Creston’s Evans takes Team Carman to semifinals

GLENWOOD – Creston senior setter Halle Evans took part in the KMAland Senior All-Star Volleyball Series presented by Peru State College on Sunday.

“They had 35 to 40 seniors that they reached out to and asked to play,” Evans said. “These seniors, they watched them on tape and looked at their stats and that’s how they decided who got to play. Then, they drafted us and split us up into six teams.

Evans, a setter for Creston this fall, had 208 of the Panthers 333 assists.

On match day, Evans took part in pool play and then tournament play. Team Carman, a Pool B team, had a 25-20 win over Team Viner. In semifinal action, Team Carman narrowly fell to eventual champion Team Stein, 25-22.

“I thought it was a really cool experience, and it was super fun because we got to go and play with girls we’ve never played with,” Evans said. “I even got to meet some girls that I’ve never met before. I knew some people that had been in the Hawkeye 10 Conference so it was fun to play with them, but it was also fun to play with girls from all over Iowa who weren’t in the Hawkeye 10 Conference.”

For Evans, not only was the experience “really cool” it was also a learning experience.

“I had to learn what each person needed for a set, because each hitter had been different,” Evans said.

Evans, who appeared in 57 of the 60 sets Creston played this fall, closed out her volleyball career on Sunday.

“Having this opportunity was a really good way to end out my senior year and my volleyball career,” Evans said about what the All-Star matches meant to her.

COACH PAULA CARMAN (GLENWOOD)

Halle Evans, Creston

Zophi Hendricks, Harlan

Maddy Horvath, St. Albert

Lexi Johnson, Red Oak

Allison Narmi, St. Albert

Alisa Partridge, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton

Mollie Rasmussen, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton

Kailey Rochholtz, Treynor

Natalie Simpson, Treynor

COACH BROOKE FLATHERS (RIVERSIDE)

Izzy Bluml, Riverside

Liz Carbaugh, Red Oak

Faith Christensen, Thomas Jefferson

Emma Flathers, Treynor

Anna Galles, Lewis Central

Coryl Matheny, Glenwood

Paige Millikan, Clarinda

Kenya Prescott, Kuemper Catholic

COACH JENNA MAIERS (CAM)

Karly Brown, Lewis Central

Leah Cooper, Boyer Valley

Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley

Anna Kelley, Griswold

Reese Potter, Lamoni

Miranda Ring, Tri-Center

Brenna Rossell, Griswold

Harley Spurlock, Sidney

COACH JODY ROSSELL (GRISWOLD)

Tatum Carlson, Tri-Center

Jaci Christensen, Audubon

Abby Dukes, Bedford

Samantha Larsen, Southwest Valley

Maddie Lewis, Treynor

Ally Meyers, AHSTW

Marissa Ring, Tri-Center

Lauren Williams, St. Albert

COACH LIZ STEIN (UNDERWOOD)

Mallory Behnken, CAM

Brooklynn Ecklin, Lenox

Baylie Girres, Abraham Lincoln

Halle Hall, AHSTW

Tarah Jackson, Glenwood

Whitney Kuhlman, Woodbine

Lauren Roenfeldt, Glenwood

Kenzie Schon, Kuemper Catholic

COACH CONNIE VINER (EAST MILLS)

Brynlee Arnold, Glenwood

Kaelynn Driskell, Fremont-Mills

Lydia Greiman, Griswold

Natalie Hagadon, AHSTW

Abby Martin, Lamoni

Addy Reynolds, Mount Ayr

Maci Schmitz, Harlan

Marissa Spieker, CAM