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Post by Scott Zanni on Nov 24, 2015 8:35:42 GMT -5
As previously mentioned, the MCPS coaches will be (for the first time) picking all-county teams. With the demise of the Gazette, there are no more local media outlets that select an all-county team. The coaches have decided the all-county awards are an important program that needs to continue and will meet on December 1st to select teams as follows:
1 Player of the Year
8 1st team selections: the team will include at least 1 setter, libero, middle hitter and outside hitter.
8 2nd team selections: the team will include at least 1 setter, libero, middle hitter and outside hitter.
16 Honorable Mention selections
We are still working out some awards information but we hope to:
1. Announce the Player of the Year and players awarded all-county on this site.
2. Have all players honored listed on the County Sports Zone website.
3. Provide certificates for the Player of the Year and 1st team selections with possibly the 2nd and Honorable Mention
4. Possibly have the teams listed in other media outlets (Post, Bethesda Magazine, Olney News, etc....)
This is new so bear with us. Going to be a learning year for all of us, but we've got some great kids in the county and feel it's important to try and honor their success.
Coach Zanni
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Post by Scott Zanni on Dec 1, 2015 20:35:23 GMT -5
MCPS Coaches were all offered the chance today to participate in selecting the 2015 MCPS Girls Volleyball Coaches All-County teams. Approximately 15 coaches participated in a lengthy process that was challenging with so many good players in the county. The teams will be posted on CountySportsZone.com and possibly some other media outlets (check back for updates on this). Here are the teams:
Player of the Year: Janiece Jefferies (Northwest), position: setter
1st Team All-County
Gabby Bennett (Northwest), senior outside hitter
Suzanne Brady (Damascus), senior middle hitter
Anya Chepurnova (Gaithersburg), junior outside hitter
Sasha Laurenzo (Magruder), senior libero
Caroline Leng (Poolesville), junior outside hitter
Jenaisya Moore (Northwest), freshman outside hitter
Michelle Tai (Churchill), sophomore libero
Megan Wilson (Sherwood), junior setter
2nd Team All-County
Lucy Bedewi (Churchill), senior setter/opposite
Sarah Bowers (Damascus), sophomore libero
Delaney Collins (Gaithersburg), senior libero
Jessica Lee (Walter Johnson), sophomore setter
Emma Liller (Northwest), senior outside hitter
Lauren Montgomery (Watkins Mill), senior middle hitter
Saadia Saheda (Northwood), senior middle hitter
XiaoTing Sun (Churchill), senior outside hitter
Honorable Mention All-County
Jade Berry (Wheaton), senior setter/outside hitter
Rachael Bennett (Northwest), freshmen libero
Heather Bolze (Wootton), senior setter
Tessa Botkin (Blake), senior outside hitter
Evie Chen (Churchill), senior setter
Victoria Crawford (Richard Montgomery): sophomore setter
Olivia f*gan (Damascus), sophomore outside hitter
Abigail Hernandez (Richard Montgomery), senior outside hitter
Kaiya Heyliger-Powell (Sherwood), junior outside hitter
Jacqueline Landry (Gaithersburg), senior outside hitter
Leilani Mayer (Northwest), junior middle hitter
Eleni Panagopoulos (Wootton), sophomore outside hitter
Skyler Thiessen, (Gaithersburg), sophomore setter
Alena Villanueva (Magruder), junior setter
Margaret Wang (Blair), sophomore outside hitter
Ariel Zhang (Blair), sophomore libero
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Post by Scott Zanni on Dec 9, 2015 7:51:59 GMT -5
Good news!!! Each player who was named to the All-County team will be receiving a certificate to commemorate their selection.
Rockville Head Coach Stacey Krebs has take the time to create certificates for each of the 33 players selected. The certificates will be signed by the MCPS Sports Director and the Head Coach of the school the player attends.
These are being sent to local schools this week and should arrive some time next week.
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Post by Volley Scout on Dec 11, 2015 13:00:32 GMT -5
It is great that our outstanding student athletes can be recognized countywide. Many thanks to Coach Zanni for providing this platform and coordinating with county school coaches to make this happen. Congratulations to girls in this list.
I do want to honor a special group of our student athletes who may or may not be in this list:
In MoCo high school teams, there are many talented girls playing club volleyball. Some girls did not have the luxury to play the same position as they played and are trained in their club teams when they play in their high school teams due to the school teams' needs. For example, we have club OH players playing setter position and Liberos playing OH or Setter positions, etc. These kids deserve to be honored for their exceptional multi-talented athletic capabilities, and above all, willingness to make personal sacrifice for the success of their school teams.
I know some schools are making extra effort to recognize these athletes. It is very hard to offer them the recognition at the county level in a fair and scientific way. Nonetheless, these players demonstrated the true sportsmanship and deserve our additional respect.
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