High School Athletic Union. Bondurant-Farrar (16-19, 4-4 RRC in 2024) sits at No. 12 in the rankings, and defending conference champion ADM (19-8, 8-0 RRC in 2024) is at No. 14. Carlisle (25-10, 7-1 RRC in 2024) was a state qual- ifier a season ago. So what does all of that mean? In the preseason, noth- ing. Every team in the conference has solid returners, and
noticed their will to get better is very impressive. They ac- tually know the areas they need to improve on and they want that feedback." Christenson gives Gilbert’s offense a great place to start, as she will be one of the premier outside hitters in the league. She’s not overly tall, but she packs a powerful
every team also has holes that need to be plugged. In addition to the three all-conference returners, Gilbert will also rely on the experience of seniors Clara Newton, Bergen Roske, and Sydney Zeigler, as well as junior Addie Winter. “We have a lot of athletes,” Sniezek said. “So far we’ve
punch, as her 279 kills from a season ago proves. Only two RRC players — Ballard’s Brenna Baumgardner (361) and Bondurant-Farrar’s Nora Dodson (302) — return with more kills. Christenson also provides a spark with her energy and enthusiasm — both of which are contagious on the volley- ball court.
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