picture by way of: Nick Henthorn
The OVAC Volleyball All-Stars from West Virginia and Ohio, pictured after their recreation in opposition to one every other on Sunday at Union Native Prime Faculty.
MORRISTOWN — Superstar seniors from around the Ohio Valley were given a last sendoff within the highlight Sunday within the OVAC Volleyball All-Superstar recreation, the place West Virginia battled Ohio in groups made up of one of the crucial perfect fourth-year performers from both sides of the river.
The movements came about at Union Native Prime Faculty, the place West Virginia claimed a victory in 4 units, 3-1.
West Virginia gained the primary two units whilst Ohio claimed set 3 sooner than the Mountain State sealed the win within the fourth.
The ultimate level got here from a kill off the palm of Linsly’s Avery Sadlowski, however the day used to be about greater than the overall ranking, with the development serving as a birthday party of very good highschool careers from the ones decided on to play.
“I believe it manner so much to them,” Morgan Saddler, the pinnacle trainer of the Oak Glen Golden Bears who used to be the trainer of West Virginia, stated. “They get to turn up yet one more time of their faculty jerseys, as seniors, to come back in combination and feature a laugh but in addition play the game that they love.”
“It’s an excellent chance for them,” Megan Grywalski, the pinnacle trainer of the Shenandoah Zips who used to be the trainer of Ohio, stated. “To provide them one ultimate likelihood to play, I believe that’s a truly cool revel in.”
Whilst the ability of the ones concerned shined via Saturday, there have been additionally new demanding situations that got here with taking part in with a brand new workforce, and gamers shifting into other positions than same old.
“It’s just a bit tricky, you will have the entire all-stars, and all of our workforce used to be out of doors hitters just about, ” Grywalks stated. “It’s laborious, as a result of they’ve to visit other positions than they’re used to, they usually’re taking part in with other women, so I believe such as you don’t get to peer them at your perfect. However they did an unbelievable task filling in the place they had to, I had a lady taking part in center who’d by no means performed center sooner than and he or she did an ideal task with that, that used to be cool to peer.
“It’s laborious to get that cohesiveness that you just get with your individual workforce right through a season, but it surely’s nonetheless a truly cool revel in.”
In addition to an ideal revel in for the gamers, it used to be additionally an honor for the coaches.
“I used to be surely very venerated to obtain trainer of the yr in West Virginia, and we had an ideal turnout these days,” Saddler stated. “We had very proficient gamers from each Ohio and West Virginia and it used to be nice to peer the women come in combination and feature some a laugh.”
“That is my first yr I’ve were given to train on the OVAC, in order that used to be a truly giant honor,” Grywalski stated. “The opposite coaches vote on that so it manner so much that the coaches see me in that gentle.”
For West Virginia, their roster integrated Ashlyn Six from Oak Glen, Kaitlyn Anderson and Belle Devall from Morgantown, Kayli Derrow and Danica Deem from John Marshall, Jillian Huffman and Abby Heilman from Wheeling Park, Ava Liston and Ella Liston from College, Avery Sadlowski and Ava Gainer from Linsly, Maia Johnson from Parkersburg South, Jenna Blain from Magnolia, Lila Palmer from Valley and Alexis Hood from Wheeling Central.
For Ohio, their roster integrated Mya Leach and Brylee Would possibly from Shenandoah, Hannah Dobbs and Andrea Reeves from Toronto, Julie Broussard from Union Native, Ava McFarland and Ellie Thompson from Barnesville, Victoria Robertson and Reese Scott from Indian Creek, Kyia White and Religion Grafton from East Liverpool, Peyton Robers from Beaver Native, Ashley Shroades from Southern Native, Josie Lori from Caldwell and Kyra English from Monroe Central.
