W.I.L.L. N.E.W. R.E.A.C.H. T.H.E. R.E.S.C.H.? A Preview of Girls Division Four Sectional Two

CONTENDERS

Sectional A: Bowler, Elchlo, Gresham Community, Newman Catholic, Phelps, Tigerton, White Lake, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran

Sectional B: Almond-Bancroft, Assumption, Columbus Catholic, Marion, Northland Lutheran, Port Edwards, Saint Mary Central, Valley Christian

Sectional C: Florence, Goodman, Laona, Niagara, Pembine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Wabeno, Wausaukee

Sectional D: Gibraltar, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, Lena, Oneida Nation, Suring, Wolf River Lutheran

2009 RECAP

Newman Catholic over Tigerton in three.

2010 RANDOM

Sectional A

• Bowler Junior BriAnne Goss was honorable mention Central Wisconsin 10 all-conference last season.
• Elcho The Hornets have two accomplished middles in junior Kristine Irish and sophomore middle Kelly Hanson, both were honorable mention Northern Lakes all-conference last season. WisSports.Net has a good conference preview that includes more details on team.
• Gresham Community Senior Brianna Bossell was first-team Central Wisconsin 10 all-conference last season and junior Larissa Cerveny was honorable mention.
• Newman Catholic The team that took home the silver ball last season loses its top three hitters, but returns senior setter Andrea Michalske, who had 609 assists last season. Sophomore Abby Brown also saw the floor as a freshman, tallying 51 kills and 26 total blocks.
• Phelps The Knights graduated their sole representative on the Northern Lakes all-conference team.
• Tigerton Junior Emily Ortner was first-team Central Wisconsin 10 all-conference last season and senior Taylor Bailey was honorable mention.
• White Lake You can find a solid paragraph of good info on the Lakers at WisSports.Net's Great Northern conference preview. Highlights: Junior setter Elisha Kegley was third in conference in assists, junior Sara Clark can set or play outside and they'll get senior leadership from honorable mention all-conference honoree Kayla Alft and outside Breanna Grimsic.
• Wisconsin Valley Lutheran The roster is at the link to the left, but we don't know much about the Wolves beyond that.

Sectional B

• Almond-Bancroft Junior Stephanie Rodriguez was second-team Central Wisconsin 10 all-conference last season and senior Mandy Crahan was honorable mention.
• Assumption Seniors Carly Swank and Rebecca Sigler were honorable mention Marawood South all-conference last season.
• Columbus Catholic There's a brief mention in the WisSports.Net Cloverbelt East preview.
• Marion The Mustangs graduated their sole representative on the Central Wisconsin 10 all-conference team.
• Northland Lutheran Seniors Alyssa Blum and Haley Blauert were honorable mention Marawood South all-conference last season.
• Port Edwards Senior Sabrina Morgan was second-team Central Wisconsin 10 all-conference last season.
• Saint Mary Central Seniors Presley Neuman and Megan Miner were honorable mention Olympian all-conference in 2009.
• Valley Christian Senior Lizzy Potratz was first-team Trailways North all-conference last season and junior Lizzy Jonas was honorable mention. You can read more in onpackerland's D4 preview.

Sectional C

• Florence Seniors Annette Lemanski and junior Kirstin Paulsen were first-team Northern Lakes all-conference last season, while junior Kaycee Lund was second-team and senior Mariah Gatzow was honorable mention.
• Goodman Senior libero Jessica Janczy was honorable mention Northern Lakes all-conference for the Falcons in 2009.
• Laona Junior Sara Johnson was first-team Northern Lakes all-conference last season.
• Niagara Senior setter/outside Jamie Skowrenek and middle Cali Tripp are identified as "players to watch" in the Marinette & Oconto conference preview on WisSports.net. Both were second-team all-conference selections in 2009.
• Pembine Seniors Christi Bose and Aimee Smolens were honorable mention Northern Lakes all-conference for the Panthers last season.
• St. Thomas Aquinas Junior setter/outside Rachel Tandias returns after a 2009 season that saw her earn honorable mention Marinette & Oconto all-conference accolades. More returnees include senior Natalie Dombkowski and junior middle Marlena Ryan, according to the WisSports.net M&O preview.
• Wabeno The Logrollers graduated all three of their representatives on the Northern Lakes all-conference list.
• Wausaukee Senior Brooke Arndt was first-team M&O all-conference and junior Ashlie Zeutius was honorable mention. For more, be sure to check out this M&O preview.

Sectional D

• Gibraltar The Vikings graduated their sole representative on the 2009 Packerland all-conference list.
• Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Three first-team Packerland all-conference returnees make the Blazers a team to watch this fall. Look for key contributions from seniors Carley Valentine (S/RS), Rachel Bordeleau (OH) and Gabby Van Beaver (MH). You can read more in onpackerland's D4 preview.
• Lena According to this M&O preview, senior setter Khloe Imig and sophomore Vanessa Hanrahan will be key to the Wildcats' fortunes this season.
• Oneida Nation We have no information on the Thunderhawks.
• Suring Senior Heather Heimeri returns for the Eagles after earning second-team M&O all-conference honors last season.
• Wolf River Lutheran We have no information on this team.

PREDICTION

Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran over Valley Christian in four.

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