Circle City Pre-Nationals Scrimmage
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With the USAV’s national tournament for girls just a few days away many clubs are making final preparations by adding more competitive experience. Circle City is hosting a collection of high performing teams this Saturday that, as it will feature…
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Continue ReadingWith the USAV’s national tournament for girls just a few days away many clubs are making final preparations by adding more competitive experience. Circle City is hosting a collection of high performing teams this Saturday that, as it will feature several Division I committed athletes, it also includes scheduled attendance by recruiters representing some of the nation’s best DI programs from the ACC, Big10, and SEC to name a few conferences. Here are some of the teams participating and key athletes:
Circle City 17 Purple, 16 Purple, 15 Purple
Circle City’s 17s team has some dyanamic pin action and are effective with their ball control, defense and middle action. They are led though by a 2024 setter in
Macy Hinshaw
Macy
Hinshaw
5'9" | S
Hamilton Southeastern | 2024
State
#75
Nation
IN
, uncommitted and playing up an age class. She is steady and does a great job of running a balanced offense for a team that has been ranked among the best nationally all season long. The 16s group has a clear offensive standout in outside hitter
Ava Utterback
Ava
Utterback
5'10" | OH
Plainfield | 2024
State
#24
Nation
IN
. She is a high flyer and can terminate with big-time authority. She benefits from savvy distribution from 5’10 setter
Emery Moore
Emery
Moore
5'10" | S
North Central | 2024
State
IN
as both, along with Hinshaw from the 17’s, are ranked in PD’s top-10 for the class of 2024 in Indiana. Circle City’s 15s team is just as dynamic as a team and has the tools to compete well against this colletion of teams on Saturday with most being from an older age group. Middle Reese Dunkel has big potential as a college prospect and gets a lot of offensive opportunity while also putting up a big and fundamentally sound block.
Logan Bell
Logan
Bell
5'11" | OH
Roncalli | 2025
State
#24
Nation
IN
has a big arm as well and scores a lot of points at the pin.
NKYVC 17 Tsunami, 16 Tsunami
NKYVC’s 16-1 squad has had a terrific season thus far from start to finish including their most recent runner-up result at the JVA SummerFest event in Columbus. Middle
Julia Hunt
Julia
Hunt
6'1" | MB
Holy Cross (Covington) | 2024
State
#11
Nation
KY
continues to garner a lot of elite-level college recruiting attention. Their pins are solid as
Alivia Skidmore
Alivia
Skidmore
OH
St. Henry | 2024
State
#64
Nation
KY
and
Sydney Barrett
Sydney
Barrett
6'0" | OH
Kings | 2024
State
#119
Nation
OH
score a lot of points before being replaced in the back row by the solid defensive skills from
Kaleigh Frietch
Kaleigh
Frietch
5'8" | DS/L
St. Ursula | 2024
State
OH
and
Macy Lentz
Macy
Lentz
5'10" | S
St. Henry | 2024
State
KY
. Every athlete on this team has next-level impact potential with what they bring to the floor. It will be fun to see how they compete against this collection of teams on Saturday. The 17-1 team recently finished third at the same SummerFest event and are approaching nationals with good momentum. Two uncommitted athletes that deserve some attention include middle
Courtney Stava
Courtney
Stava
5'11" | MB
Centerville | 2023
State
OH
, who has been playing some of her best ball late in the season, and DS/L
Chloe Fortner
Chloe
Fortner
5'5" | DS/L
Cooper | 2023
State
KY
, who has continued to get some good interest from colleges for her ball control and defensive range.
Union 17-1 UA
Union’s 17s are set to compete in the 17U National division at the upcoming GJNC in Indianapolis. Setter
Grace Purichia
Grace
Purichia
5'7" | S
Providence | 2023
State
#149
Nation
IN
(pictured; committed to Jacksonville State) is fun to watch. She runs a good offense and frustrates opponents often with her ability to score off her own arm or hands at the second contact on the ball as she is very offensive minded. At 6’4, middle
Meredith Brown
Meredith
Brown
6'4" | MB
Mercy | 2023
State
KY
is a key piece and helps balance the good pin action they get from
Alexis Caldwell
Alexis
Caldwell
6'1" | OH
New Albany | 2023
State
IN
and
Maddie Hagan
Maddie
Hagan
6'1" | RS
Mercy | 2023
State
KY
. Hagan, along with Brown, helped guide Mercy to the Kentucky state championship match where they earned a runner-up finish.
Elevation
17 Goller
Also set to compete in the 17U National division at the national tournament. A couple of uncommitted players to keep an eye on include
Audrey Armbruster
Audrey
Armbruster
5'11" | S
MND | 2023
State
OH
, a versatile setter and hitter, as well as
Amelia Nott
Amelia
Nott
6'1" | MB
Centerville | 2023
State
OH
, a middle with big upside to her game given her length and ability to elevate well to attack and defend. They are led a few DI committed prospects and have good depth at all positions that may help them make a good run over the long duration of the GJNC.