2025 Watch List New Additions: Outside Hitters
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We’ve reached the final class to receive a rankings update heading into the club season. The 2025 watch list has now doubled in size! Once we get more observations on the Class of 2025 from club, we’ll take a crack…
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Continue ReadingWe’ve reached the final class to receive a rankings update heading into the club season. The 2025 watch list has now doubled in size!
Once we get more observations on the Class of 2025 from club, we’ll take a crack at ranking this group. Of course, we’ll add plenty more names to the list, too.
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, though, it’s time to take a look at the new additions to our quickly growing 2025 watch list. There are more names to cover here than in any of our previous updates, so let’s dive right in with some outside hitters to follow into the future.
Quincy Cotter Quincy Cotter 5'8" | OH Raymond Central | 2025 State NE – 5’8 OH – Raymond Central
We’re going to feature several players who made an immediate impact on the high school side, and Cotter is certainly one of them. She tallied nearly 200 kills for Raymond Central last fall and made some big contributions on the defensive end. She’ll stuff the stat sheet plenty more times before her career is done.
Abbie Hagedorn Abbie Hagedorn 5'11" | RS Omaha Skutt Catholic | 2025 State NE – 5’10 RS – Omaha Skutt
Hagedorn is part of a group of emerging Omaha Skutt talents who will surely carry that program into a successful future. This hard-working outside hitter will take her skills to Premier 15 Gold this winter, and we will likely get a glimpse of her future impact on the Nebraska prep scene.
Brandi Helzer Brandi Helzer 5'10" | OH Oakland-Craig | 2025 State NE – 5’10 OH – Oakland-Craig
It’s so far, so good for Helzer in her high school career: one year with Oakland-Craig, one state title. She had a big influence on her team’s title run and will follow in the footsteps of her older sister, Bailey, to keep that run going in 2022.
Claire Korth Claire Korth 5'9" | OH Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family | 2025 State NE – 5’9 OH – Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family
HLHF has produced a lot of well-rounded players over the years, and Korth embodied that in her freshman campaign. After racking up kills and digs in 2021, this outside hitter will look to bring her team back to the postseason picture next fall.
Elizabeth Layson Elizabeth Layson 6'0" | OH Omaha Duchesne | 2025 State NE – 5’11 OH – Omaha Duchesne
Duchesne is stockpiling some impressive talent in the 2025 class. Layson is just beginning to reach her full potential with her long frame and high contact point. She will factor heavily into the Cardinals offense in future years, and she has a chance to shine with Nebraska Elite this winter.
Sky Miller Sky Miller 5'10" | OH Omaha Westside | 2025 State NE – 5’10 OH – Omaha Westside
Here’s another Nebraska Elite product that could eventually emerge as a leader on the high school side. At Westside, Miller is able to train with some of the best outside hitters in the state. That should help her development until her time in the spotlight comes.
Taryn O’Hare Taryn O’Hare 5'8" | OH Gothenburg | 2025 State NE – 5’8 OH – Gothenburg
O’Hare has already shown that she can do a lot of things for this Gothenburg team that made the state tournament in 2021. She takes some impressive swings on the right side and can step in at setter when needed.
Lindsey Parr Lindsey Parr 5'8" | OH Hastings St. Cecilia | 2025 NE – 5’8 OH – Hastings St. Cecilia
Like O’Hare, Parr also got to showcase her skills in the state tournament spotlight last year. Her big moments came on the left pin and in the backcourt in her freshman year, so she’s well-prepared for the future.
Paige Prentice Paige Prentice 5'9" | OH Gretna | 2025 NE – 5’9 OH – Gretna
The Prentice name is coming up through the Gretna volleyball program again. Paige has the all-around skills you’d expect from a Dragon left side, and I’m excited to see how she performs in club competition.
Kayla Westby Kayla Westby 5'7" | OH Sidney | 2025 State NE – 5’6 OH – Sidney
We’re going out west for the last player on this feature. Like many of the others here, Westby impressed both offensively and defensively in her first year with Sidney. That ought to continue into 2022.