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2019 Mirror girls volleyball all-stars

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski The 2019 Altoona Mirror High School Girls Volleyball All-Stars are (from left): First row—Everett’s Aly Daley and Ashlyn Hicks, Hollidaysburg’s Morgan O’Neill, Regan Ferguson, Allison Barton and Isabella George. Second row—Central Cambria’s Cassidy Bezek, Northern Cambria’s Autumn Donatelli, Bishop Carroll’s Sara Muriceak, Bedford’s Raquel Imler, Tyrone’s Makenna Bauer and Altoona’s Julia Savino. Third row—Altoona’s Anna Batrus, Bishop Carroll’s Mara Yahner, Central Cambria’s Maggie Kudlawiec and Liz Bopp, Cambria Heights’ Emily Henry, Bishop Guilfoyle’s Lyzee Wilson, Altoona’s Ireland McClellan and Glendale’s Olivia Reese.

FIRST TEAM

Allison Barton, Hollidaysburg, sr., middle blocker: PVCA first team Class 3A all-star for District 6 … Helped Hollidaysburg to District 6 3A championship … Led team in kills with 136 with a .275 hitting percentage and was one of Hollidaysburg top offensive threats.

Anna Batrus, Altoona, jr., libero/defensive specialist: First team all-star for PVCA District 6 and Independent League … The two-year starter was team captain in 2019 … Second on team with 264 digs and points with 146 while passing 2.31 on 436 attempts … Career totals: 319 digs and 150 points … Plays club volleyball for Horseshoe Volleyball Club.

Makenna Bauer, Tyrone, jr., outside hitter: PVCA all-district first team for District 6. … Second team All-Mountain League … Led team in kills in all District 6 2A playoff games with 20 against Penn Cambria, 16 against Cambria Heights and 16 against Central Cambria … Plays club volleyball for Horseshoe Volleyball Club.

Cass Bezek, Central Cambria, sr., libero: A PVCA District 6 first team all-star in 2019… Recorded 572 digs this season for a career total of 1,174, setting a new school record … Also recorded 70 aces this season.

Liz Bopp, Central Cambria, sr., middle blocker: Was PVCA District 6 second team All-Star in 2017, and first team all-star in 2018 and 2019 … PVCA all-state selection in 2018 … Recorded 210 blocks this season and 445 career blocks, both single-season and school records … Also recorded 395 kills this season with 891 career kills … Plays club volleyball for Ridgetop VBC Volleyball Club. … Mirror honorable mention the last two years.

Aly Daley, Everett, jr., middle hitter: A PVCA two-time all-District, Inter-County Conference and Bedford County first team all-star … Three year starter … Led team in kills, blocks and aces … Career stats: 664 kills, 215 blocks, 322 points and 125 aces … Played past two club volleyball seasons for Horseshoe Volleyball Club. … Mirror honorable mention last year.

Autumn Donatelli, Northern Cambria, sr., outside hitter: A PVCA all-district first team selection … Led Northern Cambria to back-to-back PIAA state championships and a District 6 championship … Recognized for strong serve receive and defense … Plays club volleyball for Colts Volleyball Club. … Mirror honorable mention last year.

Camryn Dumm, Northern Cambria, jr., setter: Selected to PVCA all-district first team for District 6 as a sophomore and a junior … All-state selection as a sophomore and a junior … Led Northern Cambria to back-to-back PIAA state championships and a District 6 championship … NC softball underclassman award … Plays club volleyball for Colts Volleyball Club. … Three-time Mirror First-Team All Star.

Reagan Ferguson, Hollidaysburg, sr., setter: PVCA first team all-star for District 6 3A … Known for distributing sets with four hitters with more than 120 kills … Assist total for this year was 493 … Only called for nine double hits in more than 1,000 attempts.

Isabella George, Hollidaysburg, jr., middle blocker: A PVCA first team all-star for District 6 Class 3A … Helped team to D6-3A championship with win over Somerset … Led team in hitting percentage with .293 and blocking with 27 blocks … Known for her reliable hitting … Plays club volleyball with Horseshoe Volleyball Club.

Emily Henry, Cambria Heights, sr., middle blocker: PVCA first team District 6 2A all-star and Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference all-star … PVCA D6 second team all-star as a junior … Three-year letterwinner in volleyball and basketball and for two years in track … Led team with 273 kills, 113 points, 33 aces and 122 digs … Played club volleyball for Horseshoe Volleyball Club. … Mirror honorable mention last year.

Ashlyn Hicks, Everett, so., setter: PVCA all-district first team selection for District 5-2A … Two-year starter … Career totals: 851 assists, 287 points and 46 aces … Inter-County Conference and Bedford County first-team all-star … Also plays basketball.

