WPIAL volleyball all-section teams announced
Waynesburg Central鈥檚 Emma Robinson prepares to deliver one of her 25 kills against Carmichaels during a Section 3-AA volleyball match in Waynesburg. Robinson was selected to the All-Section first team. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
Carmichaels鈥� Emma Hyatt pushes the ball back over the net against Wayneburg Central during a Section 3-AA volleyball match in Waynesburg. Hyatt was selected to the All-Section first team. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
Waynesburg Central, Carmichaels and Frazier were the top three teams in Section 3-AA this season, and the three squads dominated the all-section squad.
Waynesburg Central鈥檚 Sarah Stephenson (Soph., RH), Cayla Rush (Sr., S/OH), and Emma Robinson (Sr., OH), Frazier鈥檚 Jensyn Hartman (Soph., S/OH) and Kaelyn Shaporka (Sr., OH), Beth-Center鈥檚 Noelle Hunter (Sr., MH), Carmichaels鈥� Emma Hyatt (Sr., MH), Sydney Kuis (Sr., Libero), and Alexandra McGee (Sr., S), and Southmoreland鈥檚 Delaynie Morvosh (Jr., MH) all earned first-team honors.
Named to the second team were Waynesburg鈥檚 Riley Bowers (Sr., MH), Paige Jones (Jr., DS), and Emma Holaren (Sr., S/DS), Frazier鈥檚 Jordin Brundege (Sr., Libero) and Alexis Lovis (Sr., S), Carmichaels鈥� Emma Holaren (Sr., S/DS) and Nicole Ludrosky (Sr., OH), Beth-Center鈥檚 Alissa Minerd (Sr., OH/L) and Jen Zelenick (Sr., OH), Charleroi鈥檚 Isabella Panasko (Jr., OH), and Southmoreland鈥檚 Gracie Spadero (Jr., OH/S).
Southmoreland鈥檚 Lizzy Albright (Jr., S/DS) and Emma Mullett (Sr., OH), Charleroi鈥檚 Faith Martin (Sr., MH), Sarahgrace Porter (Jr., OH) and Kellie Reed (Jr., Libero), Brownsville鈥檚 Martele Nuckels (Jr., RH) and Emma Seto (Jr., MH), Beth-Center鈥檚 Anna Sloan (Sr., OH) and Zoey Sussan (Sr., S), and Frazier鈥檚 Makenna Stefancik (Sr., DS) were all named to the third team.
Laurel Highlands was rewarded for strong play in Section 3-AAA with Bella Buwawa (Jr., MH), Alison Humberston (Sr., OH), Shannon Watkins (Sr., S), and Maddie Wheeler (Sr., Libero) on the first team, and Morgan Wheeler (Soph., MH) was named to the second team.
Elizabeth Forward鈥檚 Kaitlin Fournier (Sr., MH) and Sara McCall (Sr., S) were named to the Section 3-AAA first team, Briana Sersevic (Sr., Libero) and Giana Tour (Sr., MH) on the second team, and third-team honors to Skyler Shuben (Jr., OH).
Albert Gallatin鈥檚 Elizabeth Murtha (Jr., MH) and Laney Wilson (Soph., MH) were honored on the Section 3-AAA first team. Autumn Switalski (Sr., DS) was on the second team, and Kennedy Felio (Soph., S) was named to the third team.
Section 3-AAA second-team honors went to Belle Vernon鈥檚 Gianna Anderson (Soph., Libero), Uniontown鈥檚 Briana Girard (Sr., MH) and Tyannah Eddings (Sr., S), and Yough鈥檚 Savannah Manns (Sr., S). Belle Vernon鈥檚 Kristen Brooks (Sr., RH) and Ally Sedlack (Jr., OH), Uniontown鈥檚 Cassidy Vansickle (Sr., OH), and Yough鈥檚 Kayleah Glesk (Sr., Libero), Kaylynn Odelli (Sr., OH), and Maria Vanyo (Jr., MH) were named to the third team.
West Greene鈥檚 Elizabeth Brudnock (Sr., MH) and Jersey Wise (Sr., RH), Mapletown鈥檚 Ella Menear (Soph., OH), and California鈥檚 Elaina Nicholson (Sr., OH), Tayla Pascoe (Jr., OH/DS), and Ca鈥橫ari Walden (Sr., MH) were honored on the Section 2-A first team.
Receiving second-team honors were Jefferson-Morgan鈥檚 Abbie Ankrom (Sr., Libero), Mapletown鈥檚 Macee Cree (Jr., S), California鈥檚 Jordyn Cruse (Jr., DS) and Jenna DeFranco (Sr., DS), Geibel Catholic鈥檚 Makenzie Garred (Jr., S/DS), and West Greene鈥檚 London Whipkey (Soph., OH) and Mackenzie Wise (Soph., MH).
Named to the third team were Jefferson-Morgan鈥檚 Nevaeh Dudas (Jr., S), Anna Uveges (Soph., OH), and Madison Wright (Jr., OH), Mapletown鈥檚 Riley Pekar (Soph., Libero) and Krista Wilson (Soph., OH), California鈥檚 Mylaina Pendo (Sr., MH), West Greene鈥檚 Sophia Plock (Soph., OH), and Geibel Catholic鈥檚 Taylor Ramsey (Sr., OH) and Maia Stevenson (Soph., OH).
Ringgold鈥檚 Kaiden Bubash (Sr., Libero) earned second-team honors and Zoey Mundorff (Soph., MH) was on the third team in Section 2-AAA.
Meghan Tennant (Sr., MH) represented Bentworth on the Section 4-A first team, and teammate Grace Skerbetz (Soph., OH/DS) earned second-team honors.