Volleyball powerhouses Chester and Warner headline this year’s Class B all-state volleyball team, which was selected by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association.

Chester, which outlasted Warner in a five-set thriller in the championship match, placed Lily Van Hal on the all-state first team. Chester’s Addison Bates was a second-team selection. 

Warner landed two players — Ava Nilsson and Lauren Marcuson — on the first team. Warner’s Kyleigh Schopp was a second-team selection. 

Nilsson, a senior setter, paced the Monarchs with 936 assists, 57 blocks and 208 digs. Van Hal, a sophomore setter/outside hitter, recorded 260 kills, 97 aces, 275 digs and 825 assists for the state champs. Marcuson, a senior outside hitter, posted 372 kills and 362 digs. 

Burke’s Kailee Frank and Northwestern’s Ashley Haven rounded out the first-team honorees. Frank, a junior outside hitter, posted 437 kills and 388 digs. Haven, a sophomore middle hitter, posted 441 kills, 60 aces, 353 digs and 70 blocks. 

Class B

First Team

Ava Nilsson, Warner, 6-0, sr., S (936 assists, 57 blocks, 208 digs)

Kailee Frank, Burke, 5-9, jr. OH (437 kills, 388 digs)

Lily Van Hal, Chester, 5-8, so., S-OH (260 kills, 97 aces, 275 digs, 825 assists)

Lauren Marcuson, Warner, 5-7, sr., OH (372 kills), 362 digs)

Ashley Haven, Northwestern, 5-11, so., MH (441 kills, 60 aces, 353 digs, 70 blocks)

Second Team

Presley Knecht, Castlewood, 5-10, sr., OGH (519 kills, 347 digs)

Daniela Lee, Colman-Egan, 5-6, sr., MH-RS (361 kills, 83 blocks, 565 digs)

Addison Melius, Faulkton Area, 5-10, sr. OH (382 kills, 50 aces, 514 digs)

Katelyn Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare, 6-0, jr., OH (380 kills, 412 digs)

Addison Bates, Chester, 6-0, sr. MH-MB (241 kills, 75 blocks)

Lainey Uttecht, Wolsey-Wessington, 5-6, sr., OH (251 kills, 579 digs, 50 aces)

Kyleigh Schopp, Warner, 5-11, jr., MH (424 kills, 92 blocks)

Honorable Mention

TyAnn Mortenson, Faith, 5-10, jr., MH

Carley Cotton, Faulkton Area, 5-7, jr., OH (374 kills, 574 digs, 57 aces)

Courtney Sees, Avon, 5-6, sr., OH (422 kills, 513 digs)

Kailynn Dorris, Wolsey-Wessington, 5-11, sr., OH-MH (465 kills, 277 digs, 57 aces)

Elle Johnson, Burke, 5-4, sr., L (607 digs, 82 assists)

Alyn Spry, Philip, 5-4, sr., L

Tatum Beckman, SF Lutheran, 5-10, fr., S-OH (337 assists, 370 kills, 224 digs, 81 aces)