The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2015 All-State Girls Volleyball team.
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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 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.
Jaylin Ellis had 16 kills and 21 digs Tuesday to help Palo Verde’s girls volleyball team outlast host Rancho, 25-21, 25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Hannah Goddard had 10 kills and seven aces Thursday as Arbor View’s girls volleyball team swept visiting Cheyenne, 25-10, 25-14, 25-12.
Megan Kronschnabel had 32 assists and 11 digs Wednesday as host Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit for a 17-25, 16-25, 26-24, 25-18, 15-5 win over Bishop Gorman.
Palo Verde outside hitter Michael Simister didn’t get the outcome he had envisioned a season ago when the Panthers were ousted in the Sunset Region semifinals by Shadow Ridge.
Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team hadn’t experienced much success against Shadow Ridge in recent years, so the Panthers had revenge in mind when they faced the Mustangs on Thursday in the Sunset Region semifinals at Legacy.
Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team appeared to get a little lackadaisical Tuesday when Centennial grabbed a 2-1 match lead and all the momentum.
Branson Diaz had 20 kills and four blocks, and Shilo Chow dished out 51 assists to go along with four kills, three aces and three digs as Foothill’s boys volleyball team outlasted Rancho, 29-31, 25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 15-12 on Wednesday.
Alahjan Banks had 15 kills and three aces Friday to help Cheyenne’s boys volleyball team rally for a 14-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11 victory over visiting Cimarron-Memorial.
Nik Fava had nine kills and six digs Thursday to help Sierra Vista’s boys volleyball team to a 25-16, 20-25, 25-17, 24-26, 16-14 win at Chaparral.
Tyler Gralapp had 13 kills and 11 digs Tuesday to help Silverado’s boys volleyball team rally for a 25-11, 19-25, 20-25, 30-28, 15-12 win at Eldorado.