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As the AAU and USAV national championships approach, the Premier Volleyball League is concluding. This past weekend brought the 12 and 13s championships. vballrecruiter.com spent Saturday and Sunday at the CLAVA facility in Lake Forest on the lookout for the top standouts. Below, we present our libero Show Stoppers. 13s Thalia Lindahl, Surfside 13 Legends Loria – Lindahl is a fast libero who can chase down balls towards the end lines and spectators. Shay Roddy, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Really good at filling in the seams, Roddy also does well reading where hitters are facing. On top of that, Roddy has a high volley IQ. Cedra Talaga, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – Talaga’s technique is flawless. It makes her passing look easy. She’s also very quick and energetic. Callie Schulteis, Wave 13 Tammy – One strength of Schulteis is she has one of the more powerful serves in the age group. She also showed her ability to pick up any tip due to her hustle. Gianna Eleccion, Forza North 13 UA – Eleccion reads the play easily and thus is around any ball hit behind the block. Sophia Wu, Coast 13-1 – One thing about Wu is her quick feet. She loves to hustle and that allows her to cover the whole back row. Audrey Nguyen, United 13 Arete – Nguyen has a good serve that gives her team aces and easy free balls back over. Sarah Thorp, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Thorp reads plays well and has a good touch. 12s Karla Medina, Tstreet 12 Kaila – This lefty libero has a tough serve and locates consistently. Annaly Landeros, Forza North 12 UA – Landeros is an energetic libero who communicates and controls the back row well. Shyanne McCutcheon, Forza North 12 UA – McCutcheon subs in the back row and brings a good serve with a dependable serve receive. Paulina Zahn, Mizuno Long Beach Mizuno 12 T – Zahn is an energetic defender who covers a lot of court. Keira Kim, SG Elite 12 Rosh – Kim is dependable in serve receive. She has a nice platform and technique in passing. Celeste Kemle, Viper 12-1 Ana/Costa – Kemle is a strong defender of the hard hits and quick enough to pick up tips. Gia Gupta, Coast 12-1 – Gupta serves a pretty good ball and does well in serve receive. Samantha Saba, Wave 12 Hannah – Saba is a strong defender and doesn’t hesitate to step in and set when the setter cannot get there.

The Premier Volleyball League held its season-ending championships for the 12 and 13s division over the weekend at the CLAVA facility in Lake Forest. It gave vballrecruiter.com the chance to take in the action and catch some of the standouts who were performing well. Below, we highlight the setter Show Stoppers. 13s Kiersten Moore, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Moore’s willingness to jump set everything shows her athleticism and confidence. Miette Moon-Sasik, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – Moon-Sasik is an athletic setter with creativity. She gets to most any pass and will set a slide while on one knee. Ally Fausett, Tstreet 13 Bailey – With strong hands and a high release point, it allows Fausett to set from anywhere on the court regardless of the pass. Rylan Parady, Wave 13 Tammy – Parady is blessed with very smooth hands. It makes it easy for hitters to track and trust. Chloe Taylor, Forza North 13 UA – Taylor is an energetic setter with strong hands. She’s also a good defender. Her excitement when the team scores adds to her passion. Daisy Brown, City 13 Gold – Some of Brown’s attributes is she is quick and athletic. She defends and dives as much as she runs down digs and that’s good to see. Riley Tsai, United 13 Arete – Tsai has a consistent release point and spreads the ball around to all of her hitters. Danica Bernal, City 13 Gold – Bernal is a really good server who also hustles to and sets balls not passed on target. Gabriella Souza, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Things to like about Souza are she’s a strong and dynamic setter. Seeing her set a tight ball off one leg effortlessly to the outside was impressive. 12s Audrianna Granatelli, LAVA West 12 Adidas – Granatelli has strong hands and will reverse the flow to show off her strength and creativity. Cassidy Howard, Forza North 12 UA – This setter does a good job of getting her feet to the ball and distributes it around with ease. Madison Bissessar, Wave 12 Hannah – This lefty setter loves to hustle and her teammates pick up on her energetic personality. Saba Tanara, United 12 Arete – Tanara is a confident setter who is not afraid to make tough sets to a good hitter, even on bad passes. Josslyn Jacks, S/RS, Forza North 12 UA – Jacks shows off her hustle mentality and is able to get to bad passes. As an attacker, she can hit the line shot with force and consistency. Caroline Park, Tstreet 12 Kaila – Park possesses nice, consistent hands and location. It makes her sets super hittable. Grace Ge, Mizuno Long Beach Mizuno 12 T – Ge has a good touch on her sets. She also is a tremendous defender scrambling for anything close to her. Michelle Xu, SG Elite 12 Rosh – Xu is very good at covering the court by running down errant passes as well as being a good defender. Alice Burgett, Coast 12-1 – Burgett impressed at the net with tight passes and her ability to dump over. She also made an impact blocking. Avery Peckham, Wave 12 Hannah – Peckham’s hands are consistent and smooth. It makes it easy for hitters to trust and time when attacking.

