OUR 2024 WATCH LIST IS HERE!
And their high school volleyball careers have only just begun…. The Class of 2024 is locked and loaded already! Many of these players will make a difference to their team this season and some look to be a big part…
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Continue ReadingAnd their high school volleyball careers have only just begun…. The Class of 2024 is locked and loaded already! Many of these players will make a difference to their team this season and some look to be a big part of their program in the future. Check them out!
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Carolyn Maser
Carolyn
Maser
6'1" | S
Grand Island Central Catholic | 2024
State
NE
| 6′ | S | Grand Island Central Catholic | Nebraska Juniors
HUDL Highlights
As one of the top freshmen coming into this season, Carolyn will take over the setter duties for the Class C2 defending champs. With this role, look to Carolyn to be one of our top-ranked 2024’s at the end of the season!
Coach Sharon Zavala has been hinting to great things with the freshman Maser since last spring!!! As her older sister Katie Maser graduated in 2020 along with six other seniors, the younger sister is ready to make the connections with her new hitters.
Carolyn comments, “This year I am really excited to play with all of my new teammates and create closer friendships with all of them!”
With an athletic line up including Gracie Woods Gracie Woods 6'0" | OH Grand Island CC | 2023 State NE (2023, OH), Haily Asche (2021, L), Chloe Cloud Chloe Cloud 6'2" | MB Grand Island Central Catholic | 2022 State NE (2022, M), Evan Glade Evan Glade 5'11" | OH Millard West | 2023 State NE (2023, OH), and Lucy Ghaifan Lucy Ghaifan 6'1" | MB Grand Island Central Catholic | 2023 State NE (2023, M), look for the Crusaders to defend their title, but in Class C-1 this season.
⇒ Lauren Jones Lauren Jones 5'9" | OH Millard West | 2024 State NE | 5’9 | OH | Millard West | Premier 14 Gold
Freshman Lauren Jones Lauren Jones 5'9" | OH Millard West | 2024 State NE took a different approach to get noticed this year. Jones on her summer, “I just started sand volleyball this year and adjusted to the game very quickly. We had a total of 4 tournaments and we got 3rd in one of them and won the last one which made us state champs. I loved playing sand volleyball because it was very fun and I am definitely looking forward to playing next summer.” Lauren played sand with 2024 Reagan Hickey, Papillion LaVista.
Lauren looks forward to court season with her teammates, “I’m looking forward to getting to know the upperclassmen. Everyone who plays on varsity has a very close bond and I would love to be apart of that.”
Under 4th year head coach Joe Wessel, the Wildcats come off a 21-12 season and ranked 8th. As the program has made nine straight trips to the state volleyball tournament, they return a plethora of players in Elise Gilroy (2021 | 5’10 | OH), Bridget Smith (2021 | 5’8 | S), Jill Webber Jill Webber 5'5" | DS/L Millard West | 2021 State NE (221 | 5’6 | L), Ella Hazen Ella Hazen 5'8" | DS/L Millard West | 2022 State NE (2022 | 5’9 | OH), Sadie Millard Sadie Millard 5'9" | MB Millard West | 2022 State NE (2022 | 5’9 | MB), and Maddie MacTaggert (2022 | 5’9 | OH).
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Delainey Cast
Delainey
Cast
5'7" | OH
Syracuse | 2024
State
NE
| 5’7 | OH | Syracuse | Nebraska Juniors
HUDL Highlights
By just watching Delainey’s footwork the last couple of years and realizing she has a high volleyball IQ, coaches, players, and fans could see that she would make a difference on her high school team right away.
Many of Cast’s teammates look forward to this years’ freshman class. Senior Halle Wilhelm Halle Wilhelm 5'8" | S Syracuse | 2021 State NE comments on her team, “I think this year we have really good team chemistry. We are all friends and know we can trust each other on and off the court and we just understand each other. I’m looking forward to playing with Delainey Cast Delainey Cast 5'7" | OH Syracuse | 2024 State NE , she’s a freshman this year and she has a lot of talent already. I think she’ll really help our team this year.”
Delainey’s goal for the season, “To work hard together and bring each other up in everything we do to be the best team we know we can be.”
Traditionally strong and a 23-4 2019 season, the Rockets look to contend for a state tournament spot in the loaded Class C-1 this season. They return Jessie Moss Jessie Moss 5'11" | MB Syracuse | 2021 State NE (2021 | 5’11 | Middle | Midland University), Halle Wilhelm Halle Wilhelm 5'8" | S Syracuse | 2021 State NE (2021 | 5’8 | S/RS), Lindsey Moss Lindsey Moss 5'10" | OH Syracuse | 2022 State NE (2022 | MH), Klayre Roberts Klayre Roberts 5'11" | MB Syracuse | 2022 NE (2022 | OH/MH), Kennedy Stanley Kennedy Stanley 5'5" | S Syracuse | 2022 State NE (2022 | 5’3 | S/L), and Lily Vollertsen (2022 | 6’0 | RS).
Look to Cast and fellow 2024 watch list player Kadyn Sisco Kadyn Sisco 5'11" | MB Syracuse | 2024 State NE (2024 | 5’10 | MH ) to complement each other well on the court the next four years.
LOOK FOR MORE 2024 SUMMARIES TO COME SOON!