Kids Who Helped Themselves During the Final Live Period

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a wild few days in my personal life, I have a few articles left that I have to get out before August 1st. Most of the articles are around North Tartan Meltdown, and I'll close with one from the few hours I spent in Des Moines for the Summer Finale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='533080' first='Addy' last='Timm']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Timm may only stand at 5-8, but she has the length of a 5-11 wing. I love how simple her shot is, and she could stretch it out to the college line right now without much of a drop-off. Her length also allows her to be an active defender, and I saw her cause some uncomfortable for opposing wings on the catch, and some led directly to turnover. She didn't get much run at the varsity level last season at River Falls, but she could be someone who jumps out next season and becomes someone that opposing coaches must have on their scouting reports.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='448245' first='Raegan' last='Krueger']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a slow start to begin the season with her [program_tooltip program_id='713127' first='1848' last='Legends'] 16u group, Krueger finished the summer in style. Her team played a 14u group in Minnesota, and she saw a kid without her strength guarding her, and she was in attack mode all game. In a way, I'd never seen it before. Krueger didn't hesitate when the ball got to her and dominated the area around the basket. She helped herself in the final live period as much as anyone, and with some of the kids Kimberly has returning and new kids coming in, don't rule them out of an FVA title and State title push this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='448258' first='Payton' last='Morgan']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You won't find a bigger fan of the Laconia 2025s than myself outside of Central Wisconsin, and Morgan is one of the kids I think has grown the most this summer. In April, she was doing a lot of stuff she did at Laconia, shooting, using her length defensively, keeping her hands in guarding positions, and being who she's used to being on the floor. However, the kid who came to play in Minnesota looked way different. She was looking to attack off the bounce, scoring off the dribble, and was the main kid I thought wasn't allowing her team to lose in their first game. Those Laconia rising juniors are allergic to losing, and Morgan wasn't allowing her team to lose on Thursday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ava Vogler</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vogler still has plenty of maturing to do, as every 13 or 14-year-old does, but her shooting was incredible. Whenever she found open space behind the three-point line, it felt like it was going in. Vogler was a threat with the ball in her hands and had confidence in her game that most kids going into their senior year don't have. She'll be an intriguing newcomer to keep tabs on at Sun Prairie East this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->