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Three Auburndale players earned unanimous first-team all-conference selections on the 2012 All-Marawood Conference South Division Volleyball Team.
Senior Nicole Nikolay, junior Kendra Kundinger and sophomore Hannah Castellano were three of five unanimous first-team selections to the first team.
Marathon sophomore Emily Kind and Wausau Newman Catholic senior Abby Brown also were unanimous first-team picks. Edgar senior Holly Denfeld and Pittsville senior Marissa Ortner round out the first team.
Nikolay, a hitter who also earned honorable mention all-state accolades by the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association; Kundinger, a setter; and Castellano, a libero, helped Auburndale to the Marawood South championship and an unbeaten record in conference play.
Hannah Schmitt, a senior for Stratford, was named to the second team, and Mackenzie Hannan was an honorable mention choice.
Camille Swart and Shannon Yahnke were honorable mention choices for Auburndale.
2012 All-Marawood Conference South Division Volleyball Team
First Team: *Nicole Nikolay, sr., Auburndale; *Kendra Kundinger, jr., Auburndale; *Hannah Castellano, so., Auburndale; Holly Denfeld, sr., Edgar; *Emily Kind, so., Marathon; *Abby Brown, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Marissa Ortner, sr., Pittsville. (*unanimous choice)
Second Team: Morgan Wirkus, jr., Marathon; Brianna Wirkus, sr., Marathon; Kia Lechleitner, jr., Marathon; Brianna Jankowski, sr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Shaefer Rupar, jr., Wausau Newman Catholic; Hannah Schmitt, sr., Stratford.
Honorable Mention: Mary Sigler, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Brittney Birkhauser, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption; Camille Swart, Auburndale; Shannon Yahnke, Auburndale; Kailey Stencil, Edgar; Erica Brusky, Edgar; Brooke Seubert, Marathon; Tori Blume, Marathon; Emily Norman, Wausau Newman Catholic; Briana Ziemendorf, Pittsville; Jenna Sanken, Pittsville; Mackenzie Hannan, Stratford.