Volleyball: 20 players named to All-Area 2nd Team

Twenty area volleyball players were selected to the Dispatch All-Area Second Team.

Staples-Motley’s libero Maggie Claussen led the area in digs with 460 to land on Second Team.

Pine River-Backus’ Claire Dahl led the area in ace serves with 80 to be the only Tiger to make the Second Team.

Wadena-Deer Creek and Pillager each had four athletes make the Second Team. Verndale was awarded three with Crosby-Ironton and Aitkin getting two players.

Players were nominated by their coaches and voted on by the Dispatch sports staff.

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Rae Nyberg, Aitkin, senior, outside hitter

Played 73 sets and finished with 167 kills (2.3 per set), 11 blocks, 44 digs and three ace serves.

Jessica Much, AItkin, junior, libero

Played 73 sets and finished with three kills, 325 digs (4.5 per set), 20 ace serves and 25 set assists.

Iyana Pickar, Brainerd, senior, middle hitter

Played 69 sets and finished with 68 kills (1.0 per set, 34.9 kill percentage), 39 digs, 54 blocks and 12 ace serves (84.7 serve percentage).

Kalli Papenfuss, Crosby-Ironton, senior, outside hitter

Played 64 sets and finished with 131 kills (2.0 per set, 31.6 kill percentage), 238 digs (3.7 per set), 12 set assists, 19 blocks and 22 ace serves (90.3 serving percentage).

Mya Decent, Crosby-Ironton, senior, outside-middle hitter

Played 67 sets and finished with 90 kills (1.3 per set, 30.3 kill percentage), 117 digs (1.7 per set), 24 blocks, 261 set assists and 32 ace serves (88.2 serving percentage).

Emma Holey, Little Falls, senior, libero

Played 67 sets and finished with four kills, 297 digs (4.4 per set), 12 set assists and eight ace serves (98.8 serve percentage).

Kelsi Martini, Pequot Lakes, sophomore, libero

Played 86 sets and finished with 317 digs (3.7 per set), 40 set assists and 34 ace serves (96.5 serve percentage).

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Tessa Danielson, Pillager, senior, libero

Played 79 sets and finished with seven kills, 306 digs (3.9 per set), nine set assists and 28 serve aces (82 serve percentage).

Bridget Danielson, Pillager, sophomore, setter

Played 79 sets and finished with 19 kills, 148 digs (1.9 per set), 486 set assists, 16 blocks and nine ace serves (89.5 serve percentage).

Olivia Peterson, Pillager, senior, middle hitter

Played 79 sets and finished with 208 kills (2.6 per set, 33.7 kill percentage), 88 digs (1.1 per set), 51 blocks and 11 ace serves (85 serve percentage).

Lauren Bordwell, Pillager, senior, outside hitter

Played 79 sets and finished with 141 kills (1.8 per set, 25.5 kill percentage), 281 digs (3.6 per set), seven blocks, 12 set assists and 21 ace serves (94.1 serve percentage).

Claire Dahl, Pine River-Backus, senior, outside hitter

Played 89 sets and finished with 196 kills (2.2 per set), 432 digs (4.9 per set), 24 blocks, five set assists and 80 ace serves (87.2 serve percentage).

Maggie Claussen, Staples-Motley, junior, libero

Played 85 sets and finished with 13 kills, 460 digs (5.4 per set), 48 set assists and 32 ace serves (94 serve percentage).

Taylor Johnson, Verndale, sophomore, libero

Played 84 sets and finished with eight kills, 378 digs (4.5 per set), eight set assists and 16 ace serves (91.2 serve percentage).

Madison Schmitz, Verndale, senior, setter

Played 81 sets and finished with 84 kills (1.0 per set, 20.3 kill percentage), 250 digs (3.1 per set), 295 set assists, 10 blocks and 34 ace serves (94.3 serve percentage).

Reagen Ludovissie, Verndale,sophomore, setter and outside hitter

Played 84 sets and finished with 195 kills (2.3 per set, 23.8 kill percentage), 293 digs (3.5 per set), 92 set assists, 18 blocks and 46 ace serves (94.3 serve percentage).

Ashley Lepinski, Wadena-Deer Creek, senior, libero

Played 52 sets and finished with 36 kills, 251 digs (4.8 per set), three set assists, seven blocks and six ace serves (94 serve percentage).

Addy Gravelle, Wadena-Deer Creek, freshman, setter

Played 71 sets and finished 27 kills, 55 digs, 498 set assists, 32 blocks and 20 ace serves (94 serve percentage).

Payton Gravelle, Wadena-Deer Creek, 7th grade, middle hitter

Played 70 sets and finished with 137 kills (1.96 per set), 22 digs, 65 blocks and two set assists.

Summer Pettit, Wadena-Deer Creek, senior, outside hitter

Played 70 sets and finished with 94 kills (1.3 per set), 87 digs (1.2 per set), 26 blocks, nine set assists and 22 ace serves (92 serve percentage).