
Cassidy Gydesen, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Ord
Kiley Hixson, 6-foot, Sr., OH, Aurora (South Dakota recruit)
Taylor Homes, 5-foot-10, Sr., MH, Wahoo
Hiliary Huss, 5-foot-6, Sr., Setter/RS, Stanton
Faith Johnson, 5-foot-10, Sr., MH, Omaha Concordia
Victoria Jones, 5-foot-5, Jr., Libero, Omaha Concordia
Jordan Kuck, 5-foot-4, Sr., Libero, Ord
Allison Kuenle, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, North Platte (UN-Kearney recruit)
Emily Malcom, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Minden
Halie McArdle, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, Gretna (Wyoming recruit)
Alex Neff, 5-foot-5, Sr., Setter, North Platte
Grace Nelson, 5-foot-6, Jr., Libero, Elkhorn
Olivia Nicholson, 6-foot-1, Sr., MH, North Platte (Colorado State recruit)
Kelsey Placke, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Grand Island NW
Payton Rosendahl, 6-foot, Sr., MH/OH, Columbus Lakeview
Jaisa Russell, 5-foot-8, Jr., OH, Gretna
Hayley Schanow, 5-foot-6, Sr., Libero, North Platte
Jasa Scheierman, 6-foot, Jr., MH, Aurora
Kayla Schrunk, 5-foot-11, Sr., MB, Columbus Lakeview (Hastings recruit)
Cameron Scott, 5-foot-6, Jr., Setter, Gretna
Nicole Skovsende, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Elkhorn (Midland recruit)
Jenna Spellerberg, 5-foot-6, Jr., Setter, Omaha Concordia
Anna Squiers, 5-foot-11, Jr., MH, Kearney Catholic
Madison Squiers, 5-foot-8, Sr., Setter/RS, Kearney Catholic (Bellevue University recruit)
Maddie Stearns, 6-foot, Jr., MH/OH, Millard South
Rebecca Stewart, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, Minden
Kyla Swanson, 6-foot-2, Fresh., MH, Minden
Kylie Thiele, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Kearney Catholic
Paxton Throne, 5-foot-11, Sr., Setter/RS, Millard South
Kinsley Tingelhoff, 5-foot-8, Soph., Setter, Wahoo
Mady Vogel, 6-foot, Sr., MH, Gothenburg
Allie Welniak, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Ord
Kim Whiting, 6-foot, Sr., MH, Gothenburg
Averey Yaksich, 6-foot, Jr., OH, Omaha Concordia
Mallory Yost, 6-foot, Jr., MH, Gretna
Amanda Young, 5-foot-8, Sr., Libero/OH, Gretna (Colorado State recruit)
Class D Division - SCHEDULE
Teams
Howells-Dodge, Ansley-Litchfield, Hampton, CWC, Emerson-Hubbard, Laurel-Concord, Mullen, Cedar Bluffs, Exeter-Milligan, Bertrand, Lawrence-Nelson, Friend, Diller-Odell, Leyton, Stuart, Meridian.
Storyline
While O’Neill St. Mary may have moved up to the Class C2 division, I would argue that the Class D group has more overall talent and top teams. Seven of the teams reached the state tournament last year. Kylie Belt, a 6-foot-1 middle from Emerson-Hubbard, will compete and is recovering from a major knee injury she suffered in the district finals last year, which kept her from playing at state in 2014.
Players to Watch
Brooke Baugh, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Friend
Kylie Belt, 6-foot-1, Sr., MH, Emerson-Hubbard
Kalli Brester, 5-foot-8, Jr., OH, Howells-Dodge
Sam Brester, 5-foot-9, Jr., MB, Howells-Dodge
Haley Dannehl, 5-foot-9, Sr., MH, Bertrand
Abby Drieling, 5-foot-7, Sr., OH, Emerson-Hubbard
Kristine Edgren, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, Bertrand
Harlee Fischer, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Stuart
Cherokee Frahm-Thayer, 5-foot-6, Sr., OH, Lawrence-Nelson
Ally Ginkens, 5-foot-9, Sr., OH, Mullen
Madison Hajek, 5-foot-9, Jr., MH, Diller-Odell
Sydney Hall, 5-foot-9, Jr., Setter, Exeter-Milligan
Marissa Howard, 5-foot-6, Sr., OH, Exeter-Milligan
Erin Johnson, 5-foot-6, Soph., Setter, Meridian
Madison Jurgens, 5-foot-10, Jr., Setter/RS, Diller-Odell
Mollie Kaps, 5-foot-10, Sr., MH, Bertrand
Emilee Klahn, 5-foot-11, Jr., MH/OH, Cedar Bluffs
Allison Klipp, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Meridian
Jacie Laetsch, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, CWC
Katie Leapley, 6-foot-2, Jr., MH, Laurel-Concord
Hailey Luzum, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, Exeter-Milligan
Tami Jo Marcellus, 5-foot-5, Sr., DS/OH, CWC
Kelsey Menke, 5-foot-8, Sr., MH, Lawrence-Nelson
Raeleigh Menke, 5-foot-10, Soph., OH, Friend
Hailey Paxton, 5-foot-10, Jr., MH, Stuart
Rylee Pieper, 5-foot-9, Soph., OH, Meridian
Maddy Roumph, 5-foot-6, Jr., OH, Cedar Bluffs
Lexi Ryan, 5-foot-10, Sr., OH, Friend
Jaden Schafer, 5-foot-6, Sr., Setter, Stuart
Monique Schafer, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Stuart
Katie Schultis, 5-foot-9, Sr., MH, Diller-Odell
Gabriel Sharp, 5-foot-9, Sr., MH, Lawrence-Nelson
Mandi Stansberry, 5-foot-8, Sr., OH, Cedar Bluffs
Madison VanHousen, 5-foot-9, Jr., OH, Hampton
Diedra Waite, 6-foot, Sr., OH/MB, Leyton
