Four standout players from dominant St. Charles North highlight the first and second teams.
First Team
Camryn Boyd, South Elgin, freshman, outside hitter: Had team-leading 291 kills with 178 digs, 35 aces and 24 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference.
Haley Burgdorf, St. Charles North, senior, outside hitter: Had 435 kills, 198 digs, 52 aces and 23 blocks. Under Armor All-American. First team all-state. Two-time DuKane Conference Player of the Year. Committed to Penn State.
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Rylie Carlson, Newark, sophomore, outside hitter: Had 262 kills, 214 digs and 25 blocks. First team all-state. All-conference.
Paige Genke, South Elgin, senior, setter: Had 579 assists. Finished with 1,536 career assists. Team MVP. Two-time all-conference. Committed to D’Youville.
Hannah Herrick, Oswego, junior, outside hitter: Had 326 kills, 256 digs, 41 aces and 21 blocks. Second team all-state. Team MVP. All-conference. Committed to Dayton.
Elizabeth King, Hampshire, junior, outside hitter: Had 313 kills, 150 digs, 67 aces and 37 blocks. Went over 1,000 career kills. Three-time all-conference.
Ella Maxwell, West Aurora, senior, setter: Had 561 assists, 137 digs, 44 kills, 27 aces and 24 blocks. Upstate Eight West’s player of the year. Committed to Michigan Tech.
Mia McCall, St. Charles North, senior, setter: Had 767 assists, 167 digs, 54 kills, 30 aces and 23 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference. Committed to Valparaiso.
Kaylee McInnis, St. Charles East, senior, outside hitter: Had 340 kills, 229 digs, 38 aces and 19 blocks. All-conference.
Emma Peterson, Geneva, sophomore, outside hitter: Had 378 kills, 231 digs, 32 aces and 22 blocks. Team co-MVP. All-conference.
Morgan Raiser, Batavia, junior, setter/right side hitter: Had 193 kills, 187 assists, 120 digs and 41 aces as a setter and attacker. All-conference.
Sidney Wright, St. Charles North, senior, middle hitter: Had 222 kills, 55 digs, 43 blocks and 41 aces. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Illinois State.
Second Team
Ashlyn Aseltine, Aurora Christian, senior, libero: Had 372 digs to go over 1,000 for her career. Added 50 aces. Conference co-MVP. Committed to Oral Roberts.
Tori Brents, Dundee-Crown, sophomore, setter: Had 434 assists, 171 digs and 75 aces. Team MVP. All-conference.
Sam Buss, Bartlett, senior, outside hitter: Had 202 kills and 47 aces. Team MVP. All-conference. Committed to Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Amber Czerniak, St. Charles North, senior, outside hitter: Had 193 digs, 163 kills, 26 aces and 22 blocks. All-conference.
Taylor Jeffers, Newark, junior, setter: Had 444 assists and 142 digs. Second team all-state. Two-time all-conference.
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Kylie Lambert, Hampshire, senior, setter: Had 428 assists despite being three-rotation setter. Added 177 digs, 63 kills and 57 aces. Team MVP. Two-time all-conference.
Tessa Liaromatis, Yorkville, senior, libero: Had a program-record 451 digs. All-conference.
Hailee Pietryk, Waubonsie Valley, senior, libero: Had 491 digs and 42 aces. Team MVP. All-conference.
Samantha Pogorzelski, St. Edward, senior, setter: Had 218 digs, 97 kills and 84 aces. Two-time team MVP. Two-time all-conference.
Haidyn Schatz, Burlington Central, senior, outside hitter: Led Rockets with 245 digs, 205 kills and 41 aces. All-conference.
Ally Stevenson, Geneva, junior, setter: Had 864 assists and 282 digs. Team co-MVP. All-conference.
Hope Wagner, Aurora Christian, senior, outside hitter: Had 379 kills, 209 digs and 18 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Milwaukee.
Honorable Mention
- Erin Bruce, Dundee-Crown, sophomore, outside hitter.
- Zoey Carlson, Newark, freshman, outside hitter.
- Chloe Gollaher, Waubonsie Valley, senior, outside hitter.
- Breanna Hard, Aurora Christian, senior, setter.
- Camila Nunez, Plano, junior, setter/right side.
- Grace Remsen, Kaneland, senior, middle hitter.
- Gracyn Sanders, Jacobs, senior, middle hitter.
- Olivia Stewart, Metea Valley, senior, middle hitter.
- Sydney Wagner, West Aurora, senior, outside hitter.
- Ashley Ward, Metea Valley, senior, setter.
- Ainsley Wilson, Burlington Central, junior, middle hitter.
- Peyton Wurtz, Burlington Central, senior, libero.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.