WATERTOWN, S.D. – The Watertown Arrows had an historic season on the volleyball court winning it’s very first Class AA State Championship. 3 members of that team were honored as All State selections by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association. Sophie Tietz, a 5-foot-10 senior middle hitter-blocker, and Meghan Heggelund, a 6-0 senior outside hitter, are two of the eight first-team selections. McKenzie Buisker, another 6-0 senior middle hitter, is one of the seven second-team honorees.
Class AA All-State Team
Chosen S.D. Volleyball Coaches Association
First Team
Phekran Kong, Sioux Falls Washington, 6-4 senior middle hitter
Emma Ronsiek, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 6-1 senior outside hitter
Tatum Kooima, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 5-5 senior libero
Sophie Tietz, Watertown, 5-10 senior middle hitter
Havyn Heinz, Huron, 5-5 senior libero
Meghan Heggelund, Watertown, 6-0 senior outside hitter
Brooklyn Kusler, Aberdeen Central, 6-0 junior outside hitter
Bergen Reilly, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 6-1 freshman setter-outside hitter
Second Team
Tenley Buddenhagen, Huron, 5-5 junior setter (863 assists, 289 digs, 70 aces)
Kyah Watson, Rapid City Stevens, 6-0 senior outside hitter (269 kills, 69 blocks, 35 aces, 187 digs)
McKenzie Buisker, Watertown, 6-0 senior middle hitter
Raegan Reilly, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 6-11 junior setter-outside hitter
Brynn Kirsch, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 5-8 sophomore libero (398 digs, 24 aces)
Hallie Mertz, Harrisburg, 5-10 senior outside hitter (299 kills, 24 blocks, 154 digs, 39 aces)
Elizabeth Deneven, Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 5-5 sophomore setter (797 assists, 30 aces, 215 digs)
(South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association)