While part of the vballrecruiter.com team was in Columbus for the JVA SummerFest, other members were on hand locally for the PVL 12-13s championships. Below, we give you the middle blocker Show Stoppers. 13s Evelyn Pool, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Pool continually impressed with her ability to hit a 3-ball time and time again. Makenna Barnes, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – Barnes helped her team from the backrow by recording four straight aces during one stretch. Simrin Adams, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – Adams is a long armed middle who hits consistent slide attacks. Gabriella Ngo, Wave 13 Tammy – Ngo is a quick and active attacker who hits the 3-ball with ease. Megan Hodges, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Hodges moved her attack around the block well and was able to score on a variety of shots. Emma Kingston, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Kingston’s 6-0 presence gave her team advantages when the ball was tight. Sanai Severloh, Forza North 13 UA – A middle with a powerful swing, Severloh delivered her share of winners by glancing balls off defenders. Izabella Ortiz, Coast 13-1 – A tall middle with net presence, it made it easy for Ortiz’s setter to connect with her over and over. Sydney Neeley, Surfside 13 Legends Loria – Neeley displayed an offensive attack by putting balls in the corner and also scoring on roll shots. Evangeline Jeffries, City 13 Gold – With her height and strong hands, it’s hard to run a middle attack at Jeffries because of her blocking ability. Tristyn Bailey, City 13 Gold – Bailey is a bit undersized at middle, but is really active and energetic. There was a rally that saw her block three straight balls. 12s Lily Morgue, LAVA West 12 Adidas – Morgue displayed good timing along the net. It helped her get some easy points on overpasses. Sophie Silva, Forza North 12 UA – Whether the set was on or off the net, Silva got a good swing on it. Trinity Wright, Forza North 12 UA – Wright did well mixing up her shots confusing the defense. Liberty Badorek, Tstreet 12 Kaila – Badorek has a great knack of getting those tight sets. She also was getting her share of blocks. Sydney Brenner, Tstreet 12 Kaila – Brenner moves well along the net and has good timing and touch for her blocks. Grace Schoneman, LAVA West 12 Adidas – Schoneman has a good reach on her approach and moves the ball to the corners easily. Makaela Munzon, Mizuno Long Beach 12 T – Munzon has great control of her attack, consistently hitting corner and getting kills. Londyn Foster, Mizuno Long Beach 12 T – Smaller but very athletic and jumps well, Foster will crush an overpass and anything tight on the net. Matilda Tyndall, Coast 12-1 – Tyndall showed good reach and court vision. She has the ability to tip to open spots as well as hit over a triple block that was fun to see. Lana Frary, Viper 12-1 – Frary is a solid blocker with a high volley IQ. We watched her recognize a front row setter on a tight pass and then block her dump attempt for the heads up play.

