Three Lake Region Conference volleyball players headline the Class B all-state volleyball first team, which was selected by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association.

Ava Nilsson, of state champion Warner, along with Faulkton Area’s Isabel Aesoph and Northwestern’s Ella Haven were first-team selections. 

Wolsey-Wessington’s Mya Boomsma, Arlington’s Hadley Carlson, Chester Area’s Jayda Kenyon and Platte-Geddes’ Karly VanDerWerff were also first-team honorees. 

Nilsson, a sophomore setter, recorded 988 assists and 247 digs this season. Aesoph, a senior outside hitter, was an all-tourney selection this season. Boomsma and Haven are both junior outside hitters. 

Carlson, a senior outside hitter, finished with 758 kills and 589 digs. Kenyon, a senior outside hitter, logged 275 kills this season. VanDerWerff, a sophomore middle hitter, racked up 506 digs, 491 kills and 72 aces. 

Aberdeen Christian’s Mary Fites, Colman-Egan’s Mackenzie Hemmer, Burke’s Adisyn Indahl, Philip’s Copper Lurz and Bridgewater-Emery’s Julia Weber were second-team selections. 

CLASS B

First Team

• Isabel Aesoph, Faulkton Area, sr., outside hitter

• Mya Boomsma, Wolsey-Wessington, jr., outside hitter

• Hadley Carlson, Arlington, sr., outside hitter (758 kills, 589 digs)

• Ella Haven, Northwestern, jr., outside hitter

• Jayda Kenyon, Chester, sr., outside hitter (275 kills)

• Ava Nilsson, Warner, so., setter (988 assists, 247 digs)

• Karly VanDerWeff, Platte-Geddes, so., middle hitter (491 kills, 72 aces, 506 digs)

Second Team

• Mary Fites, Aberdeen Christian, sr., outside hitter (310 kills, 257 digs)

• Mackenzie Hemmer, Colman-Egan, sr., middle hitter (397 kills, 469 digs)

• Adisyn Indahl, Burke, jr., outside hitter (595 kills, 649 digs)

• Copper Lurz, Philip, sr., outside hitter (534 kills, 359 digs)

• Julia Weber, Bridgewater-Emery, sr., outside hitter

Honorable Mention: Dani Deffenbaugh, Kimball-White Lake, jr., outside hitter (313 kills, 371 digs); Avery DeVries, Platte-Geddes, jr., setter (1,144 assists, 285 digs); Tyra Gates, Miller, jr., setter (866 assists, 363 digs); Grace Parry, Arlington, sr., setter (1,195 assists, 237 digs); Tiffany Pelton, Avon, senior middle-outside hitter (349 kills, 79 blocks) and Katelyn Schroeder, Hitchcock-Tulare, fr., middle hitter (374 kills and 383 digs).