Volleyball: RCW aims for another top season

RENVILLE — An inexperienced, youthful Renville County West volleyball team will look to continue to build on the successes from its veteran-led 2023 campaign. The Jaguars, who finished 7-4 in the Camden Conference and 21-8-1 overall last season, will lean on its three returning veterans to guide them through another competitive schedule. “We graduated five seniors that all had significant playing time and contributed to the success of last season,” said RCW head coach Rich Schrupp, who is assisted by Kristin Paehlke and Sadie Savig.

“We will need to rely on our three returning starters while the underclassmen learn how to play at the varsity level.” Johanna Braun, a 5-foot-9 setter, will be at the forefront of the Jaguars’ offense. The senior dished out 831 set assists as a junior and has over 1,000 career set assists.



She was a West Central Tribune All-Area Honorable Mention and an All-Camden selection in 2023. RCW also returns Avery Roxberg and Holly Hinderks as starters. Avery Roxberg, a 6-2 senior middle blocker, had 189 kills and 55 solo blocks en route to being named an All-Camden pick last fall.

Holly Hinderks, a 5-8 junior outside hitter, recorded 239 digs and 152 kills before earning All-Camden Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore. “A strength of this team is we have many different players that can attack the volleyball and an experienced setter in Johanna Braun who will allow us to run many different plays on offense,” Schrupp said. “A key for us this season will be serve receive and defense.

” Listed as players to watch are: Anna Roxberg, a 5-10 sophomore middle blocker; Mackenna Hinderks, a 5-8 sophomore outside hitter; and Ella Ridl, a 5-5 sophomore defensive specialist. “We look to be competitive in a very tough Camden Conference and Section 3A,” Schrupp said. RCW will look to do so without star outside hitter Rachel Jakel, a 2023 graduate who was an WCT All-Area member.

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