Wheaton Classic – 1st Round Preview WW-South Gym
PrepDig.com continues their preview of the Wheaton Classic. Here are the players to watch starting play in the Wheaton-Warrenville South gym Wednesday night. The Format WWS prepares to attack! On eight courts over two sites (Wheaton Warrenville South and Wheaton North),…
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Continue ReadingPrepDig.com continues their preview of the Wheaton Classic. Here are the players to watch starting play in the Wheaton-Warrenville South gym Wednesday night.
The Format
WWS prepares to attack!
On eight courts over two sites (Wheaton Warrenville South and Wheaton North), three teams in each pool play on Wednesday. The 1st place team on each court advances to the Gold Bracket, while the 2nd place team goes into the Silver and the third place, the Bronze bracket. All medal brackets (gold, silver, bronze) will be played on Saturday at Wheaton Warrenville South. Bronze matches start at 8am with the Gold bracket starting noon, alternating matches with the Silver bracket, which starts at 1pm.
Wheaton Warrenville South Gym
Pool B – Wheaton Warrenville South, Court 2
Benet Academy, 4A third place finishers at states in 2018, will be one of the teams to watch for the this year’s tournament title. Marist will be their one of their top competitors on the road to the final. First they need to get out of their pool which is no easy task. Prairie Ridge and and Oswego East look to battle for a spot in the silver bracket.
Players to Watch:
Benet – Hattie Monson, 2020, 5’4, L, Sports Performance VBC, Notre Dame
Benet – Sophia Gregus, 2020, 6’1,OH, Adversity VBC, Illinois
Benet – Kyla Kenney, 2021, 5’11, OH, Adversity VBC
Prairie Ridge – Trinity Sheridan, 2020, 5’11, RS Sky High VBC, UNLV
Oswego East – Lluyva Barajas, 2021, 5’8, L, Sports Performance VBC
Pool D – WW South Court 3
Plainfield North is the #1 seed in Pool D, with Downers Grove North the second seed. IC Catholic will fill out the Pool.
Players to Watch:
Plainfield North – Lily Summers, 2020, 5’9, OH, Illinois Wesleyan
Plainfield North – Ali Jansen, 2020, 6’1, RS, Club One VBC, Drury
Plainfield North – Gretchen Ketelhut, 2020, 6’3, MB, Sports Performance VBC, UNC Greensboro
Downers Grove North – Gwen Wolkow, 2022, MH
IC Catholic – Olivia Palumbo, 2020, 5’11, MH
Pool F – WW South Court 4
In one of the toughest pools, the top seed is Lincoln – Way East and brings a balanced attack to their team. They will compete to get into the Gold Final. Great Crossing from Kentucky and Dekalb are the 2nd and 3rd seeds, respectively.
Players to Watch:
LWE – Jessica Pappas (2020, RS/OH, 1st Alliance VBC, Wisconsin Parkside)
LWE – Kaleigh Ritter (2021, L/DS, 1st Alliance VBC)
LWE – Emma Kein (2020, OH/RS, Ultimate VBC)
Pool G – WWS Court 1
Co-host WWS are #1 seed in Pool G and will play on their #1 court. Look for them to surprise some teams on Saturday. First they must take on second seed Nequa Valley and a tough team in Rosary.
Players to Watch:
WWS – Zayna Meyer (2021, 6’1, OH, Sports Performance VBC, Brigham Young)
WWS – Darby Harris (2022, 5-8, S/L, Sports Performance VBC)
WWS – Lizzi
e Chiesa (2021, 5’8, OH)
Nequa Valley – Faith Johnson, 2020, 5’11, OH 1st Alliance VBC, Akron
Nequa Valley – Bailey Houlihan, 5’5, L, 1st Alliance VBC, Memphis
Rosary – Paige Gardella, 2020, 5’7, S, Fusion VBC, Ithaca