<p><strong>Class 1 All-State teams were dominated this year by the veterans with 20 seniors and 10 juniors with 12 repeat performers. </strong></p>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong>Alandry Below</strong> (2022) | Advance</p>
<p>Of the best players for Class 1 ended the year with 680 assists and 238 kills.</p>
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<p><strong>Emma Mcintire</strong> (2022) | Archie</p>
<p>325 kills and 409 digs.</p>
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<p><strong>Avery Arnold</strong> (2022) | Blue Eye</p>
<p>The four-year starter ended the year with 817 assists after missing most of last year.</p>
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<p><strong>Riley Arnold</strong> (2022) | Blue Eye</p>
<p>306 kills and all-state basketball player.</p>
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<p><strong>Cate Cooper</strong> (2022) | Concordia</p>
<p>359 kills on .349 hitting.</p>
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<p><strong>Landry Yount</strong> (2022) | Concordia</p>
<p>632 assists and 176 digs.</p>
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<p><strong>Kaitlyn Clenney</strong> (2022) | Gideon</p>
<p>311 kills for state runner up</p>
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<p><strong>Malerie Sharp</strong> (2022) | Gideon</p>
<p>She led Class 1 in assists with 1059 for state runner-up.</p>
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<p><strong>Emily Powell</strong> (2022) | Midway</p>
<p>Finished 2<sup>nd</sup> in assists for Class 1 with 994.</p>
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<p><strong>Baylee Russ</strong> (2022) | Midway</p>
<p>596 kills on 42% hitting efficiency.</p>
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<p><strong>Claudia Hadlock</strong> (2022) | Miller</p>
<p>156 kills and 417 digs for state champions.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="119212" first="Kaylee" last="Helton"]</strong> (2022) | Miller</p>
<p>291 kills and 329 digs for state champions.</p>
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<p><strong>Ashten Kingsley</strong> (2022) Miller</p>
<p>168 kills and 67 blocks for the middle to help Miller win the state championship.</p>
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<p><strong>Alli Mitchell</strong> (2022) | Miller</p>
<p>Alli guided her team to a state championship with 951 assists.</p>
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<p><strong>Natalie Covington</strong> (2022) | New Haven</p>
<p>204 kills, 290 assists, and 247 digs</p>
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<p><strong>Lucy Hoener</strong> (2022) | New Haven</p>
<p>278 assists, 220 digs</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="119196" first="Isabella" last="Limback"]</strong> (2022) | Santa Fe</p>
<p>She put down 532 kills and a third-place finish in the state finals.</p>
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<p><strong>Ayden Shannon</strong> (2022) | Wellington-Napoleon</p>
<p>368 kills and 396 digs</p>
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<p><strong>Bree Shannon</strong> (2022) | Wellington-Napoleon</p>
<p>751 assists and 337 digs</p>
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<p><strong>Cloey Asplin</strong> (2022) | Winona</p>
<p>Finished 3<sup>rd</sup> in Class 1 for assists with 978.</p>
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<p><strong>Kaitlyn Belk</strong> (2023) | Bunker</p>
<p>430 kills and 1<sup>st</sup> player from the school to be all-state in volleyball.</p>
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<p><strong>Kyla Brandes</strong> (2023) | Crest Ridge</p>
<p>298 kills and 309 digs</p>
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<p><strong>Kaylee Ashabranner</strong> (2023) | Gideon</p>
<p>278 kills and 335 digs for the state runner-ups.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="123465" first="Reese" last="Gray"]</strong> (2023) | Lesterville</p>
<p>Gray broke the state record for kills in a season with 648 and three-time all-state selection.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="152153" first="Grace" last="Hicks"]</strong> (2023) | Lesterville</p>
<p>She finished the year with 934 assists and is currently 19<sup>th</sup> in career assists for all classes in the state. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="152126" first="Emma" last="Siron"]</strong> (2023) | Sacred Heart</p>
<p>484 kills, 2<sup>nd</sup> place finish in districts, and three-time all-state selection.</p>
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<p><strong>Cassie Aversman</strong> (2023) | Santa Fe</p>
<p>815 assists and 164 digs</p>
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<p><strong>Maddie Ayers</strong> (2023) | South Iron</p>
<p>429 kills and a fourth-place finisher in the final four.</p>
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<p><strong>Drew Gayle</strong> (2023) | South Iron</p>
<p>424 kills and 658 assists for 4<sup>th</sup> place finisher in the final four.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="152145" first="Nevaeh" last="Malawey"]</strong> (2023) | Winona</p>
<p>476 kills and two-time all-state selection.</p>
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