The Ohio High School Athletic Association hosted its girls volleyball state tournaments November 10-12, crowning four state champions at Wright State University.
Padua Franciscan opened the championship matches Saturday with a straight-set victory against Columbus Bishop Hartley to claim the Division II title.
#OHSAA VB D2 FINAL: Padua Franciscan pulls out a 25-20 victory in set 3 to become your 2016 State Volleyball Champions. Congrats Bruins! pic.twitter.com/jxGLvU6aDp
— OHSAA Sports (@OHSAASports) November 12, 2016
In the day’s next match, Brecksville Broadview Heights made program history by defeating Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame in four sets to win the Division I state championship.
#OHSAA VB D1 FINAL: Brecksville-Broadview Heights won set 4 (27-25) to seal their first Volleyball Championship. Congrats Bees! pic.twitter.com/l1vCesRMwN
— OHSAA Sports (@OHSAASports) November 12, 2016
In Division IV, Jackson Center defeated New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic.
#OHSAA VB D4 FINAL: Jackson Center defeats Tusky CC in 3 sets to gain the state title. Congrats Tigers!
— OHSAA Sports (@OHSAASports) November 12, 2016
Coverage: https://t.co/qNvFgDJwAN pic.twitter.com/08GQMlwn3b
The day’s championship matches concluded with Casstown Miami East ‘s five-set win against Zoarsville Tuscarawas Valley.
#OHSAA VB D3 FINAL: Miami East comes back in set 5 with a 15-6 victory to clinch the state title. Congrats Vikings!https://t.co/qNvFgDJwAN pic.twitter.com/GX6uKUZ3AI
— OHSAA Sports (@OHSAASports) November 13, 2016
OHSVBCA all-state honorees
The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association recently released its all-state teams and coaches’ award recipients.
Division I
First Team
St. Francis de Sales junior Diana Brown
St. Ursula Academy senior Jamye Cox
Elyria senior Madison Cruzado
Elyria senior Jessie Lee
Hilliard Davidson senior Kendyl Paris
Ursuline Academy junior Ali Thompson
Dublin Coffman sophomore Riley Wagoner
Brecksville-Broadview Heights junior Shannon Williams
Second Team
Mason junior Anna Brinkman
Olmsted Falls senior Kacie Burton
Ursuline Academy freshman Logan Case
Wadsworth sophomore Kacie Evans
Mason junior Abbie Hughes
Lakota West senior Maya Krause
Olentangy Orange senior Samantha Rubal
Jackson senior Alexandra Spencer
Third Team
Troy senior Katie Demeo
Strongsville junior Christina Grecol
Berea-Midpark senior Maggie Nedoma
Walsh Jesuit senior Margo Pivonka
St. Ursula Academy senior Lauren Schuermann
Brecksville-Broadview Heights junior Emily Tupa
Hamilton Township senior Nikkie White
Maple Heights senior Ammaarah Williams
Honorable Mention
Turpin senior Claire Armbruster
Dublin Coffman junior Dana Axner
Mayfield junior Gia Cannavino
Walsh Jesuit sophomore Dana Dull
Steele junior Erika Eischen
Mentor junior Alexis Falzone
Bishop Watterson senior Grace Hetterscheidt
Springboro junior Ashleigh Holwegar
Lakota West senior Megan Kaufman
Mother of Mercy senior Chloe Klusman
St. Ursula Academy junior Mariah Paulette
McAuley senior Celia Powers
Walsh Jesuit junior Maryn Shinaberry
Stow-Monroe Falls sophomore Lizzy Stefanov
Mount Notre Dame junior Natalie Steibel
North Royalton junior Lindsey Tout
Coach of the Year: Brecksville-Broadview Heights’ Rob Cline
Coaches Achievement Award: Ursuline Academy’s Jeni Case, Mason’s Tiann Myer, Gahanna Lincoln’s Alisa Franklin
Division II
First Team
Bishop Hartley senior Kristen Chatman
Lake Catholic senior Maya Eller
Padua Franciscan senior Cierah Jackson
Padua Franciscan senior Courtney Morris
West Holmes junior Lauren Park
Logan Elm senior Tabitha Pontious
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin senior Emily Weigand
Lake Catholic senior Lauren Witte
Second Team
Ottawa-Glandorf senior Jordan Alt
Ottawa-Glandorf Emily Annesser
Archbishop Alter junior Audrey Binzer
Archbishop McNicholas senior Adrian Eli
Granville senior Brooklyn Holthaus
Southeast senior Danielle Norquest
Athens senior Naomi Oberg
Bishop Fenwick senior Jayna Thompson
Third Team
Claymont sophomore Keanna Avery
Bishop Fenwick senior Blaise Chaney
London junior Addison Conley
Bowling Green senior Mackenzie Dunn
Bowling Green senior Maddy Dunn
