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In her final season of prep volleyball Kaiya Luneckas took her game to another level.

On Wednesday the West Branch senior was rewarded for her breakthrough season.

Luneckas was named to the River Valley Conference Elite Team for the first time on Wednesday when the conference announced its postseason awards.

The 6-foot Luneckas led West Branch in kills and hitting percentage and ranked third on the team in blocks and digs on her way to landing on the 12-memember elite team that features the top players from the North and South Divisions.

A four-year varsity starter, Luneckas posted seasons of 173 and 180 kills the past two years.

She easily bested those number this season ranking fifth among RVC South Division players with a career-high 282 kills on .278 hitting.

Luneckas added 55 blocks and 166 digs while helping the Bears to a 19-15 record.

West Branch sophomore Lexi Klinkkammer was named to the South Division squad after posting 210 kills on .237 hitting and 38 ace serves this season.

Regina had a pair of players named to the South Division squad in junior Annie Gahan and sophomore Lily Simpson.

Simpson leads the Regals with 156 kills and is second on the team with 120 digs.

Gahan ranks third on the team with 125 kills and leads Regina with 63 blocks, 166 digs and 34 ace serves.

West Branch junior Lexie Peak and Regina senior Maya Kerschen were both honorable mention selections.

River Valley All-Conference Volleyball

Elite Team

Setter: Sommer Daniel, Sr., Tipton. Libero: Brooke Deniston, Jr., Cascade; Ella Caffery, Soph., Wilton; Kelsey Drake, Soph., Wilton; Jess Hoffman, Sr., Cascade; Molly McElmeel, Sr., Cascade; Macy Daufeldt, Soph., West Liberty; Martha Pace, Jr., West Liberty; Emma Boleyn, Sr., North Cedar; Kamryn Chapman, Sr., Tipton; Kaiya Luneckas, Sr., West Branch; Jordan Kuper, Sr., Monticello.

South Division Team

Setter: Morgan Peterson, Sr., West Liberty. Libero: Mallory Lange, Soph., Wilton. Monica Morales, Fr., West Liberty; Annie Gahan, Jr., Regina; Meg Koenig, Sr., Durant; Taylor Garvin, Sr., Wilton; Averi Goodale, Jr., West Liberty; Carly Puffer, Soph., Tipton; Bailey Schmidt, Sr., Tipton; Lexi Klinkkammer, Soph., West Branch; Lily Simpson, Soph., Regina; Tori Boyse, Jr., Mid-Prairie

Coach of the Year – Brenda Grunder, Wilton

North Division Team

Setter: Sydney Dennis, Jr., North Cedar. Libero: DeLainy Fellinger, Jr., Monticello.

Maggie McQuillen, Sr., Anamosa; Kylie Chapman, Jr., Anamosa; Brin Daugherty, Sr., Bellevue; Tarah Wehde, Sr., Camanche; Abby Welter, Sr., Cascade; Aliyah Weber, Sr., Cascade; Tori McDonald, Jr., Monticello; Kassidie Galloway, Sr., North Cedar; Kelly Proesch, Jr., North Cedar; Neveah Hildebrandt, Jr., Northeast

Coach of the Year – Mary Frake, Cascade

Honorable Mention

Abby Fairbanks, Sr., Anamosa; Paige Klein, Sr., Bellevue; Maci Sloane, Jr., Camanche; Ally Hoffman, Soph., Cascade; Ally Happ, Soph., Durant; Paige Peiffer, Jr., Mid-Prairie; Emma Hynick, Soph., Monticello; Andrea Wachendorf, Sr., North Cedar; Miya Messerich, Sr., Northeast; Maya Kerschen, Sr., Regina; Karlee Kamberling, Sr., Tipton; Lexie Peak, Jr., West Branch; Karsyn Ruess, Sr., West Liberty; Alexa Garvin, Soph., Wilton

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