2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 17 American

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season finale of the 2023 club volleyball season is just around the corner as the very best teams in the country are all ready to make the trip to Chicago to compete in the 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship, from June 28-July 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state of Texas will be very well-represented in the tournament, with as many as 148 teams from the Lone Star State headed to Illinois to battle in the 15s, 16s and 17s divisions of the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll use the weeks leading up to the Girls Junior National Championship to highlight each of these teams and preview the 21 divisions that will have Texas clubs as contenders for the title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>17 American</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 62</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>AP 17 Adidas </em></strong>– Austin [program_tooltip program_id='431229' first='Performance' last='Volleyball'] (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 26-17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='177540' first='Avrey' last='Keim'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='124140' first='Kylee' last='Bagley'] (setter) and Arabela Grijalva (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9GbehumpZ/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9GbehumpZ/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>FH 17 Ikaika-Daniel </em></strong>– Fieldhouse Volleyball Club (Northlake)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 35-30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='177538' first='Madison' last='Scrivner'] (setter), Isabella Redell (outside hitter) and Sifa Olang (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3LBvCrJVC/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3LBvCrJVC/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 17 Black</em></strong> – Houston Skyline Juniors (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 34-25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Chloe Popkin (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='124136' first='Erica' last='Dellesky'] (setter) and [player_tooltip player_id='190556' first='Hailey' last='Prodan'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/ChloePopkin/status/1614433747234848769?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/ChloePopkin/status/1614433747234848769?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Texas Fierce Elite 17-1 </em></strong>– Texas Fierce Volleyball Club (McAllen)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 26-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Andie Lozano-Lomeli (middle), Leah Garcia (right side) and Alexa Carranza (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TX Legacy 17 Elite</em> </strong>– Texas Legacy Volleyball (Tomball)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 43-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='185990' first='Kaitlyn' last='Davis'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='186231' first='Anna' last='Blaine'] (setter) and [player_tooltip player_id='192639' first='Olivia' last='Murillo'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9LPANPjul/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9LPANPjul/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>UEPA 17D</em></strong> – Untouchables Volleyball Club (Plano)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 14-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Gabrielle Hairston (right side), Bryanna Stanford (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='180173' first='Karli' last='Jordan'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9J3t-P92L/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9J3t-P92L/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>WACO VBC 17 UA Black </em></strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='431367' first='Waco' last='Volleyball Club'] (Waco)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 45-7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Avery Thaler (outside hitter), Sadie Kasowski (libero) and Laura Lail (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_L2t0Pehj/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_L2t0Pehj/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->