Published November 14. 2024 01:36PM
Four area volleyball players were recently named to the District 11 Class 3A all-star team.
Two of the players — Lehighton’s Lyla Kershner and Panther Valley’s Morgan Orsulak — were both selected to the First Team.
Jim Thorpe’s Brianna Snisky made the Second Team, while Olympian teammate Brooke Mitzen was an Honorable Mention choice.
Kershner was a senior libero for the Indians, while Orsulak — a junior — was a setter and outside hitter for the Panthers.
Snisky and Mitzen were both seniors for Thorpe, with Snisky a middle blocker and Mitzen an outside hitter.
District 11 Class 3A Volleyball All-Star Team
FIRST TEAM
Milly Wolf, Central Catholic (S, Sr.); Jocelyn Bell, Bethlehem Catholic (OH, Soph.); Anna Quinn, Central Catholic (OH, Sr.); Alexis Hoyer, Southern Lehigh (OH, Sr.), Lyla Kershner, Lehighton (L, Sr.); Morgan Orsulak, Panther Valley (S/OH, Jr.).
SECOND TEAM
Emerson Springs, Central Catholic (OH, Jr.); Piper Ruggiero, Bethlehem Catholic (S, Soph.); Brianna Snisky, Jim Thorpe (MB, Sr.); Jaedyn Bartholomew, Blue Mountain (OPP, Jr.); Abby Stankewicz, Southern Lehigh (S/OH, Soph.); Lainey Dusel, Pottsville (OH, Sr.).
HONORABLE MENTION
Grace Coppola, Central Catholic (MB, Sr.); Brooke Mitzen, Jim Thorpe (OH, Sr.); Sophia Bedics, Bethlehem Catholic (OH, Jr.); Madeline Ahner, Bethlehem Catholic (L, Soph.); Abby Calon, Notre Dame (L, Sr.); Natalie Pristas, Southern Lehigh (OH, Jr.).