Kansas high school volleyball: 101 of the best Wichita-area players from 2021 season
With the Kansas high school volleyball fully complete for the 2021 season, The Wichita Eagle wanted to recognize as many of the top players from the Wichita area as possible.
With 50 area teams represented on the list, the following were 100 of the top players from the Wichita area.
Top 26 hitters
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
1. Olivia Albers, Cheney senior
Stats: 292 kills (3.1 per set) on .263 hitting percentage, 28 blocks, 342 digs (3.7 per set)
2. Tatum Boettjer, Derby senior
Stats: 345 kills (3.9 per set) on .193 hitting percentage, 56 aces, 44 blocks, 243 digs (2.8 per set)
3. Reagan Brake, Inman senior
Stats: 406 kills (4.6 per set) on .398 hitting percentage, 29 aces, 151 blocks (1.7 per set)
4. Lauren Cary, Trinity Academy senior
Stats: 366 kills (4.4 per set) on .291 hitting percentage, 66 aces, 62 blocks, 216 digs (2.6 per set)
5. Jacqueline Corcoran, Circle sophomore
Stats: 379 kills (4.1 per set) on .242 hitting percentage, 42 aces, 40 blocks, 266 digs (2.9 per set)
6. Kenzie Dugan, Bishop Carroll senior
Stats: 298 kills (3.7 per set) on .273 hitting percentage, 40 aces, 44 blocks, 179 digs
7. Avery Elofsson, Collegiate sophomore
Stats: 299 kills (4.0 per set) on .238 hitting percentage, 79 blocks (1.1 per set), 144 digs
8. McKenzie Fairchild, Andale junior
Stats: 442 kills (4.8 per set) on .289 hitting percentage, 39 aces, 53 blocks, 351 digs (3.8 per set)
9. Sarah Graham, Trinity Academy junior
Stats: 328 kills (4.0 per set) on .276 hitting percentage, 43 aces, 387 digs (4.7 per set)
10. Jillian Gregory, Maize South freshman
Stats: 281 kills (3.1 per set) on .319 hitting percentage, 28 blocks
11. Sophie Hall, Andover junior
Stats: 285 kills (3.6 per set) on .222 hitting percentage
12. Brooke Hammond, Garden Plain senior
Stats: 366 kills (3.7 per set) on .208 hitting percentage, 34 blocks, 192 digs
13. Maliyah Johnson, Hutchinson junior
Stats: 364 kills (4.0 per set) on .273 hitting percentage, 49 aces, 35 blocks, 295 digs (3.2 per set)
14. Ava Jones, Nickerson junior
Stats: 324 kills (3.8 per set) on .238 hitting percentage, 86 blocks (1.0 per set), 346 digs (4.0 per set)
15. Gracie Morrow, Maize South sophomore
Stats: 208 kills (3.0 per set) on .336 hitting percentage, 32 aces, 33 blocks
16. Gracie Rains, Newton senior
Stats: 326 kills (5.1 per set) on .236 hitting percentage, 24 aces, 24 blocks, 275 digs (4.3 per set)
17. Abby Rose, Smoky Valley senior
Stats: 388 kills (4.1 per set) on .364 hitting percentage, 46 aces, 72 blocks, 274 digs (2.9 per set)
18. Talya Sampson, Sedgwick sophomore
Stats: 349 kills (4.7 per set) on .273 hitting percentage, 44 aces, 197 digs (2.6 per set)
19. Haylie Sanders, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior
Stats: 277 kills (4.0 per set) on .202 hitting percentage, 32 aces, 184 digs (2.6 per set)
20. Sammie Saunders, Hillsboro senior
Stats: 420 kills (4.3 per set) on .189 hitting percentage, 48 aces, 50 blocks, 290 digs (3.0 per set)
21. Maddie Schrandt, Andale junior
Stats: 205 kills (2.8 per set) on .256 hitting percentage, 38 aces, 217 digs (3.0 per set)
22. Tommie Shaffner, Augusta senior
Stats: 239 kills (3.2 per set) on .431 hitting percentage, 51 aces, 55 blocks
23. Laurel Streit, Clearwater senior
Stats: 276 kills (3.4 per set) on .327 hitting percentage, 31 aces, 71 blocks (0.9 per set), 235 digs (2.9 per set)
24. Caiya Stucky, Wichita Northwest senior
Stats: 260 kills (2.9 per set) on .402 hitting percentage, 45 aces, 57 blocks, 157 digs, 372 assists (4.2 per set)
25. Rhian Swanson, McPherson senior
Stats: 733 kills (8.0 per set) on .322 hitting percentage, 29 aces, 31 blocks, 215 digs (2.3 per set)
Stats: 274 kills (2.9 per set) on .317 hitting percentage, 29 aces, 107 blocks (1.1 per set)
26. Hannah Weber, Eisenhower senior
Stats: 206 kills (2.8 per set) on .205 hitting percentage, 48 aces, 26 blocks, 120 digs
Top 15 Setters
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
27. Annabeth Baalmann, Andale senior
Stats: 716 assists (8.1 per set)
28. Brooke Berlin, Clearwater senior
Stats: 851 assists (9.9 per set)
29. Brailee Bogle, Wichita Northwest junior
Stats: 380 assists (5.8 per set)
30. Bella Boulanger, Maize South senior
Stats: 496 assists (5.3 per set)
