Prep Dig Nebraska Preseason All-State Teams

Traditionally, we have named three All-Nebraska teams that encompass all classes. Each of our teams has had 10 players on it to try and fit as many deserving players on it as possible. When you consider that there are well over 3,000 high school varsity volleyball players in the state, to be named one of the 30 best is quite a feat. It literally means you are in the top one percent of all players in a state known for its outstanding volleyball.

I often tell people that All-State teams are put together based on what happens on the court during the high school season. Everyone starts with a blank slate when the season starts and nobody’s resume is complete until after the state tournament. It doesn’t matter where you have a scholarship to play in college, what you did last year or what your potential for the future is. It’s all determined by what you do on the court.

In putting together a pre-season All-Nebraska list, however, the rules change. Selections for this are based on what I’ve seen of a player and expect that we will see from them this fall. And, to be frank, it also involves projecting what teams are positioned for the greatest success, because if you’re one of the 30 best players in the state, you better be able to lift your team to a successful season.

So, here is my educated guess as to what the All-Nebraska teams might look like at the end of the season.

All-Nebraska 1^st Team

S – Lily Heim, 6-foot, Sr., Omaha Marian

S – Emma Worthington, 5-foot-10, Jr., Omaha Duchesne

H- Emily Bressman, 5-foot-10, Jr., Omaha Marian

H – Taliyah Flores, 5-foot-9, Sr., Papillion-LaVista South

H – McKenna Ruch, 6-foot-2, Soph., Millard North

H – Jaela Zimmerman, 6-foot-2, Sr., Malcolm

H – Sarah Wing, 6-foot-2, Sr., Omaha Marian

H – Kyla Swanson, 6-foot-3, Jr., Wahoo

DS/Libero – Jaiden Centeno, 5-foot-7, Jr., Millard West

DS/Libero – Madison Evans, 5-foot-4, Sr., Millard North

All-Nebraska 2^nd Team

S – Mara LeGrand, 5-foot-10, Jr., Papillion-LaVista South

S – Mary Nibbe, 6-foot-2, Jr., Red Cloud

H – Kelsie Cada, 6-foot, Jr., Bishop Neumann

H – Melanie Brecka, 6-foot, Sr., Lincoln Southeast

H – Marriah Buss, 6-foot-1, Soph., Lincoln Lutheran

H – Kristin Lux, 6-foot-1, Sr., North Bend

H – Fallon Stutheit, 6-foot-1, Jr., Johnson-Brock

H – Sabrina Starks, 6-foot-3, Sr., Platteview

DS/Libero – Ellie Lammers, 5-foot-9, Sr., Omaha Duchesne

DS/Libero – Bailey Lukasiewicz, 5-foot-4, Sr., St. Paul

All-Nebraska 3^rd Team

S – Izzy Lukens, 5-foot-10, Soph., Millard North

S – Kinsley Tinglehoff, 5-foot-7, Sr., Wahoo

H – Maddie Weidenfeld, 6-foot-2, Sr., Omaha Marian

H – Megan Woods, 5-foot-10, Jr., Grand Island Central Catholic

H – Bailee Sterling, 5-foot-11, Sr., Kearney

H – Taryn Mayfield, 5-foot-10, Sr., Grand Island Northwest

H – Megan Skovsende, 5-foot-11, Soph., Skutt Catholic

H – Kalynn Meyer, 6-foot-3, Soph., Superior

DS/Libero – Katie Siefkes, 5-foot-4, Sr., Lincoln Southwest

DS/Libero – Erin Williams, 5-foot-4, Jr., Lincoln Lutheran