25 Words Or Less – Uncommitted 2022 Edition
Everyone loves a game. We’re playing “25 Words” or “25 Words or Less” where I give you the description of an uncommitted Class of 2022 athlete and you have to guess it in 25 words or less. If you’ve seen…
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Continue ReadingEveryone loves a game. We’re playing “25 Words” or “25 Words or Less” where I give you the description of an uncommitted Class of 2022 athlete and you have to guess it in 25 words or less. If you’ve seen the show, you know, but this is an unconventional article (tournament time really brings out my creativity). The critical thinking skills are at an all time high, same as the tension with only so many words to describe a player. How well do you know the list of uncommitted 2022’s. And for those 2022’s reading this…there is a spot for you. I know its been a tumultuous recruiting process, but after the college season ends, there will be plenty of shifting where spots will open. I know the process has been hard to trust, but it is far from over. We’re rooting for you.
Player 1 (Answers at the bottom)
State Champion Discus
Outside Hitter
Class 4A State Tournament
One of top athlete’s in Iowa
Oskaloosa
Six Rotations, Extremely Terminal
Player 2
Northern Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ice
Top Outside Hitter D4
Conference POY
Columbus Catholic
Player 3
Heavy Swing
Quad Cities
All Conference Pin Hitter
Multiple State Tournament Appearances
Will play at Iowa State Tournament Monday at 12:00
Platform Elite
Pleasant Valley
Player 4
Hands are MONEY
Three State Appearances
Top Seed Class 4A
Adrenaline
WD Bobcats
Key Placements
Consistent Tempo
Next Level Steal
Player 5
Lefty
Right Side or Left Side
Right Back Attacker
Milwaukee Sting 17 Black
Dynamic
Mukwonago
Sectional Semifinal vs. Wisconsin Lutheran
High Upside
Player 6
Uber Athletic
Six Rotation Outside
Milwaukee Area
Motion Volleyball Program
Scoring Threat Everywhere
Sectional semifinal vs. Franklin
Late Steal
Player 7
Hidden Gem
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire Air
Long, Athletic, Six Rotation Outside Hitter
Sectional semifinal vs. Marshfield
Taken Program To New Level
Player 8
Touching 10 Feet
Middle Blocker
Accustomed to High Level Training
Back To State
Dowling Catholic
Can score in transition
Player 9
Libero
Iowa
Defending State Champion
Class 5A
Scrappy, savvy, high IQ
IPVA
Plays at state tournament Monday at 2:00
Who Are The Players?
State Champion is discus Faith DeRonde Faith DeRonde 5'10" | OH Oskaloosa | 2022 State #165 Nation IA !!! Setting a new Pr 140-1
Sophia Dykstra finished in 6th place!!
Way to go ladies!!!
💪🏼💕💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/IWlxWYCLA5— Osky Girls Track and Field (@oskygirlstandf) May 20, 2021
Faith DeRonde Faith DeRonde 5'10" | OH Oskaloosa | 2022 State #165 Nation IA – Oskaloosa (IA)
DeRonde is one of the top athletes in the state of iowa where she led her state softball team as a pitcher this past summer, picked up a state titie in the state discus, and has nearly 500 kills on the season for her Oskaloosa High School team that will compete in the state tournament next week. She is a big time pick up at the next level for multiple sports.
Dorci Walker Dorci Walker OH Columbus Catholic | 2022 State WI – Columbus Catholic (WI)
Walker has been one of the top athletes out of Northern Wisconsin since she jumped on the scene as a freshman. She has gathered every big honor there is with All State and Player of the year in her conference and is still looking to breakthrough to the state tournament. Her team is in contention with a sectional semifinal match tonight.
Wave 1 ✅
Wave 2 already 🔥🔥🔥
Katherine Kouba Katherine Kouba 5'6" | DS/L Iowa City West | 2022 State IA – @IowaRockets
Allie Barlow Allie Barlow 5'9" | S Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 2023 State IA – @IowaRockets
Arra Cottrell Arra Cottrell 6'0" | OH Pleasant Valley | 2022 State IA – @PlatformEliteVB
Rowan Schreiber Rowan Schreiber 6'5" | MB Madison Memorial | 2023 State WI – @BalanceVBCLUB pic.twitter.com/iZXgeS1BrE— Chris Fitzgerald (@PrepDigChris) January 17, 2021
Arra Cottrell Arra Cottrell 6'0" | OH Pleasant Valley | 2022 State IA – Pleasant Valley (IA)
Cottrell has a heavy swing and knows how to find the corner of the court with a top spin swing. She will be back at the state tournament with an experienced Pleasant Valley squad who is the two seed in Iowa’s largest class. Cottrell packs a big punch and her power will be needed for the Spartans next week.
Madison Maahs Madison Maahs 5'8" | S Western Dubuque | 2022 State IA – Western Dubuque (IA)
Maahs has some of the best hands I’ve ever seen. The way she can push the ball from one deep end of the court to the pin is something pretty special. Maahs and her Western Dubuque team just continously finds a way to win. They have transitioned from the new kids on the block with big upsets as sophomores to the hunted as the top team heading into the Class 4A state tournament. This is a team to keep close tabs on with multiple uncommitted athletes who can play at the next level.
Aoife Treacy Aoife Treacy 5'11" | RS Mukwonago | 2022 State WI – Mukwonago (WI)
Love the style of play that Treacy can provide for a team. She’s 5’11, left handed, and can swing from both sides of the pin. She is also a dependable backrow players which gives her teams plenty of options when it comes to being an outlet to score. She has a big upside that would improve plenty of college programs.
Brooke Porter Brooke Porter OH Muskego | 2022 State WI – Muskego (WI)
Muskego is back, they have a history of state tournaments and are now back in contention for a D1 state berth, with a sectional semifinal match against Franklin tonight. Brooke Porter Brooke Porter OH Muskego | 2022 State WI leads her team in kills, but she does it everywhere. She can make something happen out of nothing, a really electric athlete to watch.
Another Western Wisconsin team who will be ones to watch this year is @ChippewaFallsSD – really athletic outside in Samantha Perlberg Samantha Perlberg 5'10" | OH Chippewa Falls | 2023 State WI and a quick tempo, athletic team #PDSizzle pic.twitter.com/NwJSrAqE3C
— Chris Fitzgerald (@PrepDigChris) July 15, 2021
Samantha Perlberg Samantha Perlberg 5'10" | OH Chippewa Falls | 2023 State WI – Chippewa Falls (WI)
I was sold on Perlberg watching her at our Prep Dig Indy Showcase last spring where she had an electric arm, but seeing her again at the Prep Dig Sizzle this summer, she showed all of the different ways she positively affects the game. She plays a great middle back defense and is always a threat to score. She has been key in the rise of the Chippewa Falls Volleyball Program.
Samantha Schroeder Samantha Schroeder 6'2" | MB Dowling | 2022 State IA – Dowling Catholic (IA)
Dowling Catholic graduated plenty of Seniors last year, but like all good programs they reload. Schroeder was a starter on last year’s final four team and is back to the state tournament with a few new faces. Schroeder has been a key piece to Dowling Cathlic and Club Ignit Select out of West Des Moines where she was on the team who captured the 2020 Triple Crown Title. She knows how to play against high level competition.
Lexi Stephens Lexi Stephens 5'4" | DS/L Ankeny | 2022 State IA – Ankeny (IA)
Stephens was the starting libero for Ankeny who won the Class 5A title in 2020 and is back for Hawkettes who are returning to the state tournament yet again. Stephens is uber quick and knows how to beat the ball to the spot. She Is accustomed to a winning culture.