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5 from Potter-Dix, 2 from Banner County named all-conference volleyball

Five Potter-Dix volleyball players and two from Banner County were named to the Minuteman Activities Association All-Conference team.

Regyn Hicks and Dawson Sharman of Potter-Dix were each named first team all-conference. Hicks led the team with 227 kills, 108 blocks and 46 aces in 2014. She also led the way with 412 digs and was second on the team with 243 assists. Sharman was third on the team with 156 kills, and added 29 aces and 17 blocks for the Lady Coyotes. She had 311 digs and three assists on the season.

Lanie Thies, Audrey Juelfs and Alexus Rozelle were named to the honorable mention team for the Lady Coyotes.

Thies had 26 kills, 44 aces and 28 blocks offensively for the Lady Coyotes. She led the team with 365 assists and also had 182 digs defensively. Juelfs had 127 kills, 19 blocks and 17 aces for the Lady Coyotes. She also had 253 digs and four assists. Rozelle was second on the team with 169 kills and 95 blocks in 2014, and also had 15 aces. She added 327 digs and three assists on the season.

For Banner County, MaKenna Dahlgrin and Taylor Evans were named to the honorable mention team. Dahlgrin was second on the team with 53 kills and 20 blocks, while adding 13 aces in 2014. She also had 26 digs on the season. Evans led the team with 102 kills and 26 blocks on the season, and tied for the team lead with 34 aces. She also had 42 digs on the season, which was second on the team.

First team all-conference

Jill Behrends, senior, Creek Valley; Shaela Jenkins, senior, Leyton; Chellani Parriott, senior, Bayard; Regyn Hicks, junior, Potter-Dix; Madison Blackwelder, senior, Creek Valley; Dawson Sharman, sophomore, Potter-Dix.

Second team all-conference

Diedra Waite, junior, Leyton; Kaitlyn Berner, senior, Leyton; Anna McLaughlin, junior, Garden County; Courtney Leach, senior, Garden County; Grace Kotschwar, junior, South Platte; Angelic Longoria, senior, Minatare.

Honorable mention all-conference

Hannah Schievelbein, senior, Creek Valley; Lanie Thies, sophomore, Potter-Dix; Mandi Cottrell, senior, Bayard; MaKenna Dahlgrin, freshman, Banner County; Stefanie Mitchell, senior, Creek Valley; Audrey Juelfs, freshman, Potter-Dix; Dani McKay, senior, Leyton; Alexus Rozelle, sophomore, Potter-Dix; Shelby Richards, sophomore, South Platte; Taylor Evans, junior, Banner County.