Division 4 – Sectional Gauntlets

This is a big weekend in high school volleyball with small schools battling for a trip to… well, either Kaukauna, Little Chute, Wausau West, or Wisconsin Rapids.  The exact state championship location will remain unknown until November 1st.  This weekend teams will be competing at the higher seed’s school.  There are plenty of ranked players in these D4 Sectionals who have been through the ringer to get to this point.    How many Prep Dig ranked players can you fit in a sectional? Well, for our smallest division there is an impressive 10 ranked players.  Here are the power-packed players heading into Sectionals of the WIAA State Tournament:   The Committed:  Jaclyn Wise Jaclyn Wise 6'1" | OH NEW Lutheran | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’1 – Outside Hitter – Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran – Committed to Hillsdale   #4 [player_tooltip player_id="80756" first="Maggie" last="Craker"] Maggie Craker Maggie Craker 5'8" | S McDonell Central | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’8 – Setter – McDonell Central - Committed to Western Illinois  The Future:  Turtle Lake has quite the young trio, including Makenzie Tarman (2024 – 5’9) in the middle, Jaylee Humphrey (2023 – 5’2) setting, and the ultimate utility player in  Anika Torgerson Anika Torgerson 6'1" | OH Turtle Lake | 2023 State WI (2023 – 6’1) who can set, serve-receive, and swing with the best of them.   Dorci Walker Dorci Walker OH Columbus Catholic | 2022 State WI (6’0) is one of the top uncommitted junior hitters in the state and is a lethal weapon from anywhere on the court for Columbus Catholic.  Tri-County is led by sophomore setter Karissa Rettler who has some solid ball control and does a lot for the Penguins, along with attacking from Braelyn Pionke (2023 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker).   Uncommitted Seniors To Watch:  Catholic Central is led by two of the top defensive players in the state in  Grace Antlfinger Grace Antlfinger 5'4" | DS/L Catholic Central | 2021 State WI (5’4 – Libero) and  Sammie Seib Sammie Seib 5'7" | OH Catholic Central | 2021 State WI (5’7 – Outside Hitter).  Antlfinger just exceeded the 2,000-dig milestone in her career for the Hilltoppers.  Seib can jump out of the gym as well as play defense, and she hit the 1,000 mark in kills and digs last season.  Meghan Kibbel (5’10 – Columbus Catholic) has been running the show as one of the top senior setters in central Wisconsin with highly lethal weapons such as Emmalee Jicinsky (5’10 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter).    Prentice has a strong senior class with  Olivia Burcaw Olivia Burcaw OH Prentice | 2021 State WI (5’9 – Outside Hitter), a natural competitor who knows how to score points on the outside, along with Olivia Dettmering (Setter) who can set and hit from the right side.  McDonell Central has been a solid program on the cusp of returning to the Resch Center since their back-to-back appearances in 2009-2010. Sidney Rice (5’8 – Outside Hitter) has been leading the Macks in kills with an extremely balanced lineup.  Ava Barton Ava Barton DS/L Mercer | 2021 State WI (5’6 – Libero) will run the back court for an undefeated Mercer squad, and Barton does a great job controlling the first contact.  Senior  Lily Post Lily Post 6'0" | MB Potosi | 2021 State WI (6’0 – Middle Blocker) will be leading Potosi who has fought for its Regional wins.   Sectional 1  #1 – Turtle Lake (11-3)  Abby Russell – 2021 – 5’6 - Libero  [player_tooltip player_id="91859" first="Anika" last="Torgerson"] #51 – Anika Torgerson Anika Torgerson 6'1" | OH Turtle Lake | 2023 State WI – 2023 – 6’1 – Outside Hitter  Jaylee Humphrey – 2023 – 5’2 - Setter  Makenzie Tarman – 2024 – 5’9 – Middle Blocker  #2 – McDonell Central (18-1)  Lauryn Deetz – 2022 - Libero  #44 - Maggie Craker Maggie Craker 5'8" | S McDonell Central | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’8 – Setter - Committed to Western Illinois  Marley Hughes – 2023 – Middle Blocker  Sidney Rice – 2021 – 5’8 – Outside Hitter  #3 – Northwood (4-10)  Annika Patrick – 2022 – Defensive Specialist  Emma Golembiewski – 2022 – Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker  Kayla Schultz – 2021 - Setter  #4 – Mercer (10-0)  #88 – Ava Barton Ava Barton DS/L Mercer | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’6 - Libero  KD Knipp – 2023 – Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker  Makenna Allen – 2023 – 5’6 – Setter    [player_tooltip player_id="80845" first="Olivia" last="Burcaw"] Sectional 2  #1 – Prentice (9-4)  Mallory Burcaw – 2023 – Middle Blocker  #178 – Olivia Burcaw Olivia Burcaw OH Prentice | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter  Olivia Dettmering – 2021 - Setter  Olivia Nehls – 2021 - Libero  #2 – Three Lakes (16-1)  Emily Fink – 2021 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker  Kara Sowinski – 2022 - Setter  Mollee Gruszynski – 2021 – 6’0 – Outside Hitter  #3 – Columbus Catholic (12-3)  #23 – Dorci Walker Dorci Walker OH Columbus Catholic | 2022 State WI – 2022 – 6’0 – Outside Hitter  Emmalee Jicinsky – 2021 – 5’10 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter  Jenna Kibbel – 2023 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter  Kelsey Moore – 2021 – 5’6 - Libero  Meghan Kibbel – 2021 – 5’10 – Setter    Sectional 3  #1 – Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran  #2 – Black Hawk (8-0)  #3 – La Farge/Youth Initiative  #4 – Potosi  #166 – Lily Post Lily Post 6'0" | MB Potosi | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker    Sectional 4  Ella Shaw #1 - Catholic Central (18-0)  Ella Shaw – 2021 – 5’9 - Setter  #87 – Grace Antlfinger Grace Antlfinger 5'4" | DS/L Catholic Central | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’4 – Libero  Kayla Loos – 2023 – 6’0 – Middle Blocker  #33 – Sammie Seib Sammie Seib 5'7" | OH Catholic Central | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter   #2 – Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran/Providence (5-4)  Bailey Scholz – 2021 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter  #78 – Greta Wise Greta Wise 5'9" | OH NEW Lutheran | 2023 State WI – 2023 – 5’9 – Outside Hitter  #46 – Jaclyn Wise Jaclyn Wise 6'1" | OH NEW Lutheran | 2021 State WI – 2021 – 6’1 – Outside Hitter – Committed to Hillsdale  Josie Nelson – 2021 – 5’8 - Setter  #3 – Hustisford  #4 – Tri-County  Braelyn Pionke – 2023 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker  Brooke Anderson Brooke Anderson 5'2" | DS/L Kimberly | 2021 State WI – 2021 - Libero  Karissa Rettler – 2023 – Setter  Megan Reilley – 2021 – Middle Blocker