April 19, 2024

Bluegrass all-conference volleyball teams announced

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Orent-Macksburg's Kaela Eslinger (9) was selected to the Bluegrass Conference West first team unanimously. Eslinger had 174 kills and 65 aces in 61 sets played this season. Eslinger was the lone representative for the Bulldogs on the all-conference team this season.

The Bluegrass Conference has selected its all-conference volleyball teams earlier this week. Below is the full team from both the East and West divisions within the conference.

Area teams with selections in across both teams are Murray, Orient-Macksburg and Diagonal.

Standings – Melcher-Dallas 14-8 (5-0); Lamoni 19-7 (5-0); Ankeny Christian 13-18 (4-2); Orient-Macksburg 5-15 (3-2); Moravia 10-14 (3-2); Murray 11-14 (3-2); Seymour 16-17 (2-2); Moulton-Udell 2-19 (1-3); Mormon Trail 4-21 (1-4); Twin Cedars 7-15 (1-5); Diagonal 2-17 (0-6); Grand View Christian 23-21 (N/A).

East

First team – *Kynser Reed, Junior, Melcher-Dallas; Riley Enfield, Junior, Melcher-Dallas; Bailee Batterson, Senior, Moravia; Thayda Houser, Senior, Seymour; Erin Hackathorn, Senior, Seymour.

Second team – *Haley Godfrey, Junior, Melcher-Dallas; Kacey Enfield, Junior, Melcher-Dallas; Jessica King, Junior, Moulton-Udell; Gracie Hoffman, Junior, Moravia; Rylee Dunkin, Freshman, Twin Cedars; Ali Mockenhaupt, Sophomore, Twin Cedars; Harley Trimble, Senior, Seymour.

Honorable mention – Grace Overgaard, Junior, Melcher-Dallas; Isabel Hanes, Junior, Moravia.

West

First team – *Abby Martin, Sophomore, Lamoni; *Maddie Maedal, Senior, Lamoni; *Kinzee Eggers, Junior, Murray; *Kaela Eslinger, Senior, Orient-Macksburg; Bradyn Boling, Junior, Ankeny Christian Academy; Leslie Guyer, Senior, Lamoni; Twila Barber, Junior, Murray.

Second team – Kamyrn Kuhles, Sophomore, Ankeny Christian Academy; Kassidy Quick, Sophomore, Ankeny Christian Academy; Erin Sobotka, Senior, Diagonal; Cameron Martin, Sophomore, Lamoni; Skylar Wastabaugh, Junior, Mormon Trail; Charlie Wilson, Junior, Mormon Trail; Rylee Newton, Senior, Murray.

Honorable mention – Sara Stevenson, Senior, Lamoni; Caitie Hohensee, Junior, Ankeny Christian Academy.

* = unanimous