Category: Volleyball

On Tuesday (11/14/23), the Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (UPSSA) voted and released the inaugural All-Upper Peninsula Volleyball Teams, which were for the 2023 season.  MSHS had two student-athletes honored as part of the awards with junior Jaylee Dellies being named to the All-U.P. “Dream Team” and junior Ava Maki receiving All-U.P. First Team accolades for Divisions 1-3.  Click here for full story (courtesy of The Mining Journal).

Major Awards:

• Team of the Year (Divisions 1-3):  Calumet
• Ms. U.P. Volleyball:  Maddy Kreider – Kingsford
• Offensive Player of the Year (Division 1-3):  Ella Schuetter – Manistique
• Offensive Player of the Year (Division 1-3):  Maddy Kreider – Kingsford
• Coach of the Year (Division 1-3):  Kate Bonacorsi – Calumet

All-U.P. “Dream Team”:

• Laina Kariniemi – Calumet – Senior
• Allie Bjorn – Calumet – Junior
• Ella Schuetter – Manistique – Senior
• Ema Stepien – Crystal Falls Forest Park – Senior
• Ava Fisher – Crystal Falls Forest Park – Sophomore
• Maddy Kreider – Kingsford – Junior
• Jaylee Dellies – Marquette – Junior
• Elisa Rizzoli – Newberry – Senior
• Emma Jones – Manistique – Senior
• Mia Hauser – Stephenson – Senior
• Danika Shamion – West Iron County – Senior

All-U.P. First Team (Divisions 1-3):

• Brynn Arko – Houghton – Senior
• Marisa Hird – Negaunee – Senior
• Brielle Kero – Hancock – Senior
• Ava Maki – Marquette – Junior
• Kaeda Rajala – Jeffers – Senior
• Jackie Kiilunen – Calumet – Junior
• Leah Goudreau – Manistique – Junior
• Kailey Sundquist – Kingsford – Junior
• Brooke Koskela – Hancock – Junior
• Lucy Huskey – Sault Ste. Marie – Senior

All-U.P. Second Team (Divisions 1-3):

• Ashley Bell – Negaunee – Senior
• Andrea Cerma – Escanaba – Senior
• Sara Johnson – Jeffers – Senior
• Ellery Nash – Kingsford – Junior
• Clea Ollanketo – Houghton – Senior
• Lauren Zawada – Bark River-Harris – Senior
• Laney Johnson – Houghton – Junior
• Caitlyn Storm – Calumet – Senior
• Maddie Torola – Calumet – Junior
• Alyssa Larson – Kingsford – Junior
• Danielle Lund – Manistique – Junior

Each volleyball season, over 600 players from Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 are recognized by the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association (MIVCA) for their athletic performance on the court.  A maximum of 32 players are selected from each of Michigan’s 19 Regions.  Once a player has been selected as All-Region by varsity coaches, Regions then nominate players to move on to be considered for All-State accolades.

Following voting by varsity volleyball coaches within the Region, MSHS had four of its varsity volleyball student-athletes selected to the 2023 MIVCA Region 1 All-Region Team.  Those student-athletes were:

• Jaylee Dellies – Junior – Libero
• Jessica Gooch – Senior – Middle Hitter
• Roegen Hruska – Junior – Setter
• Ava Maki – Junior – Outside Hitter

Click here for the full listing of the 2023 MIVCA Region 1 All-Region Team

On Monday (10/30/23), volleyball coaches within the Great Northern Conference (GNC) met to select awards recipients for the 2023 season.  Member schools within the GNC include Marquette, Escanaba, Gladstone, Kingsford and Menominee.

Marquette, after compiling a 6-2 GNC record on the season, had six honorees receive all-conference accolades.  Representing MSHS on the 2023 All-GNC Volleyball Teams were Jaylee Dellies (Defensive Player of the Year), Jessica Gooch (All-GNC First Team), Roegen Hruska (All-GNC First Team), Ava Maki  (All-GNC First Team), Alyson McCarthy (All-GNC Second Team) and Olivia Mackie (All-GNC Honorable Mention) all received accolades.

