Badger Select To Kick Off Play In Florida
Wednesday the Badger Region Teams head to Fort Lauderdale for the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. They will compete from Thursday, July 18th until Monday, July 22nd. Badger Girls Select is coming in as the first seed while the Badger…
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Continue ReadingWednesday the Badger Region Teams head to Fort Lauderdale for the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. They will compete from Thursday, July 18th until Monday, July 22nd. Badger Girls Select is coming in as the first seed while the Badger Girls International Youth is coming in as the 8th seed but both will be gunning for a shot of playing some big matches and bringing home some hardware.
Each team has 10 members, but they were chosen out of a select number chosen to attend the tryout camp July 10th-12th. Every single player at camp was an outstanding athlete and typically one of the best on their high school and club teams. It was fun to see their competitive natures push one another to be better with each contact and each rep.
The Powerful Badger Region National Select
The Select team is heading to Florida with some of the best young prep players in the nation. They will have multiple weapons everywhere and they will have some serious offensive power. They have a trio of strong middles that include Morgan Daugherty Morgan Daugherty 6'2" | MB Brookfield Central | 2022 State #200 Nation WI (2022 – Brookfield Central), Kyla Dunaway (2023 – Appleton North), and Berkley Mischler Berkley Mischler 6'1" | MB Appleton North | 2022 State WI (2022 – Appleton North).
Daugherty brings a fast arm swing, great energy, a strong block, and is literally quick to block the pins. Dunaway does a great job transitioning no matter how tired she is and has really good court awareness. Mischler does a great job with eye sequencing to read the ball well, make quick lateral movements, and shuts down hitters with solid blocking form.
[player_tooltip player_id="81272" first="Josie" last="Johnson"]The offense will be run by Josie Johnson Josie Johnson 5'6" | S Waterford | 2022 State WI (2022 – Waterford) and Claire Ammeraal Claire Ammeraal 6'0" | S Madison LaFollette | 2022 State #179 Nation WI (2022 – Madison Lafollette). Both setters are amazing communicators and are learning more every time they step on the court. Johnson is balanced with great footwork and a dynamic server. Ammeraal has a knack for elevating the level of play of those around her as well as the ability to set a strong block.
Select also has Kindyl Kilar Kindyl Kilar 5'10" | OH Whitewater | 2023 State WI (2023 – Whitewater) who can set, hit from either pin as well being solid on defense and in serve receive. She really is so versatile to play almost every position at a high level. Kilar takes a strong approach, fast swing, and sees the ball well.
[player_tooltip player_id="61799" first="Karissa" last="Fortune"]Another versatile player on the squad is Kara Schmit Kara Schmit 5'8" | OH DSHA | 2022 State WI (2022 – DSHA) who played as an outside during the club season but could be in a lead defensive position because of her ability to take charge in the back court. She is very disciplined on defense, quick to the line and reads the attacker extremely well.
Finally, select has some dynamic attackers on the pins with Karissa Fortune (2023), Mia Quist (2022 – Mauston), and Bella Van Lannen Bella Van Lannen 6'0" | RS Appleton North | 2022 State WI (2022 – Appleton North). Fortune is a strong communicator and consistently tough server. She sees the court and places the ball well. On the defensive side Fortune reads attackers well and makes smart adjustments. Quist has great ball control, reads well and makes great contact with the ball. She adjusts well and is a solid and scrappy defender. Van Lannen is a solid attack and knows when and where to set the block making her an outstanding blocker. She adds energy to her squad and is a great teammate.
Select will kick things off:
Thursday, July 18th
10:15AM vs GCR Select Red
3:30PM vs ERVA Select HP
Friday, July 19th
8:30AM vs Moku O Keawe Select
4:30PM vs OK Select White
Saturday, July 20th
8AM vs ODR HP Girls Select
4PM vs GEVA Girls’ Select
Sunday, July 21st
6PM vs Iowa Select Red
Monday, July 22nd
Final matches
All matches will be streamed on the Badger Region Volleyball Facebook Page.