For most teams, it’s the time of season when they are finding ways to gear up for the upcoming national championships they are set to participate in. For the 12s and 13s in So Cal, it meant spending the past weekend playing in the Premier Volleyball League championships. vballrecruiter.com was on hand searching for standouts. We present our right side Show Stoppers. 13s Ella Johnson, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Johnson is very good in transition. Her quick footwork allows her to smoothly go from defense to offense. Janiah Burrage, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Burrage has a good feel for blocking. She touches everything set her way. Tessa Dobmeier, Miz LB 13 Rockstar L – Dobmeier’s height allows her to be an effective blocker. She is also athletic enough to hit an X and play back row. Kate Jackson, Tstreet 13 Bailey – A good attacker with a quick arm swing, it allows Jackson to beat blockers and defenders to their spots. Olivia Greenwood, Wave 13 Tammy – A lefty attacker, Greenwood was by far the most effective right-side scorer because of her strength and range. Charlotte Wickstrand, Coast 13-1 – Wickstrand makes it easy to play defense behind her because her block takes up so much court. She’s very physical too. Bella McClung, Coast 13-1 – A tall blocker with strong hands, it leads McClung to slowing down the pace of an attack and making it easier to defend. She’s also quick in transition for easy scoring opportunities. Ally Fausett, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Long arms and a great jump makes it very difficult to block or dig Fausett. Gabriella Souza, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Souza has a great arm swing that creates so much power. Lucy Matuszak, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – Matuszak is smaller but fearless. She jumps well and catches blockers by surprise. 12s Brooke Badorek, Tstreet 12 Kaila – One thing about Badorek is she’s a tall lefty who hits line the way she does at this age and that is valuable. Olivia Lee, Wave 12 Hannah – Another lefty on the attack, Lee has good timing and strong hands to consistently get blocks. Mackenzie McDaniel, Tstreet 12 Kaila – McDaniel is a tall presence on the right side whose blocking skills give attackers fits. Marlee Peterson, Mizuno Long Beach Mizuno 12 T – Consistent hitter with good court vision, Peterson has the ability to hit or tip to open spots. Tatum Epstein, Coast 12-1 – Epstein carries a nice swing with good passing skills in serve receive. Chandler Short, Viper 12-1 Ana/Costa – Short is a smart hitter. She also has a great ball-in-play hitter who will hit anything and is solid off block defending. Baylee Wilson, Coast 12-1 – What an arm Wilson has. She took big swings repeatedly that had control. Jaylen Maroney, United 12 Arete – Maroney showed good control on her swings. She’s able to get to different sets and still be effective. Abigail Moffett, Tstreet 12 Kaila – Moffett is a solid lefty who saw time hitting outside and right side. That she’s good at serve receive is a bonus.

It was a busy weekend for vballrecruiter.com. Some members of the crew traveled to the JVA SummerFest in Columbus. The others stayed home for the PVL 12-13s championships taking place at the CLAVA facility in Lake Forest. Below, we introduce our outside hitter Show Stoppers. 13s Alexis Link, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Link has tremendous pace on her swings and can take it down the line for easy points. Makenna Barnes, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – A 6-0 outside who can hit many different angles, Barnes also hits well out of the back row. Ella Johnson, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Johnson puts so much pressure on the block and defense with her ability to hit line with pace. Ella Olson, Tstreet 13 Bailey – The most dynamic hitter in the gym, Olson was bouncing balls during the game that is usually done only during hitting lines. Paige Meyers, Coast 13-1 – An outside with such a powerful swing, Meyers routinely goes through blocks to score. Korynn Mayo, United 13 Arete – Mayo is the team’s go-to hitter when it needs a point. She has a powerful swing and a high-energy personality. Mia Stewart, City 13 Gold – Stewart is a tall outside with great reach on her swing. She routinely hits over the block and frustrates defenders. Maya Harris, City 13 Gold – Harris is a strong defender and is steady in serve receive. That makes her a setter’s best friend. Stephanie Balestrieri, Surfside 13 Legends Loria – A dynamic outside who hits line consistently, Balestrieri also scores well on the gap set to beat the block. Brooklyn Enriquez, United 13 Arete – Enriquez was relied upon consistently as a pipe hitter, as her setter found her for some great connections. 12s Eva Michelson, LAVA West 12 Adidas – Michelson carries an accurate serve. She’s consistent in serve receive as well. Mia Lopez, Wave 12 Hannah – Lopez proved to be a good hitter who gets to any ball set or passed to the outside. Emilie Lasala, Wave 12 Hannah – Lasala showed she was consistent attacking out of the back row. Annabella Checa, Forza North 12 UA – Checa is a confident passer. It makes her reliable in serve receive. She was able to take balls overhand in the backrow, which is a huge plus. Kaedyn Blotzer, Forza North 12 UA – Blotzer is energetic and a fearless hitter. She also possesses good control on her swings. Ava Champagne, Tstreet 12 Kaila – One of the top swings in her age group, Champagne hits it with power and range. Bailey Holder, Mizuno Long Beach Mizuno 12 T – Holder has a great jump that allows her to hit anything set her way. Lucy Stillwell, SG Elite 12 Rosh – Stillwell’s high reach makes it difficult to stop her. Cadence Talaga, Mizuno Long Beach Mizuno 12 T – Talaga has not only a powerful swing but also has off-speed shots that keeps defenders guessing. Summer Tukua, Viper 12-1 Ana/Costa – Tukua is a solid passer who is not afraid of using her hands. It allows her to cover so much court in serve receive and defense.