Below are the All-GNC awards recipients from the 2023 volleyball season:

GNC Player of the Year:

• Maddy Kreider – Setter/Outside Hitter – Kingsford

GNC Defensive Player of the Year:

• Jaylee Dellies – Libero – Marquette

GNC Coach of the Year:

• Jaclynn Kreider – Kingsford

All-GNC First Team:

• Ellery Nash – Libero – Kingsford
• Ava Maki – Outside Hitter – Marquette
• Roegen Hruska – Setter/Opposite – Marquette
• Jessica Gooch – Middle Blocker – Marquette
• Kailey Sundquist – Middle Blocker – Kingsford
• Alyssa Larson – Setter/Opposite – Kingsford
• Andrea Cerma – Opposite – Escanaba
• Lillie Johnson – Middle Blocker – Gladstone
• Ava Johnson – Outside Hitter – Menominee

All-GNC Second Team:

• Jade Jasenovsky – Outside Hitter – Menominee
• Alyson McCarthy – Setter – Marquette
• Aleaha Lambert – Outside Hitter – Escanaba
• Harlee Coolman – Libero/Outside Hitter – Escanaba
• Bryonna Sanders – Defensive Specialist – Kingsford
• Jenna Viau – Opposite/Defensive Specialist – Kingsford
• Kennedy Sanville – Outside Hitter – Gladstone
• Alli Larson – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Gladstone
• Hanna Drifka – Middle Hitter – Menominee

All-GNC Honorable Mention:

• Erin Schuettpelz – Outside Hitter – Menominee
• Olivia Mackie – Outside Hitter – Marquette
• Carley McInerney – Libero – Escanaba
• Grayson LaMarche – Middle Blocker – Escanaba
• Maev Hanson – Setter/Defensive Specialist – Gladstone
• Rylee Gerow – Defensive Specialist/Libero – Gladstone
• Addy Johnson – Middle Hitter – Menominee

2023 GNC Team Champions:

• Varsity:  Kingsford (8-0)
• JV:  Marquette & Kingsford
• Freshman:  Marquette 

Varsity Volleyball (21-12-2; 6-2 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 3, Escanaba 1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-22)

From MSHS Varsity Volleyball Coach Ann Crandell-Williams:

“A win was a really fun way to end the regular season!  We came out very flat in the first set. Esky reminded us we’d have to work for it. After that, our players got a bit more online with their passing and that gave us more offensive options to work with. There was a lot of chaotic defensive play on both sides of the net which made for a pretty exciting back-and-forth match. I’m proud of our team for pulling it out in the end.”

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 2, Escanaba 0
• Freshman:  Marquette 2, Escanaba 1

Next Up:

• With regular season play having concluded, the MSHS Varsity Volleyball team will begin play in the 2023 MHSAA Division 1 Volleyball Tournament when they will travel to the winner of Petoskey/Gaylord on Wednesday, 11/1/23, for a match beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball (20-12-2; 5-2 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 1, Kingsford 3 (25-19, 15-25, 23-25, 19-25)

From Coach Crandell-Williams:

“Kingsford is a tough team! I think we had a fairly good game, but we just weren’t able to pull through in some critical moments. We served really well in the first set. For the rest of the match, there were aspects of our game that shined at different points, but we were just not able to pull all of it together at the same time to keep the momentum going. This team has a strong core of juniors, and I hope they feel motivated to push for another crack at the GNC title next season. We still have Escanaba next Tuesday and we’re looking forward to that match.”

