TVC Final Standings and All-League Selections

[NYBuckeye96]

Today's Athens Messenger lists the TVC All-League Selections and Final Standings in Volleyball:

2009 Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division Volleyball All-League

Player Team Yr. Pos.

Julie Els Alexander Jr. Outside Hitter
Haley Born Alexander Sr. Middle Hitter
Nicole Ogg Alexander Sr. Outside Hitter
Kayla Bartlett Alexander So. Libero

Cindy Willis Athens Sr. Outside Hitter
Elena Lein Athens So. Middle Hitter
Caity Willis Athens Sr. Setter/Outside Hitter
Shawna Whitehead Athens Jr. Middle Hitter

Shellie Bailey Meigs Jr. Outside Hitter
Tricia Smith Meigs Sr. Setter

Kelly Cox Nelsonville-York Sr. Setter
Maria Martinez Nelsonville-York Sr. Middle Hitter

Allison Graves Vinton County Sr. Hitter
Casey Puckett Vinton County Sr. Setter

Breanna Hall Wellston Sr. Outside Hitter

Erika Davis Belpre Sr. Middle Hitter

Most Valuable Player —Allison Graves, Vinton County
Coach of the Year — Kelli Dyer, Athens

Final league standings
Alexander 11-1
Athens 11-1
Meigs 8-4
Nelsonville-York 6-6
Vinton County 4-8
Wellston 2-10
Belpre 0-12


2009 Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division Volleyball All-League

Player Team Yr. Pos.

Karissa Connolly Eastern Sr. Setter
Kasey Turley Eastern Sr. Middle Hitter
Beverly Maxson Eastern Jr. Outside Hitter
Brenna Holter Eastern So. Outside Hitter

Kim Barker Waterford Jr. Middle Hitter
Bethany Dailey Waterford Sr. Setter
Tana Wallace Waterford Jr. Outside Hitter

Taylor Savage Trimble Jr. Middle Hitter
Cassie Christman Trimble Jr. Outside Hitter

Hannah McKibben Federal Hocking Sr. Middle Hitter
Shannon Parsons Federal Hocking Sr. Middle Hitter

Courtney Thomas Southern So. Setter

Julia Finck Miller Sr. Outside Hitter

Most Valuable Players — Karissa Connolly, Eastern
Coach of the Year — Howie Caldwell, Eastern

Final league standings
Eastern 9-1
Waterford 8-2
Trimble 7-3
Federal Hocking 4-6
Miller 1-9
Southern 1-9

[mongo]

congratulations!!!

[lefty]

Explain the MVP voting in the TVC? WOW!!!

[lovevball8]

Lefty, I was wondering the same thing. If I recall, voting was split last year between an Alex player and someone whose team wasn't even .500. Really doesn't make sense.

[cobweb]

Nothing against the Ohio Div MVP, but I just cannot imagine that anybody from a 4 - 8 team could be the most valuable player in the division. The term MVP should go to the player that went the extra mile to make her team successful. If the object of the game remains to win then four wins and eight losses is not success.

Last year Hocking Div MVP was shared. One recipient was out most of the season with an injury and her team finished very near the bottom of the division as well.

In some cases it looks like MVP is reserved for a decent player on a non-winning team. The TVC must have some really weird selection criteria for MVP. Maybe the league leadership should consider renaming the award or creating another one that is consistent with some of their selections.

[hateraid]

I am pretty sure that MVP is voted on by coaches, and the TVC Ohio MVP was a unanimous win, so I guess the coaches saw something in this player. Maybe that is why they coach and you don't

Congrats to all the girls!

[lefty]

This is why these coaches can't get out of the Sectionals & Districts. They don't know what to look for on the opposite of the net. Bad call hateraid!

[roundhouse]

Ofcourse you also realize that the majority of schools in Ohio do not make it out of sectionals and districts if you really want to get technical. Just a thought. I do think the southeastern part of the state has done better the last few years.

[hateraid]

This is why these coaches can't get out of the Sectionals & Districts. They don't know what to look for on the opposite of the net. Bad call hateraid!

Bad call to congratulate a group of girls for a job well done???? I am the one who is supposed to be hate-in', lefty!!
I never got to see the Graves girl play, but heard she has a nasty power hit. How many times did you wtch her??

[cobweb]

My comment was not at all about the Graves girl, I have seen her play and she really can bring it. My comment was about designating a league's most valuable player from a non-competitive team. If a team has the best hitter in the league yet still is not competitive, then what makes that player the leagues' most valuable? If the award was for the "best hitter" then fine, but most valuable is my question.

