Girls' volleyball: Local players populate the Mid Penn Conference all-star team
Twenty local athletes highlighted the Mid Penn Conference girls volleyball all-star team, with six first-team selections and seven second-team choices from local schools.
Seven area athletes were also selected honorable mention.
Chambersburg's Caitlin Vrabel was the only local first team selection in the Commonwealth Division, but Lady Trojans Lauren Ching and Cara Long earned second-team honors. Lauren Diller, Kailey Layman and Danessa Martin earned honorable mention recognition for Chambersburg.
Area schools were well-represented in the Capital Division, with Waynesboro's Alyssa Taylor, Brycelin Spidel and Jordan Stoops earning first-team honors. Tyana Quivers from James Buchanan and Keri Gearhart of Greencastle-Antrim were also selected on the first team.
The Capital Division's second team includes Greencastle's Gabby Baughman and Sydney Shepherd, Waynesboro's Ciara Rosenberger and Olivia Fogelsonger, and Erica Eberly of James Buchanan.
Kayla Cummings of James Buchanan, Waynesboro's Rachel Johnson, Chloe McKenzie of Greencastle and Shippensburg's Cierra Noel all earned Capital Division honorable mentions.
Mid Penn Conference
Girls volleyball All-Stars
Commonwealth Division
MVP: Stephanie Neast (Cumberland Valley)
Coach of the Year: Josh Brennaman (Central Dauphin)
First Team
Chambersburg: Caitin Vrabel; Cedar Cliff: Sam Dunphy; Carlisle: Alexis Shughart; State College: Taylor Kuruzovich; Central Dauphin: Rachel Aull, Alyssa Kimmel; Cumberland Valley: Stephanie Neast, Julie Nightwine, Autumn Otto, Peighton Wright.
Second Team
Chambersburg: Lauren Ching, Cara Long; Cedar Cliff: Julia Galic; Carlisle: Briana Berrios, Eiyanna Regis; State College: Kyla Irwin; Central Dauphin: Corynne Smith; Cumberland Valley: Emma Grever.
Honorable Mention
Chambersburg: Lauren Diller, Kailey Layman, Denessa Martin; Cedar Cliff: Skyler Duncan, Megan Law, Dez Williams; Central Dauphin East: Samantha Wilson; Carlisle: Lenisa Berrios, Cassidy Hoover; Cumberland Valley: Devin McCarrell; Mifflin County: Bryn Ferguson; Red Land: Sammy Freese.
COLONIAL Division
MVP: Molly Gundermann (Palmyra)
Coach of the Year: Lindsay Frailey (Milton Hershey)
First Team
Mechanicsburg: Heston Cowoski, Allyson Fea; Trinity: Kate Lindholm; Palmyra: Molly Gundermann, Josie Stovall, Kristin West; Milton Hershey: Taya Wadsworth; Hershey: Makayla Windsor; Lower Dauphin: Michelle Yohe.
Second Team
Mechanicsburg: Lindsey Brock; Trinity: Noelle Chavey, Cassie White; Palmyra: Melanie Sheaffer; Milton Hershey: Olivia Smiley; Hershey: Ali Gmerek, Hannah Ferrara; Lower Dauphin: Erin Stoner, Allison Townsend.
Honorable Mention
Mechanicsburg: Michelle Huffer, Payton Manwaring, Paige Westra; Trinity: Hailey Donson, Hannah Mavric; Palmyra: LeeAnn Baker, Samantha Houser, Rachel Hutchinson, Jayden Swann; Milton Hershey: Yamilet Nazario-Castro, Chelsey Yoder; Hershey: Shaye Carver, Katie Stevens, Lilly Strader; Lower Dauphin: Kiersten Herr, Alex Leader, Paige Yentsch; Middletown: Rachel Applegate, Kassidy Deibler, Taylor Kolish, Riley Zimmerman; Steelton-Highspire: Moet Hamilton; Harrisburg: Shabre' McCleave, Taryana Peterson, Ketara Queeley.
CAPITAL Division
MVP: Ally Bittinger (Northern)
Coach of the Year: Cara Rhone (Big Spring)
First Team
Greencastle-Antrim: Keri Gearhart; James Buchanan: Tyana Quivers; Waynesboro: Allyssa Taylor, Brycelin Spidel, Jordan Stoops; Northern: Ally Bittinger, Taylor Brown; Big Spring: Livy Fry, Marissa Emlet.
Second Team
Waynesboro: Olivia Fogelsonger, Ciara Rosenberger; Greencastle: Gabby Baughman, Sydney Shepherd; James Buchanan: Erica Eberly; Northern: Maranda Gibb, Katie Smith; Big Spring: Michayla Roberts; West Perry: Gracie Stauffer.
Honorable Mention
James Buchanan: Kayla Cummings; Waynesboro: Rachel Johnson; Greencastle: Chloe McKenzie; Shippensburg: Cierra Noel; Big Spring: Emmi Burke, Aly Roberts; Northern: Ashley Deardorff.