Class AAAA Ahead of Opening Day – #7-#13
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Before the high school season is in full swing in Minnesota, let’s do an early Power Ranking of our Class AAAA teams. There was a lot to consider, like the program history, what the high school coaches are predicting, and who…
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Continue ReadingBefore the high school season is in full swing in Minnesota, let’s do an early Power Ranking of our Class AAAA teams. There was a lot to consider, like the program history, what the high school coaches are predicting, and who will be returning in 2022. Normally you see top 10s, but there were just some teams I could not leave out of this initial ranking because it looks like it will be so close between some teams. This sure makes for an exciting season, so we start our countdown from #13.
#13 – St. Michael-Albertville – Just 1 match shy of a trip to the X and an impressive 26-7 record in 2021. They return Madi Gartner Madi Gartner OH St. Michael-Albertville | 2023 State MN who will be looking to take on a larger portion of the offensive swings. Meanwhile, Kendra Behrens Kendra Behrens 5'10" | MB St. Michael-Albertville | 2025 State MN and Natalie Pilney Natalie Pilney 6'2" | MB St. Michael-Albertville | 2024 State MN will be ready to put on a blocking clinic.
#12 – Forest Lake – This squad made their way to the X in 2021 with a 21-12 record. They will return heavy hitters Bethany Weiss Bethany Weiss 6'1" | MB Forest Lake | 2023 State MN , Madeline Muellner Madeline Muellner 5'11" | MB Forest Lake | 2024 State MN , and Northern Michigan commit Kaysie Bakke Kaysie Bakke 6'2" | OH Forest Lake | 2023 State MN . They will also return their savvy setter, Katie Brandl Katie Brandl 6'0" | S Forest Lake | 2024 State MN .
#11 – Shakopee – This squad posted a solid 22-7 record and a 2nd place finish in the South Suburban Conference in 2021. They graduated 9 seniors and will be counting on players like defensive specialist, Kyrah Clark Kyrah Clark 5'10" | OH Shakopee | 2024 State MN , to step in and fill in some big shoes.
#10 – Rochester Mayo – This was another crew that made it one match shy of a trip to the X. They return setter, Hannah Hanson Hannah Hanson 5'10" | S Rochester Mayo | 2023 State MN , to run the offense. Gabrielle Buhrow Gabrielle Buhrow 5'9" | MB Rochester Mayo | 2024 State MN is the smaller, but explosive, middle, while Madison Meyer Madison Meyer 5'9" | OH Rochester Mayo | 2023 State MN and Maria Winter Maria Winter 6'0" | OH Rochester Mayo | 2023 State MN terminate from the pins.
#9 – Northfield – The Raiders ended their 2021 campaign with a 22-8 record but return some players to be excited about, like Tennessee commit, Sydney Jaynes Sydney Jaynes 6'0" | OH Northfield | 2023 State #48 Nation MN . And if you aren’t excited enough about 1 Jaynes, then how about the setting duo of North Dakota commit, Teagan Timperley Teagan Timperley 6'1" | S Northfield | 2023 State MN and Teagan Jaynes Teagan Jaynes 6'0" | S Northfield | 2025 State MN ? If 2 Teagans doesn’t get you out of your chair, maybe the fact that they have the first contact by Isabella Rushing Isabella Rushing 5'3" | DS/L Northfield | 2024 State MN . And we really can’t leave out the big blocking style of Madeline McDowell Madeline McDowell 6'2" | MB Northfield | 2023 State MN .
#8 – Eden Prairie – This squad isn’t going anywhere soon. They finished 21-7 in 2021 and will be returning Michigan State commit, Cameron Berger Cameron Berger 5'11" | S Eden Prairie | 2023 State #71 Nation MN , to distribute the ball. For fire power, they will bring back Lillian Ekness Lillian Ekness 5'11" | OH Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN , while Emma Matousek Emma Matousek 5'6" | DS/L Eden Prairie | 2023 State MN keeps the ball alive on their side of the court.
#7 – Rogers – Rogers had a solid 2021 going 29-6, and they will return their leading scorer, Anya Schmidt Anya Schmidt 5'10" | S Rogers | 2025 State MN and the big blocking middle, Hannah Bruskiewicz Hannah Bruskiewicz 5'11" | MB Rogers | 2023 State MN . They will also return Taylor Dawson Taylor Dawson 5'10" | OH Rogers | 2023 State MN , who was very effective with the opportunities she got in 2021, so she could be taking on a bigger role. Another couple pin hitters who will be trying to break into a bigger role will be Joanna Scherber Joanna Scherber RS Rogers | 2023 State MN and Emma Ellingson Emma Ellingson OH Rogers | 2023 State MN .