Unioto junior Madi Eberst
John Glenn senior Brooke Fatheree
Norwalk senior Cara Macfarland
Howland senior Cassie Murcko
Urbana senior Hunter Rogan
Vermilion junior Reese Virgin
Southeast senior Savannah Woodard
Honorable Mention
Oak Harbor sophomore Peyton Bloomer
Benjamin Logan senior Coreen Crosby
Bellbrook senior Abby Crotty
Revere senior Viktoria Farian
Benjamin Logan senior Bri Frazier
Howland junior Faith Grant
Padua Franciscan Rachel Kopchu
Wyoming senior Mia Kraft
Gallia Academy junior Grace Martin
Vermilion senior Maddie Nader
New Philadelphia freshman Josie Pry
Lake Catholic senior Taylor Sharrits
Lakeview senior Jensen Silbaugh
Norwalk senior Sara Staley
Kenton Ridge junior Dakota White
Bishop Hartley senior Tatum Wise
Coach of the Year: Lake Catholic’s Rich Severino
Coaches Achievement Award: Ottawa-Glandorf’s Ann Ellerbrock, Logan Elm’s Kris Kern, Bishop Hartley’s Michael Rahe
Division III
First Team
Independence junior Maura Collins
Gilmour Academy junior Katie Forsythe
Gilmour Academy junior Ella Grbac
Coldwater junior Tasha Kahlig
Miami East junior Jonni Parker
Adena senior Devon Putnam
Huron senior Addie Wisehart
Huron senior Gabriella Wood
Second Team
Amanda-Clearcreek senior Abigail Genders
Tuscarawas Valley senior Kayla Hall
Utica freshman Emily Londot
Utica senior Alyson Londot
Huntington senior Rikki Magill
Eastwood junior Kaitlyn Meyer
Lutheran West senior Margaux Thompson
David Anderson junior Kimmi Wiggers
Third Team
Adena senior Carly Carroll
Crestview junior MacKenzie Daub
Margaretta senior Michaela Eisenhauer
Buckeye Trail senior Karlye Hensley
St. Henry senior Olivia Niekamp
Newark Catholic senior Megan Stanton
Tuscarawas Valley junior Kierrah Stewart
Versailles junior Danielle Winner
Honorable Mention
Edison senior Kennedy Ames
Buckeye Trail senior Jennifer Burga
Piketon junior Cami Chandler
Cardinal Mooney junior Autumn DeSantis
Tuscarawas Valley junior Jenna Franks
Miami East junior Kyndall Hellyer
Waynedale senior Sami Ice
Piketon junior Jordan Morris
Tuscarawas Valley senior Sam Pruett
Garfield senior Grayson Rose
Southeastern junior Ella Skeens
Buckeye Trail senior Lexe Starr
Highland senior Ashton Terrill
Lutheran West senior Kara Thomas
Mohawk senior Chelsey Trusty
Berkshire junior McKenna Tucek
Williamsburg senior Aubrey Young
Coach of the Year: Gilmour Academy’s Danny Coughlin
Coaches Achievement Award: Huron’s Don Wood, Buckeye Trail’s Jeff Beros, Coldwater’s Nikki Etzler
Division IV
First Team
Old Fort senior Allison Adelsperger
Fort Loramie senior Caleigh Barhorst
Lehman Catholic senior Sydney Chapman
Tuscarawas Central Catholic senior Sydney Gilland
Dalton senior Emma Granger
New Bremen junior Paige Jones
Jackson Center senior Alicia Kessler
Jackson Center senior Cassie Meyer
Second Team
Delphos St. Johns junior Madison Ellis
Heartland Christian senior Bonnie Flynn
Tuscarawas Central Catholic junior Alexis Gilland
St. Paul junior Meghan Hedrick
St. Paul senior Halle Schoen
Notre Dame junior Lexi Smith
St. Paul senior Kaeleigh Stang
Arlington senior Lauren Willow
Third Team
Leipsic senior Brooke Gerdeman
New Riegel Brianna Gillig
Minster senior Jordyn Heitbrink
Jackson Center Camryn Hoehne
Carey junior Sydney Kin
New Knoxville senior Kenzie Schorer
South Webster seior Brooklyn Sullivan
Ada junior Melina Woods
Honorable Mention
Marion Local junior Kylie Albers
Lordstown sophomore Kellee Applegate
Waterford junior Megan Ball
Central Christian senior Elizabeth Breckbill
Arlington senior Whitney Dodds
Marion Local sophomore Carrie Fesenmeyer
Fairlawn senior Audrey Francis
Delphos St. Johns senior Jessica Geise
Fort Frye senior Jordyn Hendershot
Fairfield Christian Academy senior RuthAnn Johnson
New Bremen sophomore Rachel Kremer
Old Fort senior Jordan Magers
Russia junior Whitney Pleiman
Delaware Christian freshman Lyssi Snouffer
Monroeville sophomore Stacia Stieber
South Central senior Summer Sweeting
Antwerp junior Rachel Williamson
Coach of the Year: Jackson Center’s Kim Metz
Coaches Achievement Award: Norwalk St. Paul’s Nancy Miller, New Bremen Diana Kremer, Tuscarawas Central Catholic’s Michele Gilland
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