Hancock, Corcoran named to inaugural all-U.P. volleyball teams

Munising’s Bailey Corcoran (left) attempts to block an attack from SC’s Alice Hancock at Superior Central earlier this year. Both were part of the first-ever All-U.P. volleyball teams. Kevin Dunham
By Brice Burge

The inaugural Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association All-Upper Peninsula volleyball awards were released on Monday, Nov. 13, with Kingsford’s Maddy Kreider named the first-ever Ms. U.P. Volleyball.

Kreider was the Great Northern Conference Player of the Year with 251 kills, 329 assists, 273 digs and 90 aces. She led the Flivvers to a regional finals appearance with a District 33 championship.

Alger County had two selections to the All U.P. Division 4 teams. Superior Central senior Alice Hancock was named to the first team while Munising junior Bailey Corcoran was selected to the second team.

Similar to the U.P. football and basketball awards, the UPSSA selects a Dream Team of the top players regardless of school size. A first and second team is created from the schools that are in MHSAA Divisions 1-3 and Division 4. This was the first year of the UPSSA Ms. U.P. Volleyball selection and the first year of weekly polls organized by the association.

Ms. Volleyball: Maddy Kreider, Kingsford D 1-3 Offensive Player of the Year: Ella Schuetter, Manistique D 1-3 Defensive Player of the Year: Maddy Kreider, Kingsford D-4 Offensive Player of the Year: Ema Stepien, Crystal Falls Forest Park D-4 Defensive Player of the Year: Elisa Rizzoli, Newberry D 1-3 Team of the Year: Calumet D-4 Team of the Year: Crystal Falls Forest Park D 1-3 Coach of the Year: Kate Bonacorsi, Calumet

D-4 Coach of the Year: Jackson Miller, Stephenson Dream Team: Laina Kariniemi, Calumet, Sr. Allie Bjorn, Calumet, Jr. Ella Schuetter, Manistique, Sr. Ema Stepien, Crystal Falls Forest Park, Sr. Ava Fisher, Crystal Falls Forest Park, Soph. Maddy Kreider, Kingsford, Jr. Jaylee Dellies, Marquette, Jr. Elisa Rizzoli, Newberry, Sr. Emma Jones, Manistique, Sr. Mia Hauser, Stephenson, Sr. Danika Shamion, West Iron County, Sr.

Division 1-3 First Team: Brynn Arko, Houghton, Sr. Marisa Hird, Negaunee, Sr. Brielle Kero, Hancock, Sr. Ava Maki, Marquette, Jr. Kaeda Rajala, Jeffers, Sr. Jackie Kiilunen, Calumet, Jr. Leah Goodreau, Manistique, Jr. Kailey Sundquist, Kingsford, Jr. Brooke Koskela, Hancock, Jr. Lucy Huskey, Sault Ste. Marie, Sr Second Team: Ashley Bell, Negaunee, Sr. Andrea Cerma, Escanaba, Sr. Sara Johnson, Jeffers, Sr. Ellery Nash, Kingsford, Jr. Clea Ollanketo, Houghton, Sr. Lauren Zawada, Bark River-Harris, Sr. Laney Johnson, Houghton, Jr. Caitlyn Storm, Calumet, Sr. Maddie Torola, Calumet, Jr. Alyssa Larson, Kingsford, Jr. Danielle Lund, Manistique, Jr.

Division 4 First Team: Bree Delich, Ironwood, Jr. Klaire Kwiatkowski, Rudyard, Sr. Lily Kwiatkowski, Rudyard, Soph.

Leah Feldhausen, Crystal Falls Forest Park, Sr.

Samantha Kedsch, Carney-Nadeau, Sr. Kayla Swanson, Stephenson, Sr. Charlie Larson, Crystal Falls Forest Park, Sr. Mattie Prestin, Stephenson, Sr.

Alice Hancock, Superior Central, Sr.

Noelle Grace, Wakefield-Marenisco, Soph.

Second Team: Mia Hemmer, Ishpeming, Soph.

Amelia Shanely, Newberry, Jr.

Audrey Franz, Forest Park, Jr. Sonja Kiviniemi, Ishpeming, Jr. Abi Codere, Lake Linden-Hubbell, Sr. Audra Pawlak, Ironwood, Jr.

Bailey Corcoran, Munising, Jr.

Addison Schroeder, Newberry, Jr.

Jillian Fraser, St. Ignace, Jr. Makenna Hendrickson, Baraga, Sr. Chloe May, Maplewood Baptist, Sr. Irelynd McGeshick, Ewen-Trout Creek, Soph.

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