Ryan Murken

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West High snapped a nearly decade long state tournament drought on Tuesday securing a spot at the state tournament for the first time since 2016 with a regional title win over Liberty High.

On Wednesday the Trojans began to rake in the postseason awards for their impressive turnaround season.

West High had seven players earn Mississippi Valley Conference all-division honors and first-year head coach Kaedynn Evans was named coach of the year when the league released its postseason awards on Wednesday.

Juniors Lila Eastvold and Sophia Austen and freshman Cyan Blommer were all first-team selections in the MVC Mississippi Division to headline the list of Trojans honored.

Eastvold was a unanimous first-team pick after leading West High with 863 assists to go with 61 kills, 169 digs, 20 blocks and 30 ace serves.

Austen joined Eastvold as a unanimous selection on the Mississippi Division team after ranking second on the team with 269 kills on .219 hitting and adding 308 digs, 33 blocks and a team-high 34 ace serves.

Blommer was also a first-team pick after an impressive debut season in which she led West High with 276 digs and ranked third on the team with 303 digs.

Sophomores Taylor Otte and Izzie McDonald were both Mississippi Division second team selections for West High.

Otte ranked third on the team with 204 kills on .338 hitting and led West High with 55 blocks.

McDonald had a team-high 386 digs and ranked third on the team with 31 ace serves.

Freshman Josie Austen and sophomore Audrey Small were each honorable mention selections for West High.

Liberty High had five players named to the Mississippi Division team led by junior libero Edie Miller who was a unanimous first-team selection.

Miller ranks third in Class 5A with 449 digs and added 33 ace serves for the Lightning.

Juniors Hadley Miller and Sydney Van Heukelom were each second-team all-Valley Division picks for Liberty High.

Hadley Miller had a team-high 726 assists, 122 kills, 290 digs and a team-best 36 ace serves.

Van Heukelom ranked third on the team with 184 kills and led the Lightning with 65 blocks.

Junior Ellie Wilson and senior Maya Sojka were honorable mention honorees for the Lightning.

City High had five players earn all-division honors led by junior Hattie Galloway who was a unanimous first team selection in the Valley Division.

Galloway led City High with 260 kills on .328 hitting and had a team-high 65 blocks, 102 digs and 17 ace serves.

Senior Jessi Kucera and sophomore Hazel Schluckebier were both named to the Valley Division second team.

Kucera led City High with 237 digs and added 19 ace serves and Schluckebier led the Little Hawks with 447 assists and 23 ace serves and ranked second on the team with 200 digs.

Junior Kaitlin Loria and senior Halle Larew were each Valley Division honorable mention selections for City High.

Mississippi Valley Conference Volleyball Teams

Mississippi Division

First team – Kaycee Cory, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Addy Phillips, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Macie Lupkes, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; *Cambel Drapeau, Sr., Dubuque Senior; *Edie Miller, Jr., Liberty High; *Lila Eastvold, Jr., West High; *Sophia Austen, Jr., West High; Cyan Blommer, Fr., West High; Kyla Ramler, Jr., Western Dubuque

Second team – Charley Lovell, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Hadley Miller, Jr., Liberty High; Sydney Van Heukelom, Jr., Liberty High; Izzie McDonald, Soph., West High; Taylor Otte, Soph., West High; Peyton Busch, Sr., Linn-Mar; Ava Frank, Soph., Linn-Mar; Lola Quagliano, Soph., Western Dubuque; Gabbie Demmer, Jr., Western Dubuque

Honorable mention – Dylan Amling, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Addie Stallman, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Josie Smith, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Caylin Miller, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Maddie Prehm, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Bailey Davis, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Ellie Wilson, Jr., Liberty High; Maya Sojka, Sr., Liberty High; Audrey Small, Soph., West High; Josie Austen, Fr., West High; Meadow Christensen, Sr., Linn-Mar; Karsyn Michael, Sr., Linn-Mar; Evelyn White, Sr., Western Dubuque; Evelynn Koopman, Sr., Western Dubuque

Athlete of the year – Cambel Drapeau, Sr., Dubuque Senior

Coach of the year – Jaedynn Evans, West High

Valley Division

First team – Brynn Bakula, Sr., Cedar Falls; Kennedy Krecklow, Jr., Cedar Falls; Annie Wedgbury, Sr., Cedar Falls; Hadassah Smith, Fr., Cedar Falls; Grace Knock, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Kampbell Bryte, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Karley Belken, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; *Hattie Galloway, Jr., City High; Ava Jones, Jr., Waterloo West

Second team – Maya McNally, Sr., Cedar Falls; Heather Hingst, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Olivia Marais, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Syd Feldhacker, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; CeCe Freihoefer, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Maggie Coutchie, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Jessi Kucera, Sr., City High; Hazel Schluckebier, Soph., City High; Ally Landers, Sr., Waterloo West; Lila Homolar, Jr., Waterloo West; Addy Schoepske, Sr., Waterloo West

Honorable mention – Mackenzie Urbanek, Sr., Cedar Falls; Piper Smith, Jr., Cedar Falls; Lexi Haller, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Mia Denlinger, Soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Aubrey Wehr, Fr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Baylee Whitehill, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Isolde Pfremmer, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Maliyah Borchardt, Soph., Cedar Rapids Washington; Hayden Frieburger, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Cashtin Reisner, Fr., Dubuque Hempstead; Claire Brosius, Soph., Dubuque Wahlert; Caroline Freed, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Kaitlin Loria, Jr., City High; Halle Larew, Sr., City High; Kennedy Crawford, Soph., Waterloo West; Eliana Kudic, Soph., Waterloo West

Athlete of the year – Brynn Bakula, Sr., Cedar Falls

Coach of the year – Matt Johnson, Cedar Falls

*-unanimous selection

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