In the TVC Hocking; Eastern's setter was awarded MVP. Eastern (my daughter's team) is the league champion and did not have very effective passing. With passing not being a strong point, they were able to overcome and still have an offense that was, for the most part, able to outscore their opponents. Between weak passing and a strong offense is a setter that worked very hard to produce a league championship. In that I can see MVP.

[lefty]

hater, I also saw her play a few times & it is not about her, it's about the MVP of the league. The best girl in the Ohio division is the Els girl from Alex, period.

[Newsboy]

Never saw the All-District teams for area. Who made that
selection?

[cobweb]

From the program:

All District Team 2009 for Div 1 and 2
Cindy Willis 12 Athens H.S.
Elena Lein 1(0) Athens H.S.
Morgan Daniels 11 GAHS
Kelsey Martin 12 Jackson
Ali Summers 11 Marietta
Shellie Bailey 11 Meigs
Katie Fisher 12 Warren
Emily Foy 12 Warren
Allison Graves 12 Vinton Co.
Courtney Koukos 12 South Point

Division 1 State All Star Match Rep. to Wooster - Kate Tomson, Logan
Divisoin 2 Player of Year and All Star Rep - Katie Fisher, Warren
Division 2 Coach of the Year - Kelli Dyer, Athens

All District Team 2009 for Div 3 and 4
Haley Born 12 Alexander
Ashley Jenkins 12 Cheasapeake
Chelsea Delong 12 Dawson Bryant
Kelly McMackin 12 Dawson Bryant
Lorna Ceaser 12 Ironton
Janie Morris 12 Ironton
Kelly Cox 12 Nelsonville-York
Maria Martinex 12 Nelsonville-York
Aubrie Rice 12 River Valley
Jacqueline Jacobs 12 River Valley
Sierra Lenigar 12 Trimble
Breanna Hall 12 Wellston
Jamie Swatzel 10 (Eastern)
Brittany Morrison 11 (Eastern)
Karissa Connolly 12 (Eastern)
Shannon Parsons 12 Federal Hocking
Abby Toth 12 Miller
Chelsea Wall 12 Symmes Valley
Erika Davis 12 Belpre
Bethany Dailey 12 Waterford
Kim Barker 11 Waterford
Hailee Swain 12 South Gallia
Tayler Duncan 11 South Gallia

Div. 3 Player of the Year and All Star Match Rep - Haley Born, Alexander
Div. 3 Coach of the year - Sharon Vannoy, River Valley
Div. 4 Player of the Year and All Star Match Rep - Karrisa Connolly, Eastern
Div. 4 Coach of the Year - Howie Caldwell, Eastern

2009 Distric 13 Honorable Mention
Kate Tomson 12 Logan
Morgan Mullins 12 Jackson
Tricia Smith 12 Meigs
Julie Els 11 Alexander
Kamren Mendoza 10 Fairland
Taylor Hale 10 Oak Hill
Ashley Griffith 11 Rock Hill
Morgan Fouts 11 Trimble
Brittni Hall 10 Wellston
Aubrey Hand 11 Miller
Brandi Firch 12 Belpre
Chandra Canaday 10 Wellston
Caity Willis 12 Athens
Betsy Schramm 11 Marietta
Bailey Poage 11 Warren
Cassie Rucker 11 Chesapeake
Brea Tackett 12 Ironton
Lakin Caudill 10 Oak Hill
Brittany Thompson 11 Rock Hill
Jessi Spears 11 Trimble
Hannah McKibben 12 Federal Hocking
Julia Finch 12 Miller
Samantha Robinson 12 Belpre
Amy Noe 12 GAHS
Ricci Davis 12 Marietta
Nicole Ogg 12 Alexander
Cori Gaeger 12 Fairland
Kaytlin Maiden 9 Nelsonville-York
Dani Crabtree 11 Rock Hill
Tiffany Wires 11 Wellston
Kyrsten Young 9 Federal Hocking
Jessie Morris 11 Symmes Valley
Lauren Bosner 12 Waterford

[lefty]

Again, WOW !!!! LOL

[devilsadvocate]

I agree lefty.

Surprised teh Els girl was just an honorable mention? She's good.

[lefty]

How can she be "just" honorable mention? Take the vote away from these people, it's a disgrace. Not just her, what about the Noe girl from GAHS?