Girls Volleyball Stories

3A HONORS: Eagles' trio named to all-state first team

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Jan. 31, 2012 | 5:00 p.m.

A trio of Boulder City girls volleyball players received first-team honors on the Class 3A all-state team.

Boulder City outside hitter Whitney Barlow, setter Avalon Frantz and middle blocker Mallory Bird were named to the first team.

The trio helped the Eagles (29-8) finish one win shy of the program’s first state title since 1989.

Virgin Valley middle blocker Alora Bonner, Moapa Valley outside hitter Emma Eira and Boulder City libero Ali Rants received second-team honors.

Most Valuable Player went to Truckee outside hitter Annie Reiswig, who led the Wolverines to a 3-0 sweep of Boulder City in the state final for their third consecutive state championship.

Class 3A All-State Girls
First Team
MB–Drew Norberg, South Tahoe; Kiersten Knoppel, Truckee. OH–Whitney Barlow, Boulder City; Krysta Murphy, Truckee. S–Avalon Frantz, Boulder City. LIB–Katie Mohun, Truckee. UTIL–Mallory Bird, Boulder City.
Second Team
MB–Brooke Mattice, Fernley; Alora Bonner, Virgin Valley. OH–Emma Eira, Moapa Valley; Madison Foley, Dayton. S–Jordan King, Fernley. LIB–Ali Rants, Boulder City. UTIL–Page Gustafson, South Tahoe.
Most Valuable Player—Annie Reiswig, Truckee.

Comments

Registration Notice: The Review-Journal has implemented a new registration procedure that requires all existing and new accounts to validate and login using Facebook. Visit the Registration FAQ for more information.
Terms & Conditions

The following comments are provided by readers and are the sole responsiblity of the authors. The Review-Journal does not review comments before publication nor guarantee their accuracy. By publishing a comment here you agree to abide by the comment policy. If you see a comment that violates the policy, please use the Report Abuse button.

Some comments may not display immediately due to an automatic filter. These comments will be reviewed within 24 hours. Please do not submit a comment more than once.

Sign In to Comment

Please sign in or register to comment. For more information visit the Registration FAQ.

Note: Comments made by reporters and editors of the Las Vegas Review-Journal are presented with a yellow background.