HS VOLLEYBALL: Schuylkill League, District 11 unveil all-star teams
Nov. 23—Schuylkill League champion Pine Grove had five selected to the Division I squad as the Schuylkill League Volleyball Coaches announced their division all-star teams.
Pine Grove senior Kailen Felty and Jim Thorpe junior Maggy Hallihan were named Co-Players of the Year in Division I.
Nativity senior Emma Bolich was crowned Division II Player of the Year, while Panther Valley junior Riley McArdle was named Division III Player of the Year.
District 11 Class A champion Marian had a total of four players selected to the Division III all-star team.
DIVISION I
Players of the Year: Kailen Felty, Pine Grove; Maggy Hallihan, Jim Thorpe
First team
Libero: Eily Painter, Pottsville
Middle Hitter: Domani Collazo, Pine Grove; Brianna Snisky, Jim Thorpe; Lorah Thomas, Lehighton
Outside Hitter: Brooke Mitzen, Jim Thorpe; Rosa Gergley, Blue Mountain; Lainey Dusel, Pottsville; Tanae Frey, Pine Grove; Bryonna Bolich, Jim Thorpe; Haley Grinder, Lehighton
Second team
Libero: Mia Kulikosky, Blue Mountain
Middle Hitter: Lily Kreshner, Lehighton; Anna Keer, Lourdes
Middle Blocker: Jaedyn Bartholomew, Blue Mountain
Opposite Hitter: Emma Crawford, Pine Grove
Outside Hitter: Ashley Kern, Pine Grove; Maggie Brennan, Pottsville; Leah Figura, Jim Thorpe
Right Side Hitter: Makenna Snyder, Lehighton
Setter: Maddy Wetzal, North Schuylkill
Honorable Mention
Libero: Lyla Kershner, Lehighton; Olivia Calcano, Jim Thorpe
Middle Hitter: Hannah Forbes, Pottsville; Sarah Coccio, Tamaqua
Setter: Mikayla Schaeffer, Blue Mountain; Lizzy Martinko, Pottsville; Mia Snyder, Lehighton; Skyler Shannahan, Pine Grove
DIVISION II
Player of the Year: Emma Bolich, Nativity
First Team
Libero: Kamryn Klinger, Tri-Valley
Middle Hitter: Arieanna Sherman, Nativity; Abby Cole, Williams Valley
Outside Hitter: Kaitlyn Kopury, Minersville; Brittany Rice, Tri-Valley; Avrie Brode, Schuylkill Haven
Right Side Hitter: Bella Bartashus, Nativity
Setter: Ryliegh Sinko, Nativity
Second Team
Libero: Emily Hart, Minersvillle
Middle Blocker: Julianna Carlson, Nativity
Outside Hitter: Jasmine Popp, Williams Valley; Samantha Houtz, Schuylkill Haven; Rachael Adams, Tri-Valley; Sara Spolski, Nativity
Setter: Jerzey Kroh, Tri-Valley; Madison Fickinger, Williams Valley
Honorable Mention
Middle Hitter: Ally Stroup, Williams Valley
Outside Hitter: Ellie Huntzinger, Tri-Valley
Setter: Ayla Castle, Minersville
DIVISION III
Player of the Year: Riley McArdle, Panther Valley
First Team
Libero: Abby Dudash, Mahanoy Area
Middle Hitter: Fatikha Tikhtova, Marian; Caylin Blashock, Mahanoy Area
Outside Hitter: Natalie Vermillion, Panther Valley; Megan Paisley, Marian
Right Side Hitter: Emma Dacey, Panther Valley; Jenna Goff, Marian
Setter: Julia Mess, Marian; Morgan Orsulak, Panther Valley
Second Team
Libero: Caroline Berslin, Panther Valley; Megan Reaman, Marian; Maddie Wasser, Shenandoah Valley
Defensive Specialist: Molly Newton, Panther Valley
Outside Hitter: Abbey Kluck, Marian; Ava Menjivar, Shenandoah Valley; Emma Lewandowski, Mahanoy Area
Right Side Hitter: Mikayla Yuricheck, Panther Valley
Setter: Carly Honus, Mahanoy Area; Taylor Davidovich, Weatherly
Honorable Mention
Middle Hitter: Rebecca Schell, Weatherly
Middle Blocker: Hannah DeAngelo, Shenandoah Valley
Setter: Abby Paisley, Weatherly
District 11 All-Stars
Marian's Julia Meiss was selected as the Class A Player of the Year, while teammates Megan Paisley and Abbey Kluck both received first-team all-star selections as the District 11 coaches' all-star squads were recently announced.
