Wolves, Bison lead Omaha all-state honorees

Maywood-Hayes Center senior Jaycee Widener (right) celebrates another point during the Wolves’ 29-2 season where she earned a spot on the Class D-2 all-state first team. Wolves teammaes like sophomore Ashlin Broz (5) captured honorable mention from the Omaha World-Herald this week.

R.B. Headley/McCook Gazette

OMAHA, Neb. — Check out all the area volleyball players who earned Omaha World-Herald all-state honors for their efforts through this fall season.

FIRST TEAM

As expected, Maywood-Hayes Center senior Jaycee Widener made the Class D-2 all-state first team at a hitter position.

The Wolves won RPAC, subdistrict and district championships during their 28-match win streak. They also swept Mullen in their historic first state tournament to reach the D-2 semifinals.

The 5’10” Widenerr will be playing for McCook Community College next fall.

SECOND TEAM

Wauneta-Palisade powerhouse Haylee Sandman made the D-2 second team during a strong 16-10 Bronco season.

Remember, Wauneta-Palisade was the only opponent to win even a set from M-HC before those Wolves reached staet semifinal play.

HONORABLE

MENTION

Class B

McCook’s Harley Cribbs, Liviya Wier, Narissa Fawver, Tiara Matson, Addison Randel and Peyton Doucet.

Class C-1

Chase County’s Bryn McNair and Jerzee Milner.

Class C-2

Southern Valley’s Krista Best, Ann Bose, Brianna Quinn, Ashlyn McAtee and Aubrey Brown.

Class D-1

Arapahoe’s Gentry Warner.

Cambridge’s Brelle Miller and Autumn Deterding.

Southwest’s Caylin Barnett, Bailey Truksa, Bryn Lampe and Allison Rippe.

Class D-2

Hitchcock County’s Aimee Merrill and Lindseey Rippen.

Maywood-Hayes Center’s Kiley Hejtmanek, Ashlin Broz and Olivia Hansen.

Medicine Valley’s Acelyn Klein, Kaylyn Roblee and Jessa Bailey.

Wauneta-Palisade’s Cali Cox and Peyton Cox.