2008 RECAPWaupun defeated Appleton Xavier in three on the way to their 11th state title (and sixth in the last eight years). Clintonville and Wrightstown were the other sectional semifinalists.
2009 KEY LINKS
2009 SEASON NOTES
Regional A
- Clintonville The Truckers are in the Eastern Valley conference. Sadly, we haven't been able to locate a 2008 Eastern Valley all-conference list, but senior Kirby Dunlavy was honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore in 2007.
- Freedom The Irish are another Eastern Valley conference school. Junior Katie Gonnering played on a very strong FC Elite 16-1 team this past club season and was honorable mention all-conference as a freshman in 2007.
- Marinette The Marines are in the Bay, another conference for which we have not been able to locate a 2008 all-conference list. Help if you can.
- Oconto Falls The Panthers are another Bay conference team we don't know much about. We did dig back to the 2007 state tournament program to see which players might still be on the roster and the only sophomore on their roster at that time would be senior outside Beth Rieth.
- Seymour The Thunder are yet another Bay conference school. Senior outside Melanie Behnke played for FC Elite 17-1 team this past club season and sophomore Mandy Trautmann played on an equally strong FC Elite 15-1 team.
- Shawano Community The Hawks are a Bay conference school about which we unfortunately know little.
- Waupaca The Comets are in the Eastern Valley. Returning players from last year's roster are likely to include seniors Becca Camann, Corie Matchen, Megan Nasberg and Shannon Conlin, as well as juniors Taylor Grenlie, Meghan Plunkett and Megan Grenlie.
Regional B
- Berlin The Foxes are in the Eastern Valley. They reached the second round of last season's playoffs before falling to Winneconne in a spirited five-setter.
- Omro Also in the Eastern Valley, we don't know much about the Wolves other than the fact that senior middle Morgan Chapman was honorable mention all-conference in 2007 as a sophomore.
- Ripon The Tigers are in the Eastern Valley. They won a thrilling five-setter over Wautoma in the first round of last season's playoffs before falling to Waupun in round two.
- Waupun The Warriors won state in three last season over Catholic Memorial, with senior outside Brandi Dolgner (336 kills in 2008) and Bridget Nickel (430 kills in 2008) both being named to the all-tournament team. A key graduation this past spring, however, was four-year starting setter Michielah Navis (she won state titles twice and was runner-up a third time). Junior Alexa Finstad looks to be in line for setting duties. In addition to Dolgner and Nickel, both of whom were first-team Eastern Wisconsin all-conference last season, the Warriors return, among others, senior middle Jenell Larson (80 kills and 63 solo blocks in 2008) and junior middle Libby Bresser (107 kills and 77 solo blocks in 2008), both of whom were honorable mention all-conference.
- Wautoma Beyond knowing that they're in the South Central conference, we're lacking quality information about the Hornets.
- Westfield Area Unfortunately, we don't have any information on this team.
- Winneconne Again, we haven't been able to locate a 2008 Eastern Valley all-conference list, but junior Elle Koseiuk was honorable mention for the Wolves two years ago as a freshman.
Regional C
- Denmark The Vikings are in the Bay conference and that's the extent of our insight into this team. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
- Fox Valley Lutheran Senior outside Sarah Petermann, who played for FC Elite this past club season, was first-team Eastern Valley all-conference for the Foxes two years ago as a sophomore.
- Little Chute The Mustangs are in the Eastern Valley. Senior middle Ellen Vandenberg, a Valparaiso recruit, is on the 2009 AVCA High School All-American Watch List. Juniors Coley Janssen and Ashley Solberg played on FC Elite 16-1 this past club season, and senior outside Ashley Biesterveld played for FC Elite 17-1.
- New London The Bulldogs are in the Bay and fell to Fox Valley Lutheran in the first round of last season's playoffs.
- West De Pere Sophomore Jackie Kocken played last season as a freshman for the Phantoms.
- Wrightstown The Tigers are in the Olympian conference and, yes, we should know more about this team since they were in the sectional semifinals last season, but we don't.
- Appleton Xavier The Hawks are in the Eastern Valley. Key contributions could come from junior Lauren DeShaney, as well as senior setter Emily Downey and senior outside Erin Downey. As you know by now, we haven't been able to locate a 2008 Eastern Valley all-conference list, but Emily was second-team in 2007 as a sophomore and Erin was honorable mention. They're entering next weekend's Joust as the seventh seed among the 24 teams.
Regional D
- Kiel Seniors Kim Hennings and Katrina Jacobs were honorable mention Eastern Wisconsin all-conference last season. Senior Katie Frietag made second-team.
- Luxemburg-Casco The Spartans are in the Bay conference. Junior Emilie Addison should make key contributions, as should sophomore middle Mikaela Gunderson, who was honorable mention Bay all-conference last season. Senior libero Karissa Renard has been first-team Bay all-conference the past two seasons.
- New Holstein The Huskies graduated Eastern Wisconsin all-conference players Kelsey Merten and Cassie Blatz, but return senior Alayna Muldoon, who was honorable mention all-conference last season.
- Notre Dame Coach Tom Larson saw four of last year's starters graduate, including setter Chelsea Culver and right side Alicia Gaura. Returning starters likely include senior Andrea Rowe in the middle and sophomore Erin Lehman, who could play middle or outside after recovering from a nagging shoulder injury in 2008.
- Southern Door Senior Tia Jandrin was second-team Packerland all-conference last season.
- Sturgeon Bay Senior Lauren Rose was second-team Packerland all-conference last season.
- Two Rivers The Purple Raiders graduated Paige Collins, who was second-team Eastern Wisconsin all-conference last season.
Waupun over Appleton Xavier in four.
2009 KEY LINKS
2009 SEASON NOTES
- Waupun finished 9th at the Thomas More Milwaukee Lutheran Joust, 8/29/09
- Waupun finished 1st at the West Bend Lynn LaPorte Sprawl, 9/26/09
- Seymour finished 1st at the Wrightstown Invite, 9/26/09
4 comments:
Luxemburg-Casco's sophomore, Mikaela Gunderson, was an outstanding Middle for the Badger Region Select HP team down in Ft. Lauderdale last month.
Thanks for the heads up. Do you have any other insights about the team? All help is appreciated.
Appleton Xavier's Emily Verbeten was another all-conference selection who rates mention in this preview. She will be prowling the back line in defense. Just try to get one by her!
Thanks for the heads up. What year is she?
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