This story is sponsored by: The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County
By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
The 2014 Wisconsin Valley Conference all-conference teams have been announced for volleyball, boys soccer and girls tennis.
VOLLEYBALL
Marshfield junior Sara Dasler was named to the first team as a libero.
Dasler began the season as the Tigers’ setter, but moved to the libero specialist position about a quarter of the way through the season as Marshfield looked to get stronger on defense.
“What is so special about Sara making first-team all-conference as a libero is that she only played eight of the 12 conference matches as our libero,” Marshfield coach Dawn Sadowska said. “She ended up second in the conference in digs (161) and made our serve receive much more efficient. Sara loves defense; she hits the floor with no hesitation. I am so glad we will start our season next year with her captaining our defense and serve receive.”
Dasler joins Merrill senior Morgan Marnholtz as the first-team liberos.
Natalie Zuelke was the only other Tiger to earn all-conference honors, as she was named as an honorable mention selection.
The senior played all six spots on the floor, but excelled as an outside hitter on the front row.
“She was asked to step up and be one of our primary passers in serve receive as well as a ‘go to’ hitter when we needed a kill,” Sadowska said. “She is one of those athletes that when asked to do something different for us was always willing to do it.”
Marshfield finished fourth in the standings this year with a 7-5 record.
2014 All-Wisconsin Valley Conference Volleyball Team
First team: *Shay Sullivan, sr., outside/middle hitter, D.C. Everest; *Morgan Marnholtz, sr., libero, Merrill; *Anna Finnell, jr., outside hitter, Merrill; *Haley Williams, sr., middle hitter, Stevens Point; Regan Stefan, so., outside hitter, D.C. Everest; Caroline Hehir, so., setter, D.C. Everest; Sara Dasler, jr., libero, Marshfield; Emily Page, jr., setter, Merrill. (* denotes unanimous selection)
Second team: Kaylie Kohel, sr., middle hitter, sr.; Kristina Geiger, jr., outside hitter, Wausau West; Rylee Folz, jr., middle hitter, Merrill; Mackenzie Rechner, sr., outside/right side hitter, Stevens Point; Callie Heinrich, sr., libero, Wausau East; Lauren Conley, so., middle hitter, Wausau West; Haley Ginter, sr., outside hitter, Wisconsin Rapids.
Honorable mention: Stephanie Meuret, sr., libero, D.C. Everest; Natalie Zuelke, sr., outside hitter, Marshfield; Katie Zelinski, so., right side hitter, Merrill; Morgan Rechner, jr., libero, Stevens Point; Ally Miklesh, fr., setter, Stevens Point; Rachel Pulkinen, sr., middle hitter, Wausau East; Olivia Brandt, sr., middle hitter, Wausau West; Jordyn Kettner, sr., outside hitter, Wausau West; Corinne Klopotek, sr., setter, Wisconsin Rapids.
GIRLS TENNIS
All three Marshfield doubles teams and two singles players earned all-conference honors.
No. 1 singles player Lara Prebble (3-3 conference record) and the No. 1 doubles team of Emily Serchen and Olivia Haessly (5-1) were named to the first team.
Ashley Schultz (4-2), Marshfield’s No. 2 singles player, was picked to the second team, along with the Tigers’ No. 2 doubles team of seniors Jenny Madden and Martha Kupfer (4-2).
Autumn Packard and Krishna Patel, who were a perfect 6-0 at No. 3 doubles for the Tigers and earned honorable mention status.
Marshfield finished second in the conference standings this season behind champion Stevens Point.
2014 All-Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Tennis Team
First-team singles: *Gabi Kitchell, (No. 1), sr., D.C. Everest; *Emily Luetschwager, (No. 1), so., Stevens Point; Lara Prebble (No. 1), sr., Marshfield; Samantha Miles (No. 1), fr., Wausau East; *Kenzie Bradley (No. 2), sr., D.C. Everest. (* denotes unanimous selection)
First-team doubles: *Jaide Barber, so./Juliet Champion, so., (No. 1), Stevens Point; *Natalie Herold, sr.,/Sydney Snoeyenbos, sr., (No. 1), Wausau West; Emily Serchen, jr./Olivia Haessly, jr., (No. 1), Marshfield. (* denotes unanimous selection)
Second-team singles: Jordan Kucksdorf, (No. 1), jr., Wausau West; Lily Firkus, (No. 2), jr., Stevens Point; Ashley Schultz, (No. 2), fr., Marshfield; Suzy DeBot, (No. 3), so., Stevens Point.
