Five Seniors Set For a Great Farewell Season
The final season of a high school volleyball career is a memorable one for every student-athlete. It marks the end of an important cycle in their lives and hopefully the start of a new one at the collegiate level. Every…
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Continue ReadingThe final season of a high school volleyball career is a memorable one for every student-athlete. It marks the end of an important cycle in their lives and hopefully the start of a new one at the collegiate level. Every player wants to end their high school career playing well, but not all of them get to do it. These five ladies, though, have strongly indicated they will have great performances in their farewell season in 2020.
Adele Holland – Setter – Puyallup
Adele Holland was among the top setters in Washington during both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In both occasions, the 5’8” Puyallup setter led the entire state in assists with nearly identical marks (1,099 in 2018 and 1,110 in 2019). On both occasions the Vikings made it to the State Championship and they could be headed there again in 2020, when Holland ends her high school career.
Charity Hines – Middle-Blocker – Steilacoom
Charity Hines has been a factor for Steilacoom at the net during the last two seasons of high school volleyball. In 2018, her sophomore year, the 6’4” player ranked 17th in the entire state with 76 blocking points. Her game continued to grow in 2019, when she ranked sixth among the blockers with 102 points scored. Her dominant performance helped the Sentinels to make State Championship runs in both occasions.
Sydney Goad – Outside Hitter, Libero – Overlake
Sydney Goad has improved her serving game considerably during the last two seasons. After ranking 27th in the state in aces with 61 during the 2018 season, the 5’6” outside hitter moved up to eighth place in 2019 with an 85-points season with Overlake, helping the Owls to appear in the Washington State Championship in both years.
Emma Adams – Outside Hitter, Defensive Specialist – Columbia River
Emma Adams and her solid defensive game have been an integral part of Columbia River’s success over the last two seasons. In 2018, when the sophomore registered 322 digs to rank 20th in the state, the Chieftains finished fourth at the State Championships. Last year they made another deep run, ranking seventh, and Adams was the fourth-best defender in Washington with 473 digs.
Katie Kogler – Middle-Blocker – Firm Foundation Christian
Katie Kogler has played high school volleyball in each of the last four seasons as she first appeared in two sets as an eight-graded back in 2016. She showed the first signs of how impressive she could be in her freshman season, registering 180 kills for Firm Foundation Christian and improved it to 268 in her sophomore campaign, taking the Eagles to a fifth-place finish at the State Championship. Last season she exploded for impressive 389 kills and her team made another championship run, finishing seventh.