Adidas President’s Day Spectacular: 15/16 Premier Preview
President’s Day weekend is a big one for club volleyball. There are a lot of big tournaments across the Midwest. While Chris is trying to visit them all, I will be camped out in Wisconsin Dells keeping an eye on the Adidas…
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Continue ReadingPresident’s Day weekend is a big one for club volleyball. There are a lot of big tournaments across the Midwest. While Chris is trying to visit them all, I will be camped out in Wisconsin Dells keeping an eye on the Adidas President’s Day Tournament. Later we will take a look at interesting match-ups happening in pool play across divisions, but right now we will take a peek at some potential upsets and the players possibly making that happen in the 15/16 Premier Division. Seeding can always be interesting when combining age divisions and regions.
Pool 1
Midwest Penguins 15-Black
414 – 16 Elite
I AM VBC 15 Red
I think I AM VBC 15 Red may be a bit underseeded in this case. 15 Red previously beat Midwest Penguins 15-Black who has the top seed in their pool. They also lost to a solid Milwaukee Sting 15 Burlington who is the top seed in Pool 4. A key player for 15 Red is Helena Ashley (2022 – Defensive Specialist – Cedarburg)
WI Performance 16UA
Pool 2
MKE Sting 16 Silver
RVA G16 Navy
MKE Sting 15 White
I am predicting 15 White to take a 2nd place in Pool 2. They have a number of tools, including Abbie Stigler Abbie Stigler MB University School | 2022 State WI (2022 – Outside Hitter – University School Of Milwaukee), Halie Markovic Halie Markovic 5'10" | OH Kettle Moraine Lutheran | 2022 State WI (2022 – Middle Blocker), and Tatum Kebisek Tatum Kebisek 5'9" | S Brookfield Central | 2022 State WI (2022 – 5’8 – Setter – Brookfield Central). I certainly don’t think RVA would go down without a fight though. This could be a really good match.
Wisconsin Ice 15 Purple
Pool 3
MKE Sting 15 Silver
Wisconsin Ice 16 Purple
Wisconsin Premier 15Teal
I think this pool will be quite interesting; their teams are from 3 different age divisions. Premier has beaten Midwest Penguins 15-Black and RVA G16 Navy already this season, and while they aren’t in the same pool, they will play Wisconsin Ice 16 Purple a 2nd time after beating them last weekend in the Badger Region Power League. Premier has a plethora of weapons including: Alyssa Gaeth Alyssa Gaeth 6'0" | RS KML | 2022 State WI (2022 – Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter – Kettle Moraine Lutheran), Caitlin Johnson (2022 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist – Kettle Moraine Lutheran), Taylor Larson Taylor Larson 5'6" | OH Menomonee Falls | 2022 State WI (2022 – 5’6 – Outside Hitter – Menomonee Falls), and Autumn Daute Autumn Daute 5'9" | S Cedarburg | 2022 State WI (2022 – Middle Blocker – Cedarburg)
MKE Sting 14 Black
This team looks to be a lot of little sisters of some pretty successful players. This particular team hasn’t seen much action playing against 15s or 16s, but with a 16-2 record, this should be a good challenge. They have risen to most challenges so far this club season.
Pool 4
MKE Sting 15 Burlington
Don’t underestimate this group under the direction of UW-Milwaukee’s head coach Susie Johnson. They are led by her daughter, Josie Johnson Josie Johnson 5'6" | S Waterford | 2022 State WI (2022 – Setter – Waterford), Emily Glembin (2022 – Outside Hitter – St. Thomas More), and Katie Heidenrich (2022 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter – Nicolet).
FDL Fusion 16 Purple
Midwest Penguins 16-Red
WILD 16s
Pool 5
Club Synergy G16 Red
Synergy has a 17-4 record, so far taking 2nd in the NVC Tournament as well as placing 8th in the 16 Silver division of the Big City Luau. Their key player is Kailey Ertel (2021 – Middle Blocker – Northland Lutheran).
MKE Sting 16-1 Madison
Wisconsin Premier 16 Teal
This will be a great tournament and a fun division to keep an eye on!