Girls Volleyball Preview; Top Talent No Longer in Clusters; Distribution of Elite Players Makes for Wide-Open Race

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Equipment managers may want to keep the air pumps handy this volleyball season.

There is a group of girls who just might smack the air out of the ball.

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Girls Volleyball Preview; Top Talent No Longer in Clusters; Distribution of Elite Players Makes for Wide-Open Race

This season offers a talented crop of senior hitters and a couple of standout juniors to go along with them. Some are hitters of the most ferocious variety and others are capable of playing both sides of the net equally well and even setting.

And unlike in the past, the talent isn't bunched up at a few schools, making parity a factor.

"The talent is spread out a lot more than the years before," said Catholic Memorial coach Ted Schulte, who has been at the helm since 1992. "If you were doing this before, you'd be looking at two or three players from the same schools. Now you're seeing some really exceptional players at different schools."

On the list of the Journal Sentinel's 10 players to watch, nine schools are represented. Catholic Memorial won the Milwaukee Lutheran / Thomas More Joust Tournament last weekend with some of the area's best teams participating. Schulte said the tou...

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