Mikah O’Neill and Taryn Arbuthnot of SEM were both named to the Class D1 All State Volleyball first team by the Omaha World Herald. Both had standout seasons helping the Lady Mustangs to the Class D1 state volleyball championship this year. O’Neill finished with 519 kills and a hitting percentage of .402 for the season . Arbuthnot had 290 kills. Clara Evert of Gothenburg was named to the Class C1 All State Volleyball first team. Evert finished with 384 kills to lead the team. (Stats taken from MaxPreps.com)
Area athletes receiving honorable mention all state from the publication include
Class C1
Broken Bow – Halle McCaslin, Maren Chapin, Addison Ellis
Gothenburg – Taryn O’Hare, Aubrey O’Hare, Ava Weyers, Madison Smith, Ashlyn Richeson, Logan Hilbers
Class C2
Arcadia/Loup City – Libby Ference, Nicole Chelewski, Eva Jaixen
South Loup – Bryn Schwarz, Josie Reiff, Charli Vickers
Class D1
Burwell – Kennedy Klimek, Shayley Hunt, Jayme Bower, Regan Smith, Brookelyn Gideon, Kaitlyn Hughes
SEM – Allie Rohde, Jenna Claflin, Katie Reiter, Cayleigh Jackson, Jacelyn Hoos
Twin Loup – Cassidy Grint, Madison Barker, Ava Bottorf, Ragan Mauler, Madison Glidden, Miranda Olson
Class D2
Anselmo-Merna – Makenna Miller, Adyson Priest, Lily Thornton, Keirsten Brandon, Shayleigh Coleman, Rhianen Myers
Ansley/Litchfield – Kerry Ryan, Halie Racicky, Kiera Bailey, Ava Paitz, Caydence Feldman
Mullen – Kalli Licking
Sandhills/Thedford – Laney Dahlberg, Jaylen Dimmitt, Charlsie Teahon, Karley Haake
