Verndale's sixth-place finish in the Class 1A state tournament and 29-7 overall record helped land three Pirates on the Brainerd Dispatch All-Area Volleyball team.
The Pirates also won the Park Region Conference and Section 5-1A titles and displayed this year's All-Area Co-Players of the Year in Jordyn and Shania Glenz.
Also scoring three players on the team was Pequot Lakes, which advanced to the South Subsection 8-2A finals, won the Mid-State Conference and finished with a 26-5 record.
This year's all-area team is:
All-Area team
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Ellie Michaletz, junior
Aitkin, outside hitter
Finished with 316 kills, 191 digs, 35 set assists, 29 blocks and 21 ace serves on 92.3 percent serving.
Taylor Ehnstrom, junior
Aitkin, setter
Finished with 18 kills, 142 digs, 738 set assists, two blocks and 47 ace serves on 95.7 percent serving. Reached 1,000 career set assists.
Maddy Stall, senior
Brained, libero
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The All-Central Lakes Conference player finished with 545 digs and 43 ace serves on 83-percent serving.
Melanie Dorn, senior
Little Falls, middle hitter, setter
The All-Granite Ridge Conference player finished with 251 kills, 180 digs, 309 set assists, 58 blocks and 23 ace serves.
Brittny Bzdok, senior
Pequot Lakes, outside hitter
The All-Mid-State Conference selection finished with 290 kills, 128 digs, 1 set assist, 23 blocks and 30 ace serves on 88-percent serving.
Morgan Lohmiller, senior
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Pequot Lakes, senior
The All-Mid-State Conference selection finished with 134 kills, 479 set assists, 184 digs, 41 blocks and 52 ace serves on 89-percent serving.
Laura Squires, senior
Pequot Lakes, libero
The All-Mid-State Conference selection finished with 35 kills, 489 digs, 1 set assist, 2 blocks and 31 ace serves on 97-percent serving.
Cassie Smieja, junior
Pierz, middle hitter
The All-Central Minnesota Conference player finished with 103 kills, 78 digs, 73 blocks and 13 ace serves.
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Jordyn Glenz, senior
Verndale, middle hitter
The All-Park Region Conference selection, Park Region Most Valuable Player, Academic All-State, Class 1A All-State honorable mention selection finished with 426 kills and a 0.365 hitting percentage, 355 digs, 21 set assists, 78.5 blocks and 30 ace serves on 94.4-percent serving.
Shania Glenz, junior
Verndale, middle hitter
The All-Park Region Conference and Class 1A All-State tournament team selection finished with 535 kills and a 0.432 hitting percentage, 177 digs, 11 set assists, 43.5 blocks and 35 ace serves on 93.7-percent serving.
Sarah Moenkedick, senior
Verndale, outside hitter
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The All-Park Region Conference and Academic All-State selection finished with 61 kills, 437 digs, 15 set assists, 12 blocks and 43 ace serves on 98.6-percent serving.
Casey Volkmann, sophomore
Wadena-Deer Creek, outside hitter-setter
The All-Park Region Conference selection finished with 367 kills, 349 digs, 37 blocks, 78 set assists and 64 ace serves on 87-percent serving.
Honorable mention
Rebecca Jensen, senior
Aitkin, middle
Finished with 184 kills, 9 digs, 7 set assists and 63 blocks.
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Ally Bright, junior
Aitkin, outside hitter
Finished with 166 kills, 109 digs, 1 set assist, 5 blocks and 43 ace serves on 89.1 percent serving.
Nicole Borg, senior
Brainerd, middle hitter
Finished with 194 kills and a 0.25 kill percentage, 61 blocks and 29 ace serves on 89-percent serving.
Cara Helgeson, sophomore
Brainerd, setter
Finished with 125 digs, 306 set assists and 32 ace serves on 90-percent serving.
Kellie Fletcher, junior
Brainerd, outside hitter
The All-Central Lakes Conference honorable mention selection finished with 183 kills and a 0.192 kill percentage, 92 digs, 12.5 blocks and 32 ace serves on 88-percent serving.
Kirsten Johnshoy, senior
Brainerd, setter
Finished with 146 digs, 313 set assists, 22 blocks and 32 ace serves on 92-percent serving.
Mercedes Stavig, senior
Brainerd, middle hitter
Finished with 128 kills and 0.208 kill percentage, 102 digs, 31 blocks and 20 ace serves on 89-percent serving.
Samantha Gutzman, junior
Crosby-Ironton, libero
The All-Mid-State Conference player finished with six kills, 7 set assists, 354 digs and 25 ace serves on 89-percent serving.
Jami Nelson, sophomore
Crosby-Ironton, setter-middle hitter
The All-Mid-State Conference player finished with 172 kills, 294 set assists, 241 digs, 24 blocks and 39 ace serves on 94-percent serving.
