Oswego, the top team in the area this season, leads the way with three selections on first team. First Team Haley Burgdorf, St. Charles North, junior, outside hitter: Had 611 kills, 268 digs, 48 aces and 44 blocks. Repeats as Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball Player of the Year. First team all-state. Committed to Penn State. Ava Flanigan, Oswego, senior, setter: Had 772 assists and 36 aces. Set program records for career assists and single-season assists. All-conference. Honorable mention all-state. Leah Freesemann, Burlington Central, senior, outside hitter: Had 239 kills, 197 digs, 41 aces and 28 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Campbell. Brianna Gritzman, Burlington Central, senior, libero: Had Fox Valley Conference-leading 370 digs, 72 assists, 49 aces and six kills. All-conference. Sidney Hamaker, Oswego, senior, outside hitter: Had 354 kills, 162 digs, 43 aces and 20 blocks. Set program career records in kills and aces. Conference MVP. First team all-state. Committed to Long Beach State. Mia Jurkovic, Oswego, senior, outside hitter: Had 261 kills, 198 digs, 46 aces and 17 blocks. Two-time all-conference. Second team all-state. Committed to Western Michigan. Mia McCall, St. Charles North, junior, setter: Had 816 assists, 171 digs, 62 kills, 52 aces and 25 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. Teagan Rokos, Batavia, senior, defensive specialist: Had 376 digs, 79 assists and 48 aces. All-conference. Honorable mention all-state. Katie Schuele, Metea Valley, senior, setter: Had 785 assists, 149 digs, 82 kills, 58 aces and 27 blocks. DuPage Valley Conference’s player of the year. Second team all-state. Committed to East Carolina. Addison Torain, Metea Valley, senior, outside hitter: Had 265 kills, 140 digs, 40 aces, 25 blocks and 13 assists. All-conference. Committed to Winthrop. Sam Vanda, Geneva, senior, right-side hitter: Had 356 kills, 208 digs, 38 aces and 36 blocks. Two-time all-conference. Committed to Milwaukee. Charlee Young, Yorkville, senior, outside hitter: Had 259 kills, 186 digs and 42 aces. All-conference. Committed to Trevecca Nazarene. Metea Valley’s Katie Schuele, right, battles at the net with St. Charles North’s Ellie Sutter during a Class 4A West Aurora Sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Jon Cunningham / The Beacon-News) Second Team Grace Bach, South Elgin, senior, middle hitter: Had team-high 114 kills and 51 blocks. All-conference. McKenna Bremner, Batavia, senior, setter/right-side hitter: Had 316 assists, 193 kills, 187 digs, 40 aces and 27 blocks. All-conference. Academic all-state. Naomi Dowd, Waubonsie Valley, senior, outside hitter: Had 203 kills and 30 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Northern Illinois. Paige Genke, South Elgin, junior, setter: Had 300 assists, 55 kills, 35 aces and 27 blocks. All-conference. Breanna Hard, Aurora Christian, senior, setter: Had 628 assists, 170 digs and 62 aces. All-conference. Elizabeth King, Hampshire, junior, outside hitter/middle hitter: Had 270 kills and Fox Valley Conference-best 78 aces. All-conference. Adrianna Larson, Newark, senior, outside hitter: Had team-high 279 kills. Added 239 digs, 35 aces and 21 blocks. All-conference. Rita Lauro, Plano, senior, setter/right-side hitter: Had 275 assists, 218 digs, 109 kills, 54 aces and 37 blocks. All-conference. Jorah Rutter, Hampshire, senior, setter: Had 258 assists and 217 kills. All-conference. Committed to Eastern Illinois. Martyna Sowiak, Bartlett, senior, middle hitter: Had 136 kills, 71 digs, 53 blocks and 44 aces. Upstate Eight West’s player of the year. Committed to Western Illinois. Olivia Stewart, Metea Valley, junior, middle hitter: Had 179 kills, 66 blocks, 17 digs and five assists. All-conference. Fiona Turnbull, Geneva, senior, middle hitter: Had 262 kills, 49 blocks and 42 aces. All-conference. Committed to Georgetown. Geneva’s Fiona Turnbull, right, spikes the ball past two Naperville Central blockers during a nonconference match in Naperville on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Jon Langham / The Beacon-News) Honorable Mention Taylor Baratta, West Aurora, senior, middle hitter. Alyssa Burke, Harvest Christian, senior, outside hitter. Alison Coy, Oswego East, junior, outside hitter. Amber Czerniak, St. Charles North, junior, outside hitter. Maddie Hopkins, Metea Valley, senior, outside hitter. Brooklyn Marks, Sandwich, senior, libero. Clare McEniry, Rosary, senior, outside hitter/right side. Maura Minogue, Dundee-Crown, junior, libero. Asia Mitchell, Waubonsie Valley, senior, libero. Maureen Pokryfke, West Aurora, senior, outside hitter. Kaitlyn Reinhard, Waubonsie Valley, senior, outside hitter. Hope Wagner, Aurora Christian, junior, outside hitter. Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.