WPIAL well-represented on Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association girls all-state teams
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | 12:41 PM
WPIAL players were well-represented on the all-state girls volleyball teams released Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association.
North Allegheny placed four on the Class 4A team — senior libero Avery Butcher, senior outside hitter Marin Dunaway, senior right side Jamie Frisco and senior outside hitter Kyra Schmidt.
The Tigers swept District 1 champion Unionville on Nov. 18 at Cumberland Valley to claim their seventh consecutive PIAA crown.
State Class 3A runner-up Hampton is represented by all-state selections in senior libero Avery Koontz, sophomore setter Lilly Muczinski and senior outside hitter Emmy Schrom.
WPIAL Class 2A champion and PIAA semifinalist Beaver features all-state selections in senior outside hitter Chloe List and sophomore middle hitter Kailyn Connelly.
Schrom now is a three-time all-state honoree, while List, Seneca Valley senior middle hitter Olivia Congdon, Pine-Richland sophomore setter Isabelle Hoppe, Oakland Catholic senior middle hitter Riley Samuel, Freeport senior middle hitter Josie Russo and Quaker Valley senior right side hitter Annica Kagle are recognized for the second time.
Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association
All-State Girls Volleyball Teams
WPIAL selections
Class 4A
Avery Butcher, senior, libero, North Allegheny
Natalie Carr, sophomore, outside hitter, Canon-McMillan
*Olivia Congdon, senior, middle hitter, Seneca Valley
Ella Dindak, senior, setter, Penn-Trafford
Marin Dunaway, senior, outside hitter, North Allegheny
Jamie Frisco senior, right side, North Allegheny
Kali Holmes, sophomore, outside hitter, Peters Township
*Isabelle Hoppe, sophomore, setter, Pine-Richland
Kyra Schmidt, senior, outside hitter, North Allegheny
Bria Stepp, senior, setter, Seneca Valley
Grace Triebsch, senior, middle hitter, Upper St. Clair
Abby Tucker, junior, middle hitter, Canon-McMillan
Class 3A
Lali Allensworth, senior, middle hitter, Armstrong
Elena Esquivel, senior, setter, Oakland Catholic
Mia Fox, senior, outside hitter, Thomas Jefferson
Avery Koontz, senior, libero, Hampton
Ella Koziara, junior, outside hitter, North Catholic
Juliette Leroux, sophomore, middle hitter, South Fayette
Kennady Martindale, junior, middle hitter, Montour
Lilly Muczinski, sophomore, setter, Hampton
*Riley Samuel, senior, middle hitter, Oakland Catholic
**Emmy Schrom, senior, outside hitter, Hampton
Alex Sepcic, senior, libero, North Catholic
Class 2A
Nora Kate Gavin, senior, outside hitter, Avonworth
*Chloe List, senior, outside hitter, Beaver
Kaitlyn Connelly, sophomore, middle hitter, Beaver
Claire Noble, senior, outside hitter, Ellwood City
*Josie Russo, senior, middle hitter, Freeport
Alaina Whitlinger, junior, outside hitter, Freeport
*Annica Kagle, senior, right side, Quaker Valley
Vanessa Pickett, junior, setter, Quaker Valley
Morgan O’Brien, senior, setter, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Elyse Lenhart, senior, setter, Shenango
Class A
Ashlyn Black, sophomore, right side, Greensburg Central Catholic
Cassidy Trahan, junior, libero, Serra Catholic
Clare Ruffing, junior, middle hitter, Bishop Canevin
Emerson Trahan, senior, setter, Serra Catholic
Gracen Hartman, junior, outside hitter/setter, Frazier
Jade Bailey, senior, setter, Bishop Canevin
Jordynn Carter, junior, setter/right side, Carlynton
Kasie Meek, senior, outside hitter, West Greene
*Two-time honoree
**Three-time honoree
Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.
Tags: Armstrong, Avonworth, Beaver, Bishop Canevin, Canon-McMillan, Carlynton, Ellwood City, Frazier, Freeport, Greensburg C.C., Hampton, Montour, North Allegheny, North Catholic, Oakland Catholic, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Quaker Valley, Seneca Valley, Serra Catholic, Shenango, South Fayette, Thomas Jefferson, Upper St. Clair, West Greene
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