Rachel Schaefer
Rachel Schaefer
School: El Diamante
Grade: Junior
Highlights: The Tulare County player of the year and All-West Yosemite League first team selection finished with 329 kills. She also had 25 blocks.
Comments: "She was hard to read. She got her kills in a variety of ways. The biggest deception she had was hitting down the line. The way she was facing and was able to hit across her body to fool a lot of defenders down the line, she fooled a lot of people." -- El Diamante coach Leslie Sorensen
Melissa Samaniego
Melissa Samaniego
School: Woodlake
Grade: Junior
Highlights: The East Sequoia League MVP finished the season with 242 kills and 77 blocks.
Comments: "I think it is her experience playing the game that makes her highly effective. We are very fortunate to have her and 10 of the 12 girls back. She is a key player for us." -- Woodlake coach Tori Johnson
Ashley Cervantes
Ashley Cervantes
School: Redwood
Grade: Junior
Highlights: The All-West Yosemite League first team selection finished with 302 kills, 358 digs and 44 blocks.
Comments: "She is very consistent in any skill that she does with volleyball -- passing, setting, spiking, serving. She is a leader and she practices very hard. She is there to learn and work hard, which makes her a better player all around." -- Redwood coach Janeece Thompson
Ally Sassman
Ally Sassman
School: El Diamante
Grade: Junior
Highlights: The East Yosemite League MVP finished the season with 332 kills and 281 digs.
Comments: "She's very coachable. She's like a third coach on the court. She was one of our top servers and had one of our highest passing rates. We're overjoyed she was EYL MVP and that she's coming back next year." -- Tulare Western coach Danielle Griffiths
Tess Van Grouw
Tess Van Grouw
School: CVC
Grade: Junior
Highlights: The All-Central Sequoia League first team selection finished the season with 441 digs, 181 kills and 42 aces.
Comments: "Tess is such a blessing to coach. She listens close, works hard, learns fast and is an exceptional athlete. She has the ability to keep any ball alive for us in the back court and is just as dependable as an attacker in the front row." -- CVC coach Meghan Warkentin
Taylor Van Den Berg
Taylor Van Den Berg
School: CVC
Grade: Junior
Highlights: The Central Sequoia League MVP finished the season with 274 kills, 44 aces, 49.5 blocks and 85 digs.
Comments: "Taylor is a phenomenal athlete. She jumps so well and is super quick and is able to attack from any position along the net. Taylor led our team in kills, blocks and aces this year. She is driven to succeed but is also poised and calm in pressure situations." - CVC coach Meghan Warkentin
