The Cornbelt Conference has announced its All-Conference volleyball teams for 2011, and they feature five Harris-Lake Park Wolves, two Graettinger-Terril Knights, seven NSK/AR Eagles, and one player each from Clay Central-Everly and Ruthven-Ayrshire. Highlighting the 1st team all-conference list is HLP senior Leah Duitsman. The middle hitter led the Wolves in blocks, digs, and aces, while also finishing second in kills. Sophomore Macy Gunderson also earned 1st team accolades after leading the league in assists at well over 500 this fall. Senior Nikki Brown of G-T was tops on her team in kills, digs and blocks, which netted the outside hitter a spot on the 1st team. The rest of the 1st team honors went to CCE junior Emily Jobst, and the NSK/AR trio of Kelsey Gerhart, Cierra Brandt, and Collete Haag.
The conference’s top hitter, sophomore Noreen Morrow, tops the 2nd team all-conference list. The outside hitter tallied 259 kills in 2011. Graettinger-Terril senior setter Hailey Nelson finds herself on the 2nd team as she surpassed 200 assists on the season. Also grabbing 2nd team honors are Ruthven-Ayrshire senior Alesha Sikora, plus another NSK/AR trio of Madison Bollig, Cheyanne Boland, and Allie Ingalls.
Making honorable mention in 2011 was junior Mariah Gath and sophomore Miranda Brueggeman from Harris-Lake Park, along with Eagles senior Harley Lindell. North Sentral Kossuth/Armstrong-Ringsted coach Hilary Elliot was named Cornbelt Conference Coach of the Year.
Here are the rest of this year’s All-Conference honorees:
1st Team
Nikki Brown, 12, Graettinger-Terril
Emily Jobst, 11, Clay Central – Everly
Leah Duitsman, 12, Harris-Lake Park
Macy Gunderson, 10, Harris-Lake Park
Emily Mathews, 10, Ventura
McKenzie Grimm, 11, West Bend-Mallard
Courtney Bargman, 11, West Bend-Mallard
Cierra Brandt, 11, NSK-AR
Kelsey Gerhart, 12, NSK-AR
Collete Haag, 11, NSK-AR
2nd Team
Hailey Nelson, 12, Graettinger-Terril
Alesha Sikora, 12, Ruthven-Ayrshire
Noreen Morrow, 10, Harris-Lake Park
Courtney Younge, 10, Ventura
Shelby Rayhons, 10, Ventura
Sarah Berte, 12, West Bend-Mallard
Meredith Collins, 11, West Bend-Mallard
Madison Bollig, 10, NSK-AR
Cheyanne Boland, 11, NSK-AR
Allie Ingalls, 11, NSK-AR
Honorable Mention
Mariah Gath, 11, Harris-Lake Park
Miranda Brueggeman, 10, Harris-Lake Park
Kayla Banwart, 11, West Bend-Mallard
Harley Lindell, 12, NSK-AR
Maggie Ludwig, 12, Corwith-Wesley-Luverne
