Seven area players earn all-SICL volleyball honors

Colfax-Mingo senior Trinity Smith was second in the South Iowa Cedar League in both kills and digs this past season.

Sophomore Katelyn Steenhoek was second in assists, junior Britney Keeney ranked fourth in blocks and senior Kaylee Collins was top 10 in digs.

All four Tigerhawks were selected to the all-conference volleyball team for their efforts.

Smith earned first-team honors, while Steenhoek was a second-teamer. Keeney and Collins along with Lynnville-Sully seniors Alaina Roberts and Jakeira Hay were the honorable mention selections.

Lynnville-Sully junior Tatum Huyser earned a Golden Award, which goes to players who would have been all-conference had it not been for an injury.

All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only. The Tigerhawks finished 4-4 in SICL matches, while the Hawks were 1-7.

Smith ranked second in the SICL with 160 kills and 160 digs. She also was fifth with 21 aces and finished with nine assists and nine blocks. Her serve percentage was 86.1 and her kill efficiency was .123.

Steenhoek’s 247 assists ranked second in the SICL and she added 16 kills, five blocks, 78 digs and 13 aces. Her serve percentage was 87.3.

Keeney’s 23 blocks ranked fourth in the conference and her 18 aces tied for 10th. She also contributed three assists, 64 kills and 29 digs and her serve percentage was 88.1. Keeney’s kill efficiency was .140.

Collins, the Tigerhawks’ libero, finished with 132 digs, which ranked ninth in the conference. She added 16 assists, two kills and 13 aces.

Collins finished 103-of-105 in serves, and the 98.1 percent ranked third in the SICL.

Roberts was one of the Lynnville-Sully setters and her 74 assists led the Hawks. She also finished with 11 kills, 82 digs and nine aces. Her serve percentage was 87.2.

Hay’s 39 kills and .125 kill efficiency led the team and she tallied two assists, 50 digs and 11 aces. Her serve percentage was 88.2.

Huyser was limited to four conference matches before her injury. She finished with 16 kills, three assists and 14 blocks.

South Iowa Cedar League

West Division

Final Standings

Team    Conference    Overall

North Mahaska  8-0  21-2

HLV  6-2   14-15

Montezuma  4-4   13-15

Colfax-Mingo 4-4  11-17

Lynnville-Sully 1-7 8-20

BGM  1-7  6-16

Coach of the Year

Grace Ceresa, North Mahaska

Golden Award

Tatum Huyser, jr., Lynnville-Sully; Karagyn Minnaert, sr., BGM.

All-Conference

First Team

Setter: Kayla Readshaw, sr., North Mahaska; Erilea Kupka, fr., HLV; Taylor Rozenboom, sr., Sigourney.

Libero: Dani Aller, sr., Sigourney

Players: Trinity Smith, sr., Colfax-Mingo; Regan Grewe, sr., North Mahaska; Ema Roberts, sr., HLV; Kayleah Laughlin, sr., Belle Plaine; Josephine Moore, sr., Sigourney; Nataliya Linder, so., North Mahaska; Lydia Kriegel, sr., Iowa Valley; Sydnee Burgess, so., Montezuma.

Second Team

Setter: Izzy Kriegel, sr., Iowa Valley.

Libero: Kimberly Clarahan, sr., Keota.

Players: Katelyn Steenhoek, so., Colfax-Mingo; Sydney Andersen, sr., North Mahaska; Lily Randall, sr., HLV; Reagan Clarahan, sr., Sigourney; Ava Gehrking, so., English Valleys; Allison Hoover, fr., Belle Plaine; Kylee Larmore, sr., Montezuma; Shaye Strong, jr., BGM.

Honorable Mention

Alaina Roberts, sr., Lynnville-Sully; Jakeira Hay, sr., Lynnville-Sully; Britney Keeney, jr., Colfax-Mingo; Kaylee Collins, sr., Colfax-Mingo; Denisyn Adams, sr., Belle Plaine; Layne McLeod, sr., Belle Plaine; Emy Minnaert, fr., BGM; Ana Coleman, so., BGM; Kennedy Jackson, jr., Keota; Lauryn Larmore, fr., Montezuma; Chloe Snook, jr., Montezuma; Hadyn Bender, so., English Valleys; Olivia Debevec, fr., English Valleys; Raegan Molyneux, sr., HLV; Ayla Hall, sr., HLV; Clara Fry, jr., Iowa Valley; Maeci Marshall, so., Iowa Valley; Breckyn Schilling, sr., North Mahaska; Abby Van Weelden, jr., North Mahaska; McKinly Chittick, sr., Sigourney; Bailey Greater, so., Sigourney.