The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2015 All-State Girls Volleyball team.
Palo Verde
Follow the link for postseason girls volleyball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league, all-region and all-state teams will be posted as they are received.
Shadow Ridge’s Karissa Guthrie doesn’t need to coach during volleyball matches. For her, coaching is taken care of during practices, where she goes over rotations, tendencies and discipline on the court.
The underdog role fit Palo Verde perfectly in the Sunset Region quarterfinals on Tuesday as the Panthers rallied from an early deficit to down host Centennial, 15-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-18.
Whittnee Nihipali had 15 kills, 13 digs and two aces Thursday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team clinch its second consecutive Southwest League title with a 28-26, 26-24, 25-23 sweep of visiting Bishop Gorman.
Cali Thompson had 39 assists, six aces, two kills and seven digs, and Carolyn Andrulis added 11 kills and nine digs Tuesday to help Coronado’s girls volleyball team win the Southeast League title with a 25-13, 25-13, 25-14 win over visiting Foothill.
Whittnee Nihipali had 22 kills and 19 digs Wednesday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-14 win at Arbor View.
Kiley McCall had 47 assists, 17 digs and three aces Monday to lead Foothill’s girls volleyball team to a 29-27, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18 victory over visiting Green Valley.
Sydney Washington had 11 kills, and Megan Kronschnabel dished out 25 assists to help Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team defeat Palo Verde, 25-21, 25-17 in the third-place match of the Catalina Foothills Falcon Invitational on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.
Whittnee Nihipali had 25 kills, 15 digs and four aces on Tuesday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-17, 18-25, 18-25, 15-11 win at Bishop Gorman.
Kayla Coles had 11 kills and 16 digs, and Serenity Sivongsa added 20 assists and nine aces Wednesday to help Rancho’s girls volleyball team to a 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-13 win over visiting Eldorado.
Vashti Cunningham had 13 kills and three aces Monday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team to a 25-17, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16 victory over visiting Legacy.
Logan DeLong had 10 kills, seven assists and two aces Wednesday to lead host Cimarron-Memorial’s girls volleyball team to a 25-12, 17-25, 26-24, 17-25, 15-6 win over Desert Oasis.
Myah Maxwell had 20 kills and 11 digs, and Saipeti Fuiava added 19 kills and 14 digs to lead Legacy’s girls volleyball team to a 22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 15-9 victory over host Rancho on Monday.
Coronado’s girls volleyball team pushed Torrey Pines (Calif.), the No. 1 overall seed in the Durango Fall Classic, to the brink early Saturday morning.