31. Brette Doile, McPherson senior
Stats: 750 assists (9.9 per set)
32. Naomi Dooley, Garden Plain senior
Stats: 506 assists (5.6 per set)
33. Addison Goree, Collegiate sophomore
Stats: 527 assists (7.4 per set)
34. Kaleigh Guhr, Goessel senior
Stats: 649 assists (7.5 per set)
35. Kourtney Koster, Trinity Academy junior
Stats: 901 assists (11.0 per set)
36. Josie McLean, Nickerson junior
Stats: 682 assists (7.9 per set)
37. Reagan Smith, Circle sophomore
Stats: 926 assists (10.0 per set)
38. Ellie Stearns, Andover Central senior
Stats: 455 assists (5.1 per set)
39. Brooklyn Wewe, Cheney senior
Stats: 745 assists (8.2 per set)
40. Kaitlin Yoder, Hutchinson senior
Stats: 854 assists (9.4 per set)
41. Aubrey Young, Pretty Prairie senior
Stats: 901 assists (8.7 per set)
Top 10 liberos
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
42. Kori Arnold, Hillsboro junior
Stats: 488 digs (4.8 per set)
43. Payton Benoit, Northwest junior
Stats: 411 digs (4.6 per set)
44. Jordan Bruckner, East junior
Stats: 446 digs (5.6 per set)
45. Lily Ebright, Bishop Carroll senior
Stats: 372 digs (4.5 per set)
46. Harley Ferralez, Hesston senior
Stats: 466 digs (5.2 per set)
47. Addy Foster, Derby sophomore
Stats: 408 digs (5.8 per set)
48. Abby Koontz, Newton sophomore
Stats: 538 digs (6.1 per set)
49. Ella Mullins, Circle senior
Stats: 322 digs (3.5 per set)
50. Sydney Puetz, Garden Plain junior
Stats: 450 digs (5.0 per set)
51. Avery Riedel, Augusta senior
Stats: 472 digs (5.2 per set)
Other top 50 players
Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.
52. Maddie Amekporfor, Andover Central junior middle blocker
53. Alex Bittner, Cheney sophomore outside hitter
54. Daityn Bogle, Northwest junior outside hitter-middle blocker
55. Lily Boughfman, Little River senior outside hitter
56. Sydney Burns, El Dorado senior outside hitter
57. Cydney Carter, Goddard senior outside hitter
58. Cameron Cleary, Maize senior middle blocker
59. Marissa DeWeese, Kingman junior setter-middle blocker
60. Grace Dickerson, Northwest junior outside hitter
61. Hope Duncan, Smoky Valley sophomore outside hitter
62. Cassie Dunlavy, Burrton junior middle blocker
63. Jaley Eck, Andale senior middle blocker
64. Kate Eichelberger, Moundridge senior outside hitter-middle blocker
65. Anna Eldridge, Valley Center senior middle blocker
66. Rachel Fischer, Medicine Lodge senior outside hitter-middle blocker
67. Kenzie Foster, Andover junior libero
68. Karly Girty, Flinthills junior setter-outside hitter
69. Campbell Hague, Cheney junior middle blocker
70. Ryland Hawkinson, McPherson Elyria Christian outside hitter-middle blocker
71. Adrian Hazelwood, Smoky Valley sophomore setter
72. Tatum Heersche, Mulvane senior libero
73. Mandi Heinz, Rose Hill junior libero
74. Lily Hilgenfeld, Remington senior setter-middle blocker
75. Marissa Holt, Circle senior outside hitter
76. Adisyn Igo, Derby senior middle blocker
77. Penelope Johnson, Southeast senior outside hitter
78. Karly Kill, West Elk junior setter
79. Mia Kuehn, Rose Hill senior setter
80. Sydney Le, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior libero
81. Taytum Lovesee, Bluestem junior middle blocker
82. Avery Lowe, Maize South junior middle blocker
83. Tamara Lozoya, Attica senior setter-outside hitter
84. Gabby Lujan, Belle Plaine sophomore setter-middle blocker
85. Allie Paulsen, Andover Central junior middle blocker
86. Akeir Scales, East senior middle blocker
87. Alexa Scarlett, Sedgwick senior middle blocker
88. Ella Schmid, McPherson senior libero
89. Dominique Schutte, Halstead sophomore middle blocker
90. Sydney Scott, Augusta senior setter-outside hitter
91. Camdyn Stucky, Northwest sophomore middle blocker
92. Matte Swartz, Chaparral senior setter-outside hitter
93. Mya Thompson, Hutchinson junior outside hitter
94. Alexa Timken, Berean Academy junior libero
95. Madi Tolle, Smoky Valley senior middle blocker
96. Izzy Trometer, Eisenhower senior middle blocker
97. Addison Verbeck, Eisenhower junior libero
98. McKenna Vogl, Pretty Prairie senior middle blocker
99. Jaidynee Vontress, East junior outside hitter
100. Zaylee Werth, Hillsboro sophomore outside hitter
101. Ali Zeka, Wellington senior middle blocker
This story was originally published November 29, 2021 at 6:30 AM.
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