Local volleyball players pick up all-region, all-state honors
Local high school volleyball players recently received postseason honors following the release of all the all-regional and all-state teams by the Missouri High School Volleyball Coaches Association.
Topping the list of local honorees was Advance junior Alanis Below in Class 1, who was the only local athlete named to both the all-regional and all-state first teams. Below helped lead the Hornets to their first district title since 2012, dethroning five-time defending district champion and SCAA Conference foe Bernie in the process. Senior teammate Brylee Morse was named to the all-regional first team and received an all-state honorable mention nod. Advance fell to Lesterville in three sets in the first round of the Class 1 state sectionals and ended its season with a record of 27-9-2.
St. Vincent junior Jackie Verseman was also named to the all-regional first team and all-state second team. Verseman was a key force on the court for the Indians, whose season came to an end at the hands of perennial powerhouse Valle Catholic in the Class 1 District 4 championship match. The Warriors went on to take second place at the Class 1 state tournament, falling to Northland Christian School in the championship game. St. Vincent finished its season with a record of 16-21-1.
Woodland’s Krista Rhodes was the only local player to receive honors in Class 2. The junior was named to all-regional first team and honorable mention all-state. Rhodes was instrumental in Woodland’s success as the Cardinals closed out their season at 20-11-3 and took second place in the Class 2 District 2 tournament, losing in the title match to SCAA Conference rival Bloomfield.
In Class 3, Notre Dame senior Sam Brennan was bestowed with all-regional first team and all-state second team honors. The Bulldogs’ season was cut short in the District 1 tournament, losing to Dexter in the semifinals and finishing at 26-8-4 on the year. Perryville sophomore Camryn Baer rounded out the list of local recipients, garnering all-regional first team and all-state honorable mention. The Pirates fell to Dexter for the District 1 championship and wrapped up their season with a record of 20-13-4.
Dexter junior Krysten Garrison received all-regional and all-state first team honors in Class 3. The Bearcats clinched the District 1 championship and downed Rosati-Kain in the first round of the Class 3 sectionals before dropping a three-set match to Lutheran South, the team that went on to win the Class 3 state championship, in the quarterfinals.
ALL-REGION
CLASS 1
First Team
Sydni Basler (Valle Catholic)
Lainey Bauman (Valle Catholic)
Alanis Below (Advance)
Brilee Henson (Bismarck)
Kayla Johnston (Bismarck)
Mya Middleton (Lesterville)
Brylee Morse (Advance)
Jackie Verseman (St. Vincent)
Second Team
Hannah Bahr (Valle Catholic)
Madi Dugal (Bismarck)
Madison Keeling (Eminence)
Bailey Myers (Lesterville)
Taylor Siebert (Valle Catholic)
Mariah Smith (Eminence)
Wendy Smith (Eminence)
Maggie Vert (Lesterville)
Riley Wolk (Valle Catholic)
Honorable Mention
Kyla Beel (Leopold)
Savannah Conner (Eminence)
Addie Curtis (Advance)
Jadyn Fitzgerald (Lesterville)