Nativity's Emma Bolich and Arieanna Sherman also received first-team Class A selections, along with Tri-Valley's Kamryn Klinger and Mahanoy Area's Caylin Blashock.
The Schuylkill League had seven players named to the nine-player Class AA first team. Jim Thorpe had three selections in middle hitter Brianna Snisky, outside hitter Brooke Mitzen and setter Maggy Hallihan. Pine Grove was represented by middle hitters Domani Collazo and Kailen Felty, while Panther Valley outside hitter Riley McArdle and setter Morgan Orsulak were also first-team picks.
Pottsville's Eily Painter was selected to the Class 3A first team. The District 11 coaches did not pick a Player of the Year in Class AA or Class 3A.
CLASS A
Player of the Year: Juila Meiss, setter, Marian
First team
Libero: Kamryn Klinger, Tri-Valley
Middle Hitter: Arieanna Sherman, Nativity; Caylin Blashock, Mahanoy Area
Outside Hitter: Emma Bolich, Nativity; Megan Paisley, Marian; Abbey Kluck, Marian
Second team
Libero: Abby Dudash, Mahanoy Area
Middle Hitter: Becky Held, Salem Christian
Opposite Hitter: Bella Bartashus, Nativity; Jenna Goff, Marian
Outside Hitter: Brit Rice, Tri-Valley
Setter: Carly Honus, Mahanoy Area
CLASS AA
First team
Middle Hitter: Domani Collazo, Pine Grove; Kailen Felty, Pine Grove; Analia Claros, Notre Dame-GP; Brianna Snisky, Jim Thorpe
Outside Hitter: Brooke Mitzen Jim Thorpe; Riley McArdle, Panther Valley
Setter: Maggy Hallihan, Jim Thorpe; Carly Campbell, Notre Dame-GP; Morgan Orsulak, Panther Valley
Second team
Outside Hitter: Kaitlyn Koury, Minerville; Liz Stawicki, Notre Dame-GP; Natalie Vermillion, Panther Valley; Tanae Frey, Pine Grove
Setter: Adriana Diaz-Madina, Exec. Charter
CLASS 3A
First team
Libero: Eily Painter, Pottsville; Maeve McNamara, Allentown Central Catholic
Middle Hitter: Sasha Dudley, Pocono Mountain West
Outside Hitter: Kyla Rodriguez, Bethlehem Catholic; Anna Quinn, Allentown Central Catholic
Setter: Alice Frank, Bethlehem Catholic
Second Team
Libero: Vanessa Amrick, Bethlehem Catholic
Defensive Specialist: Amelia Michener, Allentown Central Catholic
Middle Blocker: Elizabeth Trump, Allentown Central Catholic
Outside Hitter: Jodi Hewitt, Bethlehem Catholic; Rosalind Gergely, Blue Mountain
Setter: Eve Binder, Allentown Central Catholic
Honorable Mention
Libero: Brook Dwane, Northwestern Lehigh
Middle Hitter: Sofia Zablackis, Pocono Mountain West; Lorah Thomas, Lehighton; Lily Kershner, Lehighton
Opposite Hitter: Jenna Breininger, Northwestern Lehigh
Outside Hitter: Monica Rizzolo, Pocono Mountain West
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