Northern Stars: 15 Seniors Filling Up Their Stat Lines

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Based on how you do your math, we are right at or just past the mid-season point of the prep volleyball season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When I started working as a sports reporter in 1995, I was advised, “there would be no math.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Well, 30 years later, math matters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at 15 seniors from the Northern Half of Kansas who have been producing large sums on the volleyball court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='698056' first='Bridget' last='Apsey']</strong>, 6'0”, MB/RS, Olathe Northwest, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aspey is ranked No. 134 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She has recorded 68 blocks in 58 sets played for the Ravens.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='516244' first='Audrey' last='Bina']</strong>, 6'0”, OH/S, Norton, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bina is ranked No. 172 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. She has recorded 251 kills in 48 sets played.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='800635' first='Jordan' last='Bartlett']</strong>, 5'6”, OH/DS, Bennington, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barlett has recorded 273 kills in 62 sets played for the Bulldogs. She is ranked No. 107 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='699315' first='Katie' last='Holle']</strong>, 5'8”, S, Hanover, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hanover's Holle has registered 507 assists in 58 sets played for the Wildcats. She is ranked No. 152 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='520311' first='Jewelia' last='Kitselman']</strong>, 5'10”, MB, Osage City, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kitselman is ranked No. 181 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She is a six-rotation middle who is surprisingly among the state leaders in digs with 238. She has also recorded 206 kills in 60 sets played this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='809586' first='Chloe' last='Kmiecik']</strong>, 6'1”, MB, De Soto, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kmiecik is currently ranked No. 100 overall. She has recorded 230 kills in 62 sets played.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='785347' first='Lundyn' last='Knight']</strong>, 5'7”, DS/L, Beloit, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knight is among the state leaders in digs, registering 261 digs in 56 sets played. She is ranked No. 302 overall and is probably underbanked after missing much of last season with an injury.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='554328' first='Ryann' last='Langvardt']</strong>, 6'0”, MB/OH, Wamego, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wamego's Langvardt has registered 237 kills and 36 blocks in 65 sets played. She is ranked No. 37 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='355651' first='Neely' last='Leathers']</strong> 5'10”, S, Olathe West, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leathers has registered 431 assists in 44 sets played for the Owls. She is ranked No. 11 overall by Prep Dig Kansas and has verbally committed to play for the Air Force Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='731076' first='Hayden' last='Meats']</strong>, 5'10”, OH, Gardner-Edgerton, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Meats is ranked No. 28 overall and has verbally committed to Washburn University. She has tallied 297 kills in 58 sets played for the Trailblazers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='523628' first='Abby' last='Nash']</strong>, 5'7”, S, Marantha Christian Academy, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nash is among the state leaders in assists with 498 in 58 sets played. She is ranked No. 47 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='523630' first='Adison' last='Williams']</strong>, 5'5”, S, Hiawatha, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Williams has recorded 445 assists for Hiwatha in 58 sets played. She is ranked No. 170 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='489775' first='Brynna' last='Zoeller']</strong>, 5'11”, S, Rock Creek, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zoeller is ranked No. 18 overall by Prep Dig Kansas and has verbally committed to Pittsburg State University. She had dished out 576 assists in 57 sets played. She has also recorded 137 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nora Bond</strong>, 5'9”, S/RS, Santa Fe Trail, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bond has registered 55 blocks. She has also posted all-around numbers for the Chargers with 84 assists, and 86 kills. She is currently unranked by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emory Speece</strong>, 5'2”, DS/L, Osage City, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Osage City's Speece is among the state leaders in digs. She has recorded 288 digs in 53 sets for the Indians. She is a multi-sport prospect who looks like she will compete in track and field at the collegiate level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->