Best In The West: '27 Prospects On Fire

The past two days, I featured 30 athletes from the Kansas Class of 2026 by Northern and Southern lines.   Today, I will have two similar reports, which feature 30 athletes from the Kansas Class of 2027, divided by Eastern and Western regions.   Here is the second report, featuring 15 juniors from Western Kansas schools who are posting impressive numbers for their respective teams.   [player_tooltip player_id='483955' first='Bailey' last='Bernal'], 5'9”, MB, Halstead, '27   Halstead's Bernal is ranked No. 21 overall by Prep Dig Kansas. She has recorded 200 kills in 43 sets for the Dragons.   [player_tooltip player_id='809843' first='Reagan' last='Cheney'], 6'2”, MB, Beloit, '27   Cheaney is evolving into a net monster for the Trojans. She is among the state leaders in blocks with 60 in 56 sets played. She has also registered 190 kills. She is ranked No. 148 overall.   [player_tooltip player_id='809791' first='Mekayla' last='Friesen'], 6'1”, MB, South Gray, '27   Friesen has made 53 blocks and 112 kills in 52 sets for the Rebels. She is ranked No. 216 overall in the class of 2027.   [player_tooltip player_id='734442' first='Kendra' last='Gengler'], 5'7”, S/MB, St. John's-Tipton, '27   Gengler is ranked No. 192 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She has registered 191 kills in 57 sets played.   [player_tooltip player_id='524698' first='Brylee' last='Lindgren'], 5'9”, MB/OH, Maize, '27   Lindgren is ranked No. 54 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She has accumulated 240 kills in 61 sets for the Eagles.   [player_tooltip player_id='800322' first='Brynn' last='Rebel'], 5'3”, DS/L, Thomas More Prep, '27   Rebel is among the state leaders in digs. She has recorded 301 in 56 sets and is ranked No. 210 overall.   [player_tooltip player_id='757254' first='Sayler' last='Stapleton'], 5'4”, S, Meade, '27   Meade's Stapleton has dished out 343 assists in 51 sets played. She is ranked No.  194 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.   [player_tooltip player_id='524705' first='Jordy' last='Schroeder'], 5'8”, S, Halstead, '27   Schroeder is having a solid season for the Dragons. She has dished out 461 assists in 43 sets played. She is ranked No. 119 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.   [player_tooltip player_id='699385' first='Jonalee' last='Zweygardt'], 5'4”, S, South Gray, '27   South Gray's Zweygardt is ranked No. 93 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She has registered 440 assists in 52 sets for the Rebels.   Leah Clark, 5'6”, S, Norton, '27   Norton's Clark is an unranked setter. She has recorded 460 assists in 48 sets played to date.   [player_tooltip player_id='830781' first='Camden' last='Franklin'], 5'6”, OH, Rawlins County, '27   Franklin is an unranked setter who has tallied 343 assists in 50 sets played for the Buffaloes.   Evangeline Godek, 5'9”, S, Wheatland-Grinnell, '27   Godek is an unranked setter who has tallied 359 assists in 44 sets played for the Thunderhawks.   Leah McKelvey, 5'10”, ‘OH/MB, Smith Center, '27   McKelvey has registered 195 kills in 49 sets for Smith Center. She is currently an unranked prospect.   Emery Shinliver, 5'4”, DS/L, Medicine Lodge, '27   Medicine Lodge's libero Shinliver has collected 333 digs in 58 sets. She is unranked at this time.   Dallie Winklepleck, 5'9”, MB/S, Pratt, '27   Pratt's Winklepleck is an unranked athlete with 43 blocks and 103 kills for the Greenbacks.

The past two days, I featured 30 athletes from the Kansas Class of 2026 by Northern and Southern lines.