First Team
Addie Schumacher, Beal City, senior, Middle Hitter, 5’11”
Schumacher, as a hitter, compiled 630 kills and 164 blocks. She also had 412 digs, 55 aces, and 13 assists as a third-year varsity player and earned all-conference and all-state honors.
“From her sophomore to her junior season, she improved a ton,” said Beal City coach Kelly David. “She kept on improving this year. She’s just a very smart hitter. She just finds open spots on the court. She’s aggressive. She swings for the kill every time she goes up.
She knew this was her last year and put everything she can into it.”
Kayla Rosman, Morley Stanwood, junior, Outside Hitter, 5’10”
All-conference and all-state. Rosman had 39 blocks, 516 digs, 54 service aces, 564 kills, and 19 assists. “Kayla’s teammates look to her to help lead them to success in matches,” said Morley Stanwood coach Robin Kozich. “She knows that if she shows that she has confidence in herself and her teammates, the team will perform well. She will be a valuable asset to some college program in the future.”
Bri Alspaugh, St. Louis, senior, Middle Hitter, 6’0″
Alspaugh was the team block leader with 126, team attack leader at .297, and fourth in career blocks at 462. Her career attack efficiency was .303, and she had 430 kills and 35 assists and earned all-Conference and all-state honors. “Bri is present at the net with her ability to attack the quick set and stretch defenses with the slide attack,” said St. Louis coach Gary Stanglewicz. “Her blocking causes teams to have to adjust their offense away from what they want to do.”
Brooke Tubbs, St. Louis, senior, Outside Hitter, 5’8″
Tubbs was team leader in kills with 634, aces with 126, digs with 406, and receptions with 884. “Brooke was a key component of our team’s success this year,” said coach Gary Stanglewicz. “As an attacker, she is a dynamic player with a terrific arm swing able to hit for power and place shots. When she rotates to the back row, she scores points with a wicked jump top spin serve at an incredible 28 percent rate and with her ability to attack from behind the spiking line.”
Sara Hansen, Sacred Heart Academy, senior, Setter, 5’6″
Hansen is a four-year varsity player as a setter and was all-conference and all-state for two years. She had 1,160 assists; 123 kills; 204 digs; 85 aces; and 19 blocks; and she served at 97 percent.
“Sara led her team to four conference championships, three district titles, and two regional titles in her four years,” said Sacred Heart coach Mike Kruscke.
Shannon Winicki, Rockford, senior, Outside Hitter, 6’1″
Winicki tied the school record for kills in a match with 25. She broke the school record for kills in a season with 560 and had a .234 hitting percentage with 17 aces, 94 digs. and 71 blocks. “Shannon was an offensive powerhouse for us this year,” said Rockford coach Kelly Delacher. “Shannon was incredible down the stretch for us, averaging 17.5 kills per match over our last 20 matches of the season.”
Courtney Reinhold, Swan Valley, senior, Middle Hitter, 5’10”
Reinhold had 552 kills, 109 blocks, 346 digs, 25 aces, 271 service points, and 121 service receive passes as a fourth-year varsity starter. She was first team all-conference, honorable mention all-state, and academic all-state. “Courtney is an all-around athlete, extremely consistent, and is always reaching to step on the court and play. She wants the ball in the most difficult situations,” said Swan Valley coach Kristin Palmer.
Makenna Ott, Haslett, junior, Middle Hitter, 5’10”
Ott was a key force behind Haslett’s season and led her team to the Class A state quarterfinals, where it lost to eventual state champion East Grand Rapids. Haslett finished at 54-4-3. Ott’s totals included 29 aces, 304 kills, 36 blocks, and 237 digs. She was second team all-state class A and a unanimous pick for first team all-conference. She was also all-state class B as a sophomore. “She is a very special athlete,” said Haslett coach Wendy McCann.