Abby Grider, sophomore
Lake Region, setter
The All-Minnesota Association of Christian Schools first-team selection finished with 100 kills, 160 set assists, 158 digs, 30.5 blocks and 34 ace serves on 86-percent serving.
Grace Imdieke, junior
Lake Region, middle hitter
The All-Minnesota Association of Christian Schools second-team selection finished with 83 kills, 12 set assists, 194 digs, 13 blocks and 43 ace serves on 83-percent serving.
Grace Wikstrom, junior
Lake Region, outside hitter
The All-Minnesota Association of Christian Schools second-team selection finished with 66 kills, 1 set assist, 226 digs, 6.5 blocks and 31 ace serves on 90-percent serving.
Danielle Conklin, junior
Lake Region, setter-outside hitter
Finished with 46 kills, 79 set assists, 164 digs, 29 blocks and 39 ace serves on 91-percent serving.
Sydney Berg, sophomore
Little Falls, middle hitter
Finished with 166 kills and 42 blocks.
Terra Motschke, junior
Little Falls, outside hitter
Finished with 53 kills, 328 digs and 26 ace serves.
Laura Fregin, senior
Little Falls, right-side hitter
Finished with 110 kills, 19 blocks and 38 ace serves.
Corina Ruud, junior
Pequot Lakes, middle hitter
The All-Mid-State Conference selection finished with 251 kills, 22 digs, 2 set assists and 67 blocks.
Sam Littman, junior
Pequot Lakes, middle hitter
The All-Mid-State Conference honorable mention selection finished with 150 kills, 54 digs, 1 set assist, 62 blocks and 15 ace serves on 96-percent serving.
BreAnna Hopkins, junior
Pierz, setter
Finished with 25 kills, 129 digs, 180 set assists, 8 blocks and 10 ace serves on 93-percent serving.
Kelsi Stuckmayer, sophomore
Pierz, outside hitter
The All-Central Minnesota Conference honorable mention and all-section selection finished with 70 kills, 214 digs, 18 blocks and 17 ace serves on 96-percent serving.
Kylie Porter, sophomore
Pierz, setter/ right-side hitter
Finished with 57 kills, 70 digs, 120 set assists, 20 blocks and 17 ace serves.
Tricia Engholm, junior
Pillager, setter
The All-Park Region Conference player finished with 38 kills, 183 digs, 449 set assists, 4 blocks and 41 ace serves on 90.6-percent serving.
Samantha Simon, senior
Staples-Motley, middle hitter
The All-Mid-State Conference player finished with 152 kills, 7 digs, 1 set assist, 85 blocks and 1 ace serve.
Megan Dumpprope, senior
Staples-Motley, outside hitter
The All-Mid-State Conference honorable mention selection finished with 96 kills, 103 digs, 1 set assist, 10 blocks and 2 ace serves.
Chelsea Nanik, junior
Staples-Motley, libero
The All-Mid-State Conference honorable mention selection finished with 14 kills, 262 digs, 13 set assists and 7 ace serves.
Alexis Steege, senior
Verndale, libero
The All-Park Region Conference selection finished with 3 kills, 415 digs, 4 set assists and 18 ace serves on 93.4-percent serving.
Haley Stinar, junior
Verndale, setter
The All-Park Region Conference selection finished with 19 kills, 264 digs, 538 set assists, 0.5 blocks and 40 ace serves on 93.5-percent serving.
Lauren Soroko, senior
Wadena-Deer Creek, outside hitter-setter
The All-Park Region Conference selection finished with 93 kills, 233 digs, 29 blocks, 313 set assists and 8 ace serves on 97-percent serving.
Ellie Miron, sophomore
Wadena-Deer Creek, middle hitter
Finished with 123 kills, 37 digs, 81 blocks and 6 set assists
JEREMY MILLSOP may be reached at 218-855-5856 or jeremy.millsop@brainerddispatch.com . Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jeremymillsop .
