Area players named to Schuylkill League volleyball all-star team
A number of area volleyball players have been named to the Schuylkill League volleyball all-star team.
Four of them, three from Marian, were named to the First Team, while others received Second Team or Honorable Mention honors.
Maddy Davis and Kali Grochowski, both seniors for the Fillies, were selected to the Division 1 squad. Davis made the team as an outside hitter/middle hitter, while Grochowski is also an outside hitter. Marian sophomore Joelle Currie also earned a spot on the First Team as a setter.
The other area athlete to gain a First Team nod came in Division 2, where Panther Valley senior Jaelynn Browdy was selected at outside hitter.
The Panthers also had one of their players make the Division 1 Second Team — sophomore outside hitter Kathryn Breslin. She was joined by two other area players, both from Tamaqua. The Raiders’ Madison Schock, a senior, was named as a setter while junior middle hitter Millie Black was also recognized.
Also making the Second Team in Division 2 was Marian’s Addy Marek, a junior middle hitter.
Schuylkill League Volleyball
All-Star Teams
Division 1
Co-Players of the Year
Megan Yost, senior, S, Pottsville; Anna Burke, senior, MH, Pottsville.
First Team
Rhyan Brennan, senior, OH, Pottsville; Jaelynn Browdy, senior, OH, Panther Valley; Lily Flynn, senior, MH, Pine Grove; Payton Harris, senior, S, Pine Grove; Ava Kowalchick, senior, MH, Mahanoy Area; Alexa Marshall, junior, OH, Blue Mountain; Ava Schwartz, senior, OH, Pottsville.
Second Team
Millie Black, junior, MH, Tamaqua; Kathryn Breslin, sophomore, OH, Panther Valley; Tess Krasnay, senior, L, Blue Mountain; Samantha Price, senior, S, Mahanoy Area; Yehlinna Reyes, senior, L, Mahanoy Area; Lexi Samelko, senior, S, North Schuylkill; Madison Schock, senior, S, Tamaqua.
Honorable Mention
Danika Blazosky, junior, OH, Panther Valley; Bella Cherry, sophomore, L, Lourdes; Addison Daubert, senior, OH/S, Pine Grove; Ceira Kline, junior, L, Pottsville; Aubrey Krevinas, sophomore, MH, North Schuylkill; Zoe Leibensperger, senior, MH/OH, Blue Mountain; Mady Ryan, sophomore, MH, Mahanoy Area.
Division 2
Co-Players of the Year
Kirra Klinger, senior, L, Tri-Valley; Faith Melocheck, senior, OH, Tri-Valley.
First Team
Joelle Currie, sophomore, S, Marian; Maddy Davis, senior, OH/MH, Marian; Kali Grochowski, senior, OH, Marian; Lexi Lesher, senior, MH, Tri-Valley; Finley McNamara, senior, MH, Nativity; Emily Miller, senior, L, Williams Valley; Addison Ricard, senior, S, Nativity; Brittany Tufts, junior, S, Shenandoah Valley.
Second Team
Kylie Clemmer, senior, OH, Tri-Valley; Jasmine Concepcion, senior, S, Minersville; Hayley Fenlason, senior, MH, Williams Valley; Lydia Hartz, senior, L, Schuylkill Haven; Addy Marek, junior, MH, Marian; Amara Miller, senior, L, Nativity; Aubrie Monaghan, senior, OH, Shenandoah Valley; Madison Purcell, senior, OPP, Nativity.
Honorable Mention
Isabella Balance, junior, L, Minersville; Jocelyn Chagolla, sophomore, OH, Shenandoah Valley; Summer Cupsta, senior, OPP, Tri-Valley; Valeria Hernandez, senior, L, Shenandoah Valley; Molly Holiday, freshman, MH, Nativity; Mackenzie Miller, junior, S/DS, Williams Valley; Kenzie Tobin, senior, S, Tri-Valley; Olivia Witmer, senior, MH, Tri-Valley.