Three Loggers named to all-state volleyball team
Libby dominated the Northwest A all-conference team and placed three players, tied for most of any school in Montana, on the Class A all-state team voted on by the state’s coaches.
Jayden Winslow, Brooklyn Rainer and Mehki Sykes, the trio that led the Loggers to a fourth-place finish at the state tournament two weeks ago, were each named to the all-state team. Billings Central and Belgrade also had three players selected to the all-state team.
Longtime Libby head coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston was named the Northwest A conference coach of the year.
Winslow, slected as the Northwest A conference’s player of the year, joined Rainer, Sykes and Alli Collins on the all-conference first team.
Whitefish’s Cailyn Ross and Columbia Falls’ Ryley Kehr also garnered first-team all-conference honors.
Serena Hemmingson (Whitefish), Annisa Brown (Whitefish), Kyler Lundeen (Polson), Hannah Schweikert (Columbia Falls) and Emma Gruber (Libby) represented the area on the Northwest A all-conference second team.
Libby’s Emily Mossburg, Whitefish’s Becca Catina and Polson’s Kaelyn Smith earned honorable mention status on the all-conference team.
Class B
Eureka’s Kassi Peterson and Liz Pacella and Bigfork’s Abby Ellison earned spots on the Class B all-state team.
Eureka libero Rylee Morgan and Bigfork middle hitter Jaime Berg joined Peterson, Pacella and Ellison on the all-conference first team.
Troy’s Aurora Becquart and Kaitlyn Downey rounded out the first team.
Brooke Fraley and Aubrey Halverson, both from Bigfork, and Erynn Their and Sienna Utter, both from Eureka, were selected to the all-conference second team.
Class A Volleyball
All-State
First Team
Jayden Winslow Libby
Brooklyn Rainer Libby
Mehki Sykes Libby
Cailyn Ross Whitefish
Ryley Kehr Columbia Falls
Kate Hulbert Corvallis
Maureen Jessop Corvallis
Brynley Fitzgerald Dillon
Alivia Williams Frenchtown
Caitlin Dillon Hamilton
Anna Zimmer Fergus
Bailey Collins Fergus
Bailey Christensen Belgrade
Taylor Christensen Belgrade
Jaiden Blakely Belgrade
Devin Nielsen Billings Central
Bailey Kufeld Billings Central
Olivia Moten-Schell Billings Central
Katie Murdoch Hardin
Demi Uffelman Hardin
Central A All-Conference
Player of the Year: N/A
Coach of the Year: Jade Schmidt, Belgrade
First Team
Anna Zimmer Fergus
Bailey Collins Fergus
Bailey Christensen Belgrade
Taylor Christensen Belgrade
Jaiden Blakely Belgrade
Aleah Peterson Park
Second Team
Jade Phelps Fergus
Andrea Russell Fergus
Becca Bawden Fergus
Cassidy Catron Belgrade
McKenna Carlson Belgrade
Camry Huston Havre
Honorable Mention
Brooke Gilbertson Belgrade
Brooklyn Fitzgerald Park
Sam Oliver Havre
Jessa Chvilicek Havre
Eastern A All-Conference
Player of the Year: N/A
Coach of the Year: N/A
First Team
Devin Nielsen Billings Central
Bailey Kufeld Billings Central
Olivia Moten-Schell Billings Central
Sydney Hawbaker Billings Central
Katie Murdoch Hardin
Demi Uffelman Hardin
Second Team
Meadow Torress Dawson County
Kyra Oakland Custer County
Saige Weimer Laurel
Mariah Simmons Hardin
Shea Esp Hardin
Avery Hadley Billings Central
Honorable Mention
Jessie LeFevre Laurel
Autumn Porter Custer County
Jaley Wyse Dawson County
Karson Murphy Dawson County
Kennedy Schafer Billings Central
Northwest A All-Conference
Player of the Year: Jayden Winslow, Libby
Coach of the Year: Cindy Ostrem-Johnston, Libby
First Team
Jayden Winslow Libby
Brooklyn Rainer Libby
Mehki Sykes Libby
Alli Collins Libby
Cailyn Ross Whitefish
Ryley Kehr Columbia Falls
Second Team
Serena Hemmingson Whitefish
Annisa Brown Whitefish
Kyler Lundeen Polson
Hannah Schweikert Columbia Falls
Emma Gruber Libby
Olivia Hall Browning
Honorable Mention
Emily Mossburg Libby
Becca Catina Whitefish
Kaelyn Smith Polson
Tiana Ulutoa Ronan
Madeline McCrea Ronan
Dulci Skunkcap Browning
Southwesr A All-Conference
Player of the Year: Kate Hulbert, Corvallis
Coach of the Year: N/A
First Team
Kate Hulbert Corvallis
Maureen Jessop Corvallis
Brynley Fitzgerald Dillon
Alivia Williams Frenchtown
Kylie Willet Frenchtown
Caitlin Dillon Hamilton
Second Team
Hannah Hutchixson Corvallis
Charlotte Powell Corvallis
Nicole Hritsco Dillon
Maddy Boller Frenchtown
Angel Richards Stevensville
Cariann Kunkel Hamilton
Honorable Mention
Tristy Searle Hamilton
Kassidy Criscuolo Butte Central
Cassi Kopsa Stevensville
Quinn Larson Stevensville
Mikayla Hall Stevensville
Paige Rouse Dillon
Class B Volleyball
All-Conference
District 7
First Team
Kassi Peterson Eureka
Liz Pacella Eureka
Rylee Morgan Eureka
Abby Ellison Bigfork
Jaime Berg Bigfork
Aurora Becquart Troy
Kaitlyn Downey Troy
Second Team
Lexy Van Elswyk Thompson Falls
Maya Stiles Thompson Falls
Brooke Fraley Bigfork
Aubrey Halverson Bigfork
Erynn Their Eureka
Sienna Utter Eureka
Allie Coldwell Troy