Thursday, Jan. 01, 2009

All-state girls volleyball squad

By the Herald staff

KENNEWICK -- Here are the all-state girls volleyball squads, selected by a statewide panel of sportswriters and coordinated by Tri-City Herald staff writer Rene Ferran:

4A

Player of the Year -- Oceana Bush, OH, Lewis & Clark.

Coach of the Year -- Julie Yearout, Lewis & Clark.

First team

Hitters -- Alexis Olgard, Mead; Kylin Munoz, Monroe; Jessie Genger, Kentwood; Marcy Hjellum, Kamiakin; Oceana Bush, Lewis & Clark.

Setters -- Leanna Ludes, Skyview; Brigit Miller, Olympia; Shelby Swanson, Kamiakin.

Libero -- Liz Haskey, Puyallup.

Second team

Hitters -- Lauren Campbell, Kentwood; Ashleigh Pollard, Rogers (Puyallup); Chloe Rowand, Lewis & Clark; Marlayna Geary, Bellarmine Prep; Devon Brown, Skyview.

Setters -- Hilary Koenigs, Lewis & Clark; Kaitlyn Drew, Monroe.

Liberos -- Megan Triggs, Olympia; Zoe Iida, Bothell.

Honorable mention

Hitters -- Daria Winckler, Davis; Elizabeth Clark, Southridge; Tori Fisher, Eisenhower.

Setter -- Stephanie Shumaker, Kentwood.

Liberos -- Jadelyn Thompson, Marysville-Pilchuck; Hailey Lanning, Pasco; Katie Grajewski, Kentwood; Sarah Girard, Kamiakin.

Class 3A

Player of the Year -- Jocelyn Levig, OH, Sumner.

Coach of the Year -- Brooke Cooper, Shadle Park.

First team

Hitters -- Ashley Eneliko, Kennedy; Ellie Radich, Eastside Catholic; Janelle Chow, Mercer Island; Jocelyn Levig, Sumner; Brooke Bachesta, Eastside Catholic; Miranda Pratt, Mount Si.

Setters -- Megan McBride, Auburn Mountainview; Camryn Irwin, Prairie.

Libero -- Brittany Lawrence, Capital.

Second team

Hitters -- Amy Before, Shadle Park; Morgan Merriman, Lakeside (Seattle); Melissa Geiss, Bishop Blanchet; Kristyn Ross, Capital.

Setters -- Brenna Peterson, Capital; Deedra Foss, Lakes.

Libero -- Chelsea Jurkovich, Mercer Island.

Honorable mention

Hitter -- Fei Oloi, Timberline.

Setters -- Sascha Burton, Nathan Hale; Lindsay Neimeier, Shadle Park; Gabbi Sisco, Enumclaw.

Liberos -- Emily Halvorson, Holy Names; Karly Edwards, Bonney Lake; Monica Marchak, Columbia River.

Class 2A

Player of the Year -- Amanda Warner, OH, Tumwater.

Coach of the Year -- Tana Croft, Tumwater.

First team

Hitters -- Jessi Roberts, Lynden; Amanda Warner, Tumwater; Kinzi Poteet, Grandview; Alex Sele, Tumwater; Kierstin Wilson, Selah; Kinsey Davis, Burlington-Edison.

Setters -- Alyssa Wold, West Valley (Spokane); Maci Hunt, North Mason.

Libero -- Katrina McClaflin, Tumwater.

Second team

Hitters -- Rebecca Haight, Mark Morris; Ashley Broadwell, Archbishop Murphy; Allison Walker, Othello; Danielle Cook, North Mason.

Setters -- Alayna Kramme, Lynden; Taylor Aschenbrenner, Black Hills.

Libero -- Brandi Benner, Lynden.

Honorable mention

Hitters -- Averyl Shindruk, Lynden; Kailah Lenz, Black Hills.

Setters -- Taylor Dillard, Fife; Danielle Gilchrist, Mark Morris; Vanessa Medina, Grandview.

Libero -- Allison Beardsley, Fife.

Class 1A

Player of the Year -- Anna Cesari, S, King's.

Coach of the Year -- Steve Bain, King's.

First team

Hitters -- Ashley Wright, Cascade (Leavenworth); Becky Flores, River View; Hannah Velling, Cascade Christian; Aubree Pocklington, Montesano; Eva Grassl, Connell.

Setters -- Anna Cesari, King's; Kylee Bellamy, Goldendale.

Libero -- Lacey Seidl, Castle Rock.

Second team

Hitters -- Chani Brisby, River View; Li Murphy, Annie Wright; Linde Maertens, Coupeville; Jamie Brunner, Chelan.

Setters -- Samantha Gordon, Onalaska; Kelli Bowers, Chelan.

Libero -- Meagan Foote, King's.

Honorable mention

Hitters -- Emmy Dolan, Castle Rock; Jessica Coots, Kettle Falls; Jordan Irish, King's; K.C. Schmit, Kalama; Dionna Kirton, King's.

Setters -- Brianne Vincent, Cascade (Leavenworth); Michelle DeHaan, Lynden Christian.

Liberos -- Katie Waters, Cascade (Leavenworth).

Class 2B

Player of the Year -- Shelby Puckett, MB, Tekoa-Oakesdale.

Coach of the Year -- Sue Doering, Colfax.

First team

Hitters -- Kayla Johnson, Colfax; Shelby Puckett, Tekoa-Oakesdale; Abi Hedlund, La Conner; Theresa Mott, South Bend.

Setters -- Amy Van Beek, Riverside Christian; Ashlynn Smith, Liberty Christian; Rachel Johnson, Colfax.

Libero -- Mandy Powell, Darrington.

Second team

Hitters -- Emily Elhard, Evergreen Lutheran; Erin Scholz, Colfax; Mariah McHolland, Rainier Christian; Desiree Chappell, Tekoa-Oakesdale; Kiani Saluni, Toutle Lake.

Setter -- Danielle Medina, Bridgeport.

Liberos -- Brandi Malakoff, Toutle Lake; Michelle FitzGerald, Pomeroy.

Honorable mention

Hitters -- Emily Shepard, Riverside Christian; Jessika Jo Sandrini, Adna; Kenzie Graber, Davenport; Madison Hahn, Riverside Christian.

Setters -- Candice Pedroza, La Conner; Mariah Mielke, Davenport.

Class 1B

Player of the Year -- Esther Timofeyev, MH, Moses Lake Christian.

Coach of the Year -- Sandy Martin, LaCrosse-Washtucna.

First team

Hitters -- Esther Timofeyev, Moses Lake Christian; Shayla Nagel, Neah Bay; Shyanne Wilson, Northport; Janessa Reynvaan, Wishkah Valley; Kelly Zimmer, LaCrosse-Washtucna.

Setters -- Kali Fargher, Klickitat; Abby Bangs, Sunnyside Christian; Gladys Martinez, LaCrosse-Washtucna.

Libero -- Trisha Luft, St. John-Endicott.

Second team

Hitters -- Jewel Gamboa, Wilbur-Creston; Laura Williams, Crescent; Emily PostVanderBurg, Lopez.

Setter -- Carly Sansom, Lake Quinault.

Libero -- Alicea Scott, Mary M. Knight.

Honorable mention

Hitters -- Kadee McCanna, St. John-Endicott; Katelynn Clinton, Bickleton; Samantha Brewer, Klickitat.

Libero -- Kelsey Dorman, Touchet.