Small Town Volley Stars

<p>Many of the States Players come from the West suburbs, North and South of Chicago. The outlying communities near the Wisconsin and border West and teams downstate get lost in the conversation. We'll look at teams and players worth mentioning in the hunt of the best players in small places.</p> <p><strong>School: Newark, 161.5 enrolled. Located on route 71, <br /> Players, Yr, Ht, Pos, School. College Commitment<br /> </strong><strong>Meggie Scott, 2020, 5'4, L,  Newark<br /> </strong>Leading the way defensively for Newark was Meggie Scott, who had 11 digs in her last match as a Lady Norsemen.</p> <p><strong>Megan Williams, 2022, 6'0, OH, Newark</strong><br /> Megan Williams placed a  solid block for Newark, as she accumulated 4 block assists in the match. She also contributed 4 kills in the win.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/player/mattie-chapman/">Mattie Chapman</a>, 2020, 6'1, MH, Newark<br /> </strong>Attacking at a .235 mark, Mattie added 6 kills, 1 block, and 1 block assist. </p> <p><strong>School: Athens, 296 enrolled. 195 miles  from Chicago, slightly north of Springfield.</strong><br /> <strong>Adrien Barret, 2020, 5'8, OH, Athens </strong><br /> Adrian tallied 12 kills, handled 12 digs, 1 ace, and 1 block assist in the state's third-place tilt.  </p> <p><strong>Becky Barret, 2020, 5'2, L, Athens</strong> <br /> With a  match-high 23 digs, Becky was the solid defensive force needed to help Athens to the three-set victory in the state's Third place match.</p> <p><strong> </strong><strong>School:  Illini Bluff, Enrollment, 253, 82 miles from Chicago, near Peoria<br /> Hanna Hicks, 2020, 5'9, OH, Illini Bluff, Illinois State University (Softball)<br /> </strong>Scoring a team-high 10 kills, Hanna added six digs and one ace to her totals.</p> <p><strong>Peyton Pollman, 2020, 5'10, S, Illini Bluff</strong><br /> Peyton Pollman had 15 assists and 9 digs in the Illini Bluff loss. </p> <p><strong>School: Altamont: 242 miles from Chicago, 92 miles from St. Louis, 242 enrollment<br /> Rachel Jackman, 2020, Altamont<br /> </strong>The quintessential small school athlete; playing volleyball, basketball and in track and field had nine kills in their sectional championship against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg in three sets.</p> <p><strong>School: Dakota 248 enrollment, 119 miles from Chicago, near Freeport<br /> </strong><strong>Tabytha Toelke, 2021, OH, Dakota, Uncommitted</strong><br /> Possibly the best player on the court that day! Tabytha is committed to hit the ball as hard as she can. She also can place it on the court and tip well. She is also an all-conference player in Basketball.</p> <p><strong>Megan Kowalski, 2021, S, Dakota, Uncommitted</strong><br /> A great pair of hands, Megan makes measured decisions on choosing the best hitter for the situation.</p> <section class="content-column inner-column"> <div id="taboola_items" class="ad ad-container content-partner trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_alternating-thumbnails-c " data-ad-name="content-partner" data-placement-name="Desktop Teams Bottom Page Thumbnails"> <div class="trc_rbox_container"> <div id="trc_wrapper_57393" class="trc_rbox alternating-thumbnails-c trc-content-hybrid "> <div id="outer_57393" class="trc_rbox_outer"> <div id="rbox-o2m" class="trc_rbox_div trc_rbox_border_elm"> <div id="internal_trc_57393"> <div class="videoCube trc_spotlight_item origin-default thumbnail_top syndicatedItem photoItem videoCube_5_child trc_excludable " data-item-id="~~V1~~-5203718497100417891~~Dvz81JynGYsZ1tOJJWq3G1mEVfBNX9Zr65A-2DY0OanTxvAnL2wqac4MyzR7uD46gj3kUkbS3FhelBtnsiJV6MhkDZRZzzIqDobN6rWmCPAfLcOnhgK93sknmfEh4HETDvrPfUoZRAh2zP3E9uqZOz1QxdW1lnkktxILSq7CjShUEPa6maz6-0xAAfbVPoewTS8Maux2jWC1gRU3nx5A7kchcA-V62U9N99J9-T6Zbk" data-item-title="Where Sandra Bullock Lives At 55 Is Truly Unexpected" data-item-thumb="http://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/static/thumbnails/1fbee126acf92d8860f9e79e0f6e49d3.jpg" data-item-syndicated="true"><strong style="font-size: 1rem;">School: Galena, enrollment, 241; 165 miles from Chicago</strong></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <p><strong>McKenna Curren, 2020, 5'7, OH, Galena<br /> </strong>With a season-high 13 kills and 18 digs, McKenna was the star of the Sectional final despite their three-set loss to Dakota. McKenna also plays Soccer for the Pirates.</p> <p style="text-align: right;"> </p>