Second-team doubles: Megan Hughes, sr./Tessa Arendt, sr., (No. 1), Wisconsin Rapids; Jenny Madden, sr./Martha Kupfer, sr. (No. 2), Marshfield; Madison DeBot, so./Kayla Stutesman, so., (No. 2), Stevens Point.
Honorable mention singles: Michaela Raleigh, jr., (No. 1), Merrill; Chelsea Spencer, sr., (No. 2), Wausau West; Carmen Gennemann, jr., (No. 3), D.C. Everest; Nicole Williams, jr., (No. 4), D.C. Everest.
Honorable mention doubles: Katie Peterson, so./Sarah Snoeyenbos, jr., (No. 2), Wausau West; Allison Brost, sr./Payton Sorenson, sr., (No. 2), Wisconsin Rapids; Autumn Packard, sr./Krishna Patel, jr. (No. 3), Marshfield; Hannah Werner, sr./Emily Meier, so. (No. 3), Stevens Point; Allie Henke, jr./McCartney Sullivan, so. (No. 3), Wisconsin Rapids.
BOYS SOCCER
Marshfield seniors Jake Limmex and Thomas Kruger were named first-team all-conference after the Tigers finished 5-4-3 and in fourth place in the Wisconsin Valley Conference this season.
Seniors Alex Sainterme, Ryan Hayes and Zach Leggon, and sophomore Hunter McManus were honorable mention choices for the Tigers.
McManus led the Tigers in scoring in conference play with 11 points (five goals, one assist). Sainterme had 10 points (four goals, two asissts), Hayes had two goals and three assists, and Limmex had three goals for Marshfield.
Charlie Keefe, a junior from Wausau East, was named the WVC Player of the Year.
2014 All-Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Soccer Team
First team: Alex Pagel, so., D.C. Everest (goalkeeper); *Jordan Heiting, sr., Wausau East; *Charlie Keefe, jr., Wausau East; *Taylor Penn, sr., Wausau West; *Austin Schulze, jr., Wisconsin Rapids; Chris Babiarz, sr., D.C. Everest; Jack Mittelsteadt, so., D.C. Everest; Jake Limmex, sr., Marshfield; Taylor Durall, so., Stevens Point; Thomas Kruger, sr., Marshfield; Cristian McDonald, sr., Stevens Point. (* denotes unanimous selection)
Second team: Ryan Weber, jr., Stevens Point (goalkeeper); Chris Cornish, sr., D.C. Everest; Jared Kumbera, sr., Wausau West; Massaquoi Thames, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; Luke Salzer, sr., Wausau East; Bram Downs, jr., Stevens Point; Olajuwon Sitte, sr., Wausau East; Tanner Frahm, sr., Wausau East; Zenas Lee, sr., Wausau West; Dustin Sperl, jr., D.C. Everest; Nick Reber, sr., Wisconsin Rapids.
Honorable mention: Wes Plowman, sr., Wisconsin Rapids (goalkeeper); Adam Petersen, sr., Wausau East (goalkeeper); Mike Sackmann, so., D.C. Everest; Alex Sainterme, sr., Marshfield; Pat Hefferan, so., Stevens Point; Charlie Hessil, sr., Wausau West; Ryan Hayes, sr., Marshfield; Hunter McManus, so., Marshfield; Zach Leggon, sr., Marshfield; Jacob McChrystal, jr., Stevens Point; Jack Nuckles, sr., Wausau East; Peyton Einerson, sr., Wisconsin Rapids; Gunnar Yonker, so., D.C. Everest; McKenon Diekroeger, so., Stevens Point; Sam Radenz, sr., Wausau West; Rey Barcenas, sr., Wisconsin Rapids.