Maggie Hogan, Northern Cambria, jr., outside hitter: A three-time Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association first team District 6 all star … Named to the PVCA all-state team as a junior, sophomore and freshman … Led Northern Cambria to back-to-back PIAA state championships and a District 6 championship … Won NC underclassmen volleyball award as a sophomore and a junior … Plays club volleyball for Pittsburgh Revolution Volleyball Club. … Three-time Mirror First-Team All Star.

Raquel Imler, Bedford, jr., setter/hitter: PVCA District 5 first-team all-star… Bedford Gazette first-team all-star. … Season statistics were 305 assists, 50 aces, 138 service points and 186 digs. … Plays club volleyball with Horseshoe Volleyball Club.

Maggie Kudlawiec, Central Cambria, sr., outside hitter: PVCA District 6 first team all-star in 2019 … Recorded 285 kills and 398 digs this season with a .373 hitting percentage … Plays club volleyball for Ridgetop VBC Volleyball Club.

Natalie Lippincott, Bedford, so., setter/hitter: PVCA District 5 first-team all-star. … Bedford Gazette second-team all-star. … Season statistics were 154 kills, 216 assists, 173 service points and 233 digs. … Plays club volleyball with Ridgetop Storm Volleyball Club.

Ireland McClellan, Altoona, sr., middle hitter: A three-time PVCA District 4A and Independent League first team all-star … Led team in kills (259), blocks (92) and hitting percentage (.327) … Career statistics: 582 kills, 267 blocks and 131 points … Three-year starter and team captain in 2019 … Plays club volleyball for Horseshoe Volleyball Club. … Mirror First-Team All-Star as a junior.

Sara Muriceak, Bishop Carroll, sr., setter: A Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association District 6 first team all-star in 2019 … Recorded 1,062 career assists … Season statistics: 749 assists, 104 service points and 271 digs … Plays club volleyball for Invasion Volleyball Club.

Morgan O’Neill, Hollidaysburg, sr., libero: First team all-star for PVCA all-district team … Helped Hollidaysburg to first D6 championship since 1989 … Transitioned from outside hitter to libero and led team as a defensive standout with more than 250 digs in less than half of a season.

Olivia Reese, Glendale, jr., outside hitter: A PVCA, Class A first team all-star … Two-time Inter-County Conference North All Star … Led Glendale in kills (266), digs (257), service points (162) and aces (72) … Plays club volleyball for Slam Volleyball Club. … Mirror honorable mention last year.

Julia Savino, Altoona, jr., libero/defensive specialist: PVCA first team all-star for District 6 … The two-year starter was Independent League all-star in 2018 and 2019 … Led team in digs (345), service points (176, including 42 aces) while passing 2.36 on 548 attempts … Career totals: 853 digs and 323 points … Plays club volleyball for Horseshoe Volleyball Club.

Riley Stahlman, Bedford, jr., middle hitter: PVCA District 5 first-team all-star… Bedford Gazette first-team all-star. … Season statistics were 274 kills, 69 aces, 144 service points and 62 blocks. … Plays club volleyball with Ridgetop Storm Volleyball Club… 2019 LHAC all-conference team.

Lyzee Wilson, Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic, jr., outside hitter: A PVCA first team District 6 all-star … Two-time D6 all-star … Led BG in kills with 379 kills with career kill total at 676 … Added 130 service points and 130 digs …Plays club volleyball for Pittsburgh Revolution Volleyball Club. … Mirror honorable mention last year.

Mara Yahner, Bishop Carroll, sr., middle hitter: A PVCA District 6 second team all-star in 2017 and 2018, and a first team all-star in 2019 … Recorded 1,003 career kills … Season statistics: 577 kills, 178 service points with 41 aces, and 242 digs … Plays club volleyball for Invasion Volleyball Club, and plans on playing volleyball in college. … Mirror honorable mention the last two years.

Honorable mention

Madison Beasom, Juniata Valley

Sophie Brumbaugh, Tussey Mountain

Kalista Butler, Philipsburg-Osceola

Rayna Buza, Northern Cambria

Mattie Cherry, Tyrone

Rebekah Claar, Claysburg-Kimmel

Kendall Conrad, Cambria Heights

Amber Farabaugh, Cambria Heights

Teresa Haigh, Bishop Guilfoyle

Sakeria Haralson, Bellwood-Antis

Megan Hartman, Claysburg-Kimmel

Emily Kasun, Bishop Guilfoyle

Kyleigh Kennedy, Philipsburg-Osceola

Lexi Kilmartin, Bishop Guilfoyle

Emma Kollar, Northern Cambria

Ellie Long, Bishop Carroll

Jenna Lutch Northern Cambria

Nikki McCombie, Cambria Heights

Emma Musser, Juniata Valley

Ebonee Rice, Tyrone

Katianne Rydbom, Glendale

Kiersten Szpala, Central Cambria

Hayden Taylor, Juniata Valley

Courtney Williams, Tyrone

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