Peggy Halbert (Viburnum)
Molly Myers (St. Vincent)
Kinsley Payne (Viburnum)
Kimberly Rolen (Eminence)
Roz Schrader (Advance)
Sydney Williams (Eminence)
Jenna Winkler (St. Vincent)
CLASS 2
First Team
Bailey Below (Bloomfield)
Macey Browers (Arcadia Valley)
Emma Grimshaw (St. Pius X-Festus)
Brianna Landrum (Arcadia Valley)
Shelby Meyer (St. Pius X-Festus)
Carley Nicholson (St. Pius X-Festus)
Jena Otec (St. Pius X-Festus)
Krista Rhodes (Woodland)
Second Team
Megan Blair (West County)
Jewel Chism (Bloomfield)
Madison Cover (Woodland)
Emma Rinacke (Woodland)
Sophia Hancock (Puxico)
Hannah Pierce (Puxico)
Kaley Roper (Bloomfield)
Nicole Roper (Bloomfield)
Sydney Weik (Jefferson-Festus)
Holly Welker (Jefferson-Festus)
CLASS 3
First Team
Camryn Baer (Perryville)
Sam Brennan (Notre Dame-Cape Girardeau)
Raylyn Dodd (Fredericktown)
Katie Duncan (Windsor-Imperial)
Krysten Garrison (Dexter)
Madison Reynolds (Ste. Genevieve)
Sydney Spears (Perryville)
Bailee Williams (Dexter)
Second Team
Kayla Bailey (Windsor-Imperial)
Bria Garmon (Festus)
Maci Hotop (Perryville)
Allyson Jansen (Notre Dame-Cape Girardeau)
Addie Kruse (Dexter)
Maddie McClintock (Notre Dame-Cape Girardeau)
Alex Tinnin (Festus)
Taylor Weber (Perryville)
Honorable Mention
RaeAnne Andrews (Herculaneum)
Marianna Below (Notre Dame-Cape Girardeau)
Taylor Duncan (Windsor-Imperial)
Megann Finley (Potosi)
Grace Lassing (Festus)
Ally Moore (Windsor-Imperial)
Avery Reed (Ste. Genevieve)
Lexi Welter (Notre Dame-Cape Girardeau)
CLASS 4
First Team
Malary Burger (Jackson)
Kara Dunn (Hillsboro)
Ainslee Finch (Farmington)
Hannah Hunt (Jackson)
Kasia Kaiser (Farmington)
Olivia Nash (Sikeston)
Lauren Rowland (Poplar Bluff)
Hannah Wilson (Jackson)
Second Team
Lindsey Barton (Hillsboro)
Annie Ensor (Sikeston)
Haley Graven (Farmington)
Kylie Hardin (DeSoto)
Kaitlyn Harris (Poplar Bluff)
Morgan Merrill (Sikeston)
Shauna Patterson (Hillsboro)
Hannah Vaughn (Poplar Bluff)
Honorable Mention
Kiley Bess (Poplar Bluff)
Kelsey Davidson (DeSoto)
Katelyn Theiss (DeSoto)
ALL-STATE
CLASS 1
First Team
Hannah Bahr, sr., Valle Catholic
Lainey Bauman, so., Valle Catholic
Alanis Below, jr., Advance
Emma Engelbrecht, jr., New Haven
Brilee Henson, sr., Bismarck
Madison Keeling, jr., Lesterville
Elizabeth Kruse, jr., Northland Christian
Sadie Limbach, jr., Santa Fe
Kate Ruediger, jr., New Haven
Taylor Siebert, jr., Valle Catholic
Rachel Sturdivant, jr., Northland Christian
Second Team
Sydni Basler, jr., Valle Catholic
Madisyn Bridges, jr., Green Ridge
Anna Callis, sr., Sacred Heart
Kayla Johnston, sr., Bismarck
Emily Killian, sr., Wheaton
Tess Phillips, sr., Mound City
Rebekah Rothacher, jr., Northland Christian
Wendy Smith, jr., Eminence
Kendal Thomason, sr., Winona
Jackie Verseman, jr., St. Vincent
Honorable Mention
Adia Eberle, sr., Midway
Emily Gire, sr., Lutheran (Kansas City)
Geneva McGrath, sr., Osceola
Brylee Morse, sr., Advance
Ashley Schroeder, sr., Stover
Maggie Vert, sr., Lesterville
Hannah Wilhoit, sr., Sacred Heart
Riley Wolk, jr., Valle Catholic
CLASS 2
First Team
Emma Grenshaw, jr., St. Pius X (Festus)
Shelby Meyer, sr., St. Pius X (Festus)
Carley Nicholson, jr., St. Pius X (Festus)