Area Top 15
Kills
Shania Glenz, Vern 535
Jordyn Glenz, Vern 426
Casey Volkmann, WDC 367
Ellie Michaletz, Ait 316
Brittny Bzdok, PL 290
Corina Ruud, PL 251
Morgan Glenz, Vern 210
Nicole Borg, Brd 194
Rebecca Jensen, Ait 184
Kellie Fletcher, Brd 183
Jami Nelson, CI 172
Ally Bright, Ait 166
Kaitlyn Johnson, CI 166
Cyan Hale, CI 165
Samantha Simon, SM 152
Digs
Maddy Stall, Brd 545
Laura Squires, PL 489
Sarah Moenkedick, Vern 437
Alexys Steege, Vern 415
Jordyn Glenz, Vern 355
Sam Gutzman, CI 354
Casey Volkmann, WDC 349
Haley Stinar, Vern 264
Chelsea Nanik, SM 262
Morgan Glenz, Vern 253
Megan Dougherty, Vern 244
Jami Nelson, CI 241
Lauren Soroko, WDC 233
Grace Wikstrom, LR 226
Kelsi Stuckmayer, Prz 214
Set assists
Taylor Ehnstrom, Ait 738
Haley Stinar, Vern 538
Megan Dougherty, Vern 505
Morgan Lohmiller, PL 479
Tricia Engholm, Pill 449
Kirsten Johnshoy, Brd 313
Lauren Soroko, WDC 313
Cara Helgeson, Brd 306
Jami Nelson, CI 294
Josie Florell, PL 281
Bel Snyder, WDC 207
Mardi Opheim, SM 195
BreAnna Hopkins, Prz 180
Abby Grider, LR 160
Blocks
Kennedy Gravelle, WDC 108
Samantha Simon, SM 85
Ellie Miron, WDC 81
Jordyn Glenz, Vern 78.5
Cassie Smieja, Prz 73
Corina Ruud, PL 67
Rebecca Jensen, Ait 63
Sam Littman, PL 62
Nicole Borg, Brd 61
Mikaela Nordlund, WDC 55
Addison March, Pill 49
Shania Glenz, Vern 43.5
Morgan Lohmiller PL 41
Zoe Loucks, Pill 38
Kelsie Pierce, WDC 38
Ace serves
Casey Volkmann, WDC 64
Morgan Lohmiller, PL 52
Morgan Glenz, Vern 48
Taylor Ehnstrom, Ait 47
Ally Bright, Ait 43
Maddy Stall, Brd 43
Sarah Moenkedick, Vern 43
Tricia Engholm, Pill 41
Haley Stinar, Vern 40
Jami Nelson, CI 39
Megan Dougherty, Vern 38
Mackenzie Zetah, SM 35
Shania Glenz, Vern 35
Cara Helgeson, Brd 32
Kirsten Johnshoy, Brd 32
Kellie Fletcher, Brd 32
Serving percentage
(Minimum of 100 attempts)
Sarah Moenkedick, Vern 99 percent
Laura Squires, PL 97 percent
Claire Reardon, Prz 97 percent
Lauren Soroko, WDC 97 percent
Jessica Langer, WDC 97 percent
Taylor Ehnstrom, Ait 96 percent
Sam Littman, PL 96 percent
Taya Salminen, PL 96 percent
Kelsi Stuckmayer, Prz 96 percent
Lila Lohmiller, WDC 96 percent
Megan Dougherty, Vern 95 percent
Kyla Ness, WDC 95 percent
Jami Nelson, CI 94 percent
Shania Glenz, Vern 94 percent
Jordyn Glenz, Vern 94 percent
Haley Stinar, Vern 94 percent
Final standings
Central Lakes Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Rocori 12-0 30-3
Willmar 8-4 16-11
Alexandria 8-4 15-14
St. Cloud Tech 7-5 13-13
Sauk Rapids 6-6 17-12
Sartell 6-6 15-12
Brainerd 5-7 14-18
Apollo 2-10 7-15
Fergus Falls 0-12 3-25
Central Minnesota Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Belgrade-BE 7-0 20-10
Maple Lake 6-1 24-7
Kimball 4-3 17-11
Paynesville 4-3 15-10
Howard Lake 3-4 15-11
Pierz 2-5 9-15
Holdingford 1-6 11-16
EV-Watkins 1-6 8-16
Granite Ridge Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Becker 9-1 24-5
Albany 9-1 21-8
Cathedral 8-2 20-8
Mora 5-5 16-14
Foley 4-7 6-18
Milaca 3-8 10-17
Little Falls 2-8 9-20
Zimmerman 1-9 5-19
Great River Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Braham 11-1 21-8
Aitkin 10-1 22-7
Rush City 10-2 21-4
Pine City 7-5 9-15
Onamia 6-5 16-13
Ogilvie 4-7 8-17
East Central 2-10 3-21
Isle 1-10 3-19
Hinckley-Fin 1-11 2-21
Northland Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Nevis 6-0 21-10
Pine River-B 5-1 18-12
Laporte 4-3 16-10
Walker-HA 3-3 11-15
Blackduck 3-4 9-16
Cass Lake-B 3-5 14-11
Northome/K 2-5 8-18
Red Lake 0-5 7-6
Mid-State Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Pequot Lakes 4-0 26-5
Park Rapids 3-1 12-13
Detroit Lakes 2-2 11-19
Crosby-Ironton 1-3 10-18
Staples-Motley 0-4 3-27
Park Region Conference
Team Conf. Overall
Verndale 7-0 29-7
Sebeka 6-1 26-10
Henning 4-3 21-12
New York Mills 4-3 16-12
Wadena-DC 4-3 6-22
Bertha-Hewitt 2-5 8-25
Menahga 1-6 4-19
Pillager 0-7 11-16
