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Coaches select honor squads for Class AA, A and B volleyball

roger merriam, watertown public opinion
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Here are the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association's 2023 All-State teams (Stats for some players were not available):

Class AA

First Team

Gabi Zachariasen, Harrisburg, 6-0, so., OH (529 kills, 238 digs)

Macie Malchow, SF Washington, 5-10 sr., S (925 assists, 245 digs, 62 aces)

Linnea Nesheim, SF Lincoln, 5-10, sr. OH (248 kills, 45 aces, 223 digs)

Maggie Meister, Harrisburg, 5-7, jr., L (530 digs, 40 aces)

Presly Pastian, SF Jefferson, 5-6, sr., S (798 assists, 217 digs)

Emery Thury, Watertown, 5-8, jr., OH (375 kills, 53 aces, 303 digs)

Kyra Hermanson, O'Gorman, 5-10, jr., S (614 assists, 119 kills, 189 digs)

Taryn Kirsch, SF Washington, 5-10, jr. L (522 digs, 68 aces, 104 assists)

Sioux Falls Jefferson's Cora Hokenstad digs the ball during the third-place match against O'Gorman in the state Class AA volleyball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.
Sioux Falls Jefferson's Cora Hokenstad digs the ball during the third-place match against O'Gorman in the state Class AA volleyball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.

Second Team

Cora Hokenstad, SF Jefferson, 5-5, sr., DS (420 digs)

Camille McDermott, Yankton, 5-8, sr., S (676 assists, 289 digs, 58 aces, 85 kills)

Grace Kuch, Aberdeen Central, 6-0, sr., OH (206 kills,183 digs)

Reese Terwilliger, Pierre, 5-11, sr., MH

Maria Bouman, Spearfish, 5-11, sr., MH (293 kills, 110 blocks, 124 digs)

Josalyn Samuels, Harrisburg, 6-0, 8th S (1,054 assists, 191 digs)

Hamtyn Heinz, Huron, 5-8, sr., S

Sioux Falls Christian's Brietta Tims (right) and Lavin Maddox go for the dig during a Class A first-round match against Lennox in the state high school volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.
Sioux Falls Christian's Brietta Tims (right) and Lavin Maddox go for the dig during a Class A first-round match against Lennox in the state high school volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.

Class A

First Team

Addisen Barber, SF Christian, 5-9, jr. S (1,053 assists, 51 aces, 195 digs)

Tevin Erickson, Elkton-Lake Benton, 5-9, sr., S (847 assists, 56 aces, 443 digs)

Macy Koupal, Wagner, 5-9, sr., S (946 assists, 67 aces, 282 digs)

Audrey Nelson, Madison, 6-1, sr., MH (465 kills, 104 blocks, 284 digs)

Sidney Oostra, SF Christian, 5-11, sr., OH (364 kills, 45 blocks, 303 digs)

Sophi Randall, Dell Rapids, 5-11, jr. S (922 assists, 219 digs, 53 aces, 57 blocks. 126 kills)

Karly VanDerWerff, Platte-Geddes, 5-10, sr. MH-RS (455 kills, 393 digs, 79 blocks)

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Second Team

Madelynn Henry, Dell Rapids, 5-11, fr., OH (445 kills, 46 aces, 214 digs)

Dani Highum, Lennox, 5-10, sr., OH (359 kills, 303 digs)

Faith King, RCChristian, 5-9, so., OH-S (631 assists, 322 kills, 44 aces)

Jolie Palmer, Miller, 5-5, so. L (71 aces, 635digs)

Mataya Ward, Belle Fourche, 5-10, sr., OH (498 kills, 86 aces, 359 digs)

Dell Rapids' Madelynn Henry spikes the ball against Platte-Geddes' Baleigh Nachtigal during a Class A first-round match in the state high school volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.
Dell Rapids' Madelynn Henry spikes the ball against Platte-Geddes' Baleigh Nachtigal during a Class A first-round match in the state high school volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.

Honorable Mention

Kenzy Beare, Estelline-Hendricks, 5-11, sr. MH (530 kills, 60 blocks, 238 digs)

Ana Egge, RC Christian, 6-0, sr., OH (436 kills, 76 aces, 436 digs)

Charley Henderson, Mobridge-Pollock, 5-9, jr., OH-MH (48 aces, 319 kills, 78 blocks, 141 digs)

Bentlee Kollbaum, Elk Point-Jefferson, 5-11, jr., OH

Lavin Maddox, SF Christian, 5-3, sr. L (362 digs, 83 assists)

Macy Plucker, Canton, 5-8, jr., OH

Class B

First Team

Ava Nilsson, Warner, 6-0, sr., S (936 assists, 57 blocks, 208 digs)

Kailee Frank, Burke, 5-9, jr. OH (437 kills, 388 digs)

Lily Van Hal, Chester, 5-8, so., S-OH (260 kills, 97 aces, 275 digs, 825 assists)

Lauren Marcuson, Warner, 5-7, sr., OH (372 kills, 362 digs)

Ashley Haven, Northwestern, 5-11, so., MH (441 kills, 60 aces, 353 digs, 70 blocks)

Chester's Addison Bates spikes the ball against two Faulkton Area defenders including Carley Cotton (1) during a Class B first-round match in the state high school volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.
Chester's Addison Bates spikes the ball against two Faulkton Area defenders including Carley Cotton (1) during a Class B first-round match in the state high school volleyball tournament on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in the Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.

Second Team

Presley Knecht, Castlewood, 5-10, sr., OGH (519 kills, 347 digs)

Daniela Lee, Colman-Egan, 5-6, sr., MH-RS (361 kills, 83 blocks, 565 digs)

Addison Melius, Faulkton Area, 5-10, sr. OH (382 kills, 50 aces, 514 digs)

Katelyn Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare, 6-0, jr., OH (380 kills, 412 digs)

Addison Bates, Chester, 6-0, sr. MH-MB (241 kills, 75 blocks)

Lainey Uttecht, Wolsey-Wessington, 5-6, sr., OH (251 kills, 579 digs, 50 aces)

Kyleigh Schopp, Warner, 5-11, jr., MH (414 kills, 92 blocks)

Honorable Mention

TyAnn Mortenson, Faith, 5-10, jr., MH

Carley Cotton, Faulkton Area, 5-7, jr., OH (374 kills, 574 digs, 57 aces)

Courtney Sees, Avon, 5-6, sr., OH (422 kills, 513 digs)

Kailynn Dorris, Wolsey-Wessington, 5-11, sr., OH-MH (465 kills, 277 digs, 57 aces)

Elle Johnson, Burke, 5-4, sr., L (607 digs, 82 assists)

Alyn Spry, Philip, 5-4, sr., L

Tatum Beckman, SF Lutheran, 5-10, fr., S-OH (337 assists, 370 kills, 224 digs, 81 aces)

REPEAT SELECTIONS

• 2022 — Class AA (Malchow and Meister, second team); Class A (Ward and Erickson, first team; Nelson and VanDerWerff, second team; and Barber, honorable mention); Class B (Nilsson, Lee and Van Hal, first team; Melius, Marcuson and Mortenson, second team; and Schroeder, Frank and Spry, honorable mention).

• 2021 — Class A (Nelson, first team; Erickson, second team; Ward, honorable mention); Class B (Nilsson and VanDerWerff, first team and Schroeder, honorable mention.

• 2020 — Class B (Nilsson, first team).

• 2019 — Class B (Nilsson, first team).

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