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 0, Kingsford 0
• Freshman:   Marquette 0, Kingsford 0

Next Up:

• The MSHS Volleyball teams will have their final regular season matches of the 2023 season when they travel to Escanaba on Tuesday, 10/24/23.  Respective start times for Freshman/JV/Varsity matches are 5:30/5:30/7:00 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball (20-11-2; 5-1 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 3, Gladstone 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-14)

From Coach Crandell-Williams:

“It was a great night to honor our six seniors, and the team put on a good show for the crowd. As usual, serving and defense did it for us, but we also had some really strong offensive performances from several players. Our team has really improved at being scrappy defensively and recycling a lot of balls so we can put it away the next play. That should help us as we move into our last couple of conference matches and into district play.”

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 0, Gladstone 0
• Freshman:  Marquette 2, Gladstone 1

Senior Night:

Prior to the match, six members of the Class of 2024 were honored as they were introduced to the crowd and accompanied on the court by their parents/guardians.  Congratulations to these volleyball student-athletes and the success that they have achieved and contributions made while playing for MSHS!

• #3 – Outside Hitter – Lexi L’Huillier
• #5 – Defensive Specialist – Kaycee Karp
• #6 – Setter – Alyson McCarthy
• #7 – Setter – Brianna Jarvis
• #11 – Outside Hitter – Olivia Mackie
• #15 – Middle Blocker – Jessica Gooch

Next Up:

• The MSHS Volleyball teams will be on the road for their next match when they travel to Kingsford on Thursday, 10/19/23.  Respective start times for Freshman/JV/Varsity matches are 6:00/6:00/7:15 p.m. EST.

Varsity Volleyball (19-11-2; 4-1 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 2, Manistique 3 (25-18, 16-25, 28-26, 24-26, 2-15)

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 2, Manistique 0

Next Up:

• The MSHS Varsity Volleyball team will have their final home match of the regular season next Tuesday, 10/17/23, when they host Gladstone in Great Northern Conference play at 7:00 p.m.  Prior to the match, six Class of 2024 seniors will be recognized along with their parents/guardians.
• JV/Freshman matches against Gladstone will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball (19-10-2; 4-1 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 3, Menominee 0 (25-10, 25-22, 25-23)

From Coach Crandell-Williams:

“Quote added once available.”

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 2, Menominee 0
• Freshman:  Marquette 2, Menominee 0

Next Up:

The MSHS Varsity Volleyball team will return to play next Thursday, 10/12/23, when they travel to Manistique.  A JV match is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity to follow at 7:00 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball (18-10-2; 3-1 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 3, Gladstone 0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-16)

From Coach Crandell-Williams:

“Our overall gameplay in this match was something to be proud of. Our team’s energy was good and they were very consistent in all aspects of their game. They stayed consistent with the mental game, even when we had a tough time getting out of a rotation in the first set. I continue to love the way they support each other. We served tough, and continue to push at being offensively aggressive, even when we are out of system, and pushing our offensive capacity when we are in system. We plan to continue to stay focused and work toward improvement as we approach our remaining matches this season.”

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 2, Gladstone 0
• Freshman:  Marquette 0, Gladstone 0

Next Up:

The MSHS Varsity Volleyball team will be back in action on Thursday, 10/5/23, when they host Menominee in a Great Northern Conference match-up.  Freshman and JV matches are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity to follow at 7:00 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball (17-10-2; 2-1 Great Northern Conference)

Marquette 3, Gwinn 0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-13)

From Coach Crandell-Williams:

“It’s always fun to win at home, and everyone was able to contribute tonight. Our athletes served tough again and that set the stage for the match. We’ve been working on taking smart but tough swings and going hard after every ball. There were a few great defensive plays where they just didn’t give up, and watching that growth is my favorite part as a coach. I’m proud of them and am excited to stay at it in the gym as we work through the second half of the season.”

Subvarsity Scores:

• Junior Varsity:  Marquette 2, Gwinn 0
• Freshman: Marquette 2, Bark River-Harris 0

Next Up:

The MSHS Varsity Volleyball team will be back in action on Tuesday, 10/3/23, when they travel to Gladstone and resume play in the Great Northern Conference.  Freshman and JV matches are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity to follow at 7:00 p.m.