Jena Otec, sr., St. Pius X (Festus)
Shannon Peters, sr., St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia)
Chloe Rear, jr., Strafford
Brenley Steams, sr., Liberty (Mountain View)
Kaileigh Tyree, sr., Hermann
Rylie Vote, sr., Strafford
Second Team
Macey Browers, so., Arcadia Valley
Jewel Chism, jr., Bloomfield
Brooke Conway, sr., Liberty (Mountain View)
Alaina Findley, so., Fair Grove
Kate Manganar, sr., Bishop LeBlond
Tess Schamuth, jr., Hermann
Allison Sties, so., Hermann
Megan Werdenhausen, sr., Fatima
Honorable Mention
Piper Francis, so., Liberty (Mountain View)
Bailey Gilbert, jr., Mid-Buchanan
Sommer Herner, jr., Bishop LeBlond
Brianna Landrum, sr., Arcadia Valley
Gracie Morton, sr., Strafford
Krista Rhodes, jr., Woodland
Grace Stumbaugh, sr., St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia)
Anna Walley, sr., Adrian
CLASS 3
First Team
Audrey Arand, sr., St. Francis Borgia
Samantha Brinkmann, sr., Lutheran South
Krysten Garrison, jr., Dexter
Logan Gish, jr., Pleasant Hill
Birdie Hendrickson, fr., Logan-Rogersville
Hannah Hendrickson, sr., Logan-Rogersville
Paige Johnson, sr., Pleasant Hill
Leketor Member-Meneh, sr., Lutheran South
Alexis Oetterer, sr., St. Francis Borgia
Elizabeth Orf, sr., Villa Duchesne
Second Team
Hannah Borchelt, jr., Helias Catholic
Sam Brennan, sr., Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
Regan Bruns, jr., Helias Catholic
Katie Duncan, sr., Windsor (Imperial)
Morgan Gish, so., Pleasant Hill
Paige Lynn, so., St. Francis Borgia
Allison Maxwell, sr., Blair Oaks
McKenna Miller, jr., Logan-Rogersville
Ellie Rockers, so., Helias Catholic
Livie Sandt, so., Lutheran South
Tori Vogt, sr., Lutheran (St. Charles)
Abigail Welther, sr., Pleasant Hill
Honorable Mention
Camryn Baer, so., Perryville
Koty Cooper, sr., East Newton
Katie Pearson, sr., St. Pius X (Kansas City)
Madison Reynolds, sr., Ste. Genevieve
Anna Wolf, jr., Bolivar
CLASS 4
First Team
Genna Berg, sr., Blue Springs South
Gabby Blossom, jr., St. Joseph’s Academy
Kennedy Cordia, sr., Francis Howell
Hannah Flowers, sr., Lafayette (Wildwood)
Hannah Grunsfelder, sr., St. Joseph’s Academy
Mikayla Hardy, sr., Francis Howell
Sydney Holt, sr., Eureka
Emelie Orlando, jr., Lafayette (Wildwood)
Macey Putt, jr., Ozark
Allison Sadler, sr., Park Hill South
Jacque Smith, sr., St. Teresa’s Academy
Gabrielle Wimes, sr., St. Teresa’s Academy
Second Team
Miranda Ahlers, sr., Eureka
Amelia Flynn, jr., Timberland
Merry Gebel, jr., Lafayette (Wildwood)
Lexi Johnson, sr., Ozark
Mary Keller, sr., St. Teresa’s Academy
Jamie Poppen, sr., Parkway West
Hallie Sidney, sr., Marquette
Kara Steele, sr., Kirkwood
Molly Taylor, sr., Ozark
Marisa Tomek, sr., St. Joseph’s Academy
Annika Welty, jr., Park Hill South
Emma Witter, sr., Francis Howell
Honorable Mention
Molly Bird, sr., St. Teresa’s Academy
Meghan Cantwell, jr., Cor Jesu Academy
Andi Elley, sr., Park Hill South
Kaelyn Faria, sr., Kickapoo
Kara Finkbiner, jr., Willard
Gretchen Graf, jr., Nerinx Hall
Camryn Gregston, sr., Blue Springs South
Alex Haffner, sr., Lee’s Summit North
Brooke Reed, sr., Blue Springs
Emily Rehagen, so., Timberland
Kiley Tiller, sr., Carthage
Maddie Wingert, sr., Blue Springs