The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association has announced its District Nine teams, the Sidney Daily News reported Nov. 4. The list includes 26 players from Shelby County and spans five teams across all seven divisions.
Russia took the Division VII awards. Celeste Borchers, a senior, was named Player of the Year and will serve as the division's all-star representative. Aaron Watkins was Coach of the Year after guiding Russia to a 22-3 record. Borchers and Hazel Francis were first-team selections. Other Division VII first-team picks came from Botkins, Fairlawn, Fort Loramie, Jackson Center and Lehman Catholic.
Sidney sophomore Ahniyah Wilson was a first-team All-District pick. She recorded 86 service aces this season, a school record, and raised her career total to 155. Reagan Oswalt and Gabby Truesdale were second-team selections. In Division VI, Anna's Alivia Meyer and Elaina Brandewie earned first-team honors, while Donna Foster was a second-team pick. Houston's Brylee Breeze also made the second team.
Peyton Platfoot of Botkins, Tessa Boerger of Fort Loramie, Brooke Ann Byrd of Jackson Center, Reese Hoskins of Lehman and Russia's Aryana Cordonnier and Ava Gibson were second-team picks. Honorable mention selections included Botkins' Stella Braun and Kambree Walters, Fort Loramie's Isabelle Hoying, and Lehman's Bailey Cotterman.