All State, All Conference players named for Class A & B volleyball

All state and all conference volleyball selections for Class A and B were announced last week, headlined by host of local athletes.

In Northwestern A, three Columbia Falls players, Angellica Street, Kiera Brown, and Madysen Hoerner were first team all conference. Brown and Street are also all-state selections.

Whitefish’s Kaiah Moore was all state and first team all conference. Luci Ridgeway, also of Whitefish, was first team all conference.

McKenzie Proffitt and Ember Rode of Libby, Misty Tenas of Polson, Dillen Hoerner and Lauren Falkner, both of Columbia Falls were named second team all conference players.

Four players from Polson were honorable mention: Lena Pawloski, Ara Mercer, Berkley Ellis and Grace Quinones. Also honorable mention were Sheyla Gallagher of Libby and Mikenna Ells of Whitefish.

Columbia Falls coach Jolandie Brooks was selected as coach of the year for her work with the Wildkats.

For District 7B, Eureka spiker Maggie Graves was named to all state honors.

Eureka’s Avory Escobar made first team all conference and Rhianna Hawkins was named second team.

From Bigfork, Aubrey Halverson and Josephine Howlett are both second team all conference selections.

Northwestern A

All State/All Conference Volleyball

First team

Angellica Street, sr., Columbia Falls*; Kaiah Moore, sr., Whitefish*; Maggie Todd, jr., Polson*; Kiera Brown, sr., Columbia Falls*; Madysen Hoerner, jr., Columbia Falls; Luci Ridgeway, sr., Whitefish.

Second team

McKenzie Proffit, sr., Libby; Misty Tenas, sr., Polson; Dillen Hoerner, jr., Columbia Falls; Madeline McCrea, jr., Ronan; Ember Rode, so., Libby; Lauren Falkner, jr., Columbia Falls.

Honorable mention

Lena Pawlowski, sr., Polson; Ara Mercer, jr., Polson; Berkley Ellis, jr., Polson; Mikenna Ells, jr., Whitefish; Sheyla Gallagher, sr., Libby; Grace Quinones, sr., Polson.

Coach of the year: Jolandie Brooks, Columbia Falls.

*Indicates all-state selection

District 7B

All State/All Conference Volleyball

All State

Scarlette Schwindt, soph., Thompson Falls; Maggie Graves, sr., Eureka; Jody Detlaff, jr., Thompson Falls.

1st Team All Conference

Avory Escobar, sr., Eureka; Sydney Brander, jr., Mission; River Gonzalez, sr., Mission; Belle Cooper, sr., Thompson Falls.

2nd Team All Conference

Aubrey Halverson, sr., Bigfork; Karolyna Buck sr., Mission; Hunter Eichert sr., Mission; Brooke Bowlin, sr., Thompson Falls; Riley Wilson, jr., Thompson Falls; Josephine Howlett, sr., Bigfork; Rhianna Hawkins, jr., Eureka.