Led by Player of the Year Sidney Hamaker, here is the Record Newspapers all-area girls volleyball team.
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Riley Borrowman, Oswego, senior, middle hitter: One of the few seniors on junior-dominant Panthers, Borrowman had 89 kills, 30 blocks, 54 digs and 19 aces. Wisconsin-Osh Kosh commit had kill at match point in regional final for 29-7 Panthers that won first regional title since 2011.
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Ava Flanigan, Oswego, junior, setter: The 5-foot-10 junior had 704 assists, 157 digs, 35 aces, 28 kills and 17 blocks for 29-7 regional champion Panthers that broke a school win record.
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Sidney Hamaker, Oswego, junior, outside hitter: The 6-foot-1 Long Beach State commit was a towering presence for Panthers’ team that broke the school win record and won the program’s first regional title since 2011. Hamaker smashed the single-season school record for kills with 392 and added 209 digs, 46 aces and 24 blocks. All tournament at Blackhawk Invite, Champaign’s SetTember Fest and Plainfield Central’s Harvest Fest.
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Mia Jurkovic, Oswego, junior, outside hitter: The 6-foot-1 junior did a little bit of everything as complement to Hamaker on the pin for 29-7 regional champion Oswego. Jurkovic had 242 kills, 222 digs, 35 aces and 35 blocks. All tournament at Champaign’s SetTember Fest.
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Marie Reichman, Yorkville, senior, libero: Second-year libero was an all-conference pick and the Foxes’ best player. Reichman amassed 383 digs to go along with 45 assists and 25 aces. In serve receive, Reichman passed a 2.0 and had perfect passes on 41% of the balls played in serve receive. She will be playing volleyball at Aurora University next year.
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Lauren Ulrich, Newark, senior, setter: Division III Juniata College commit went over 1,500 assists for her career this season, second on the all-time assist leader board at Newark. Ulrich, a three-time unanimous selection to the Little Ten all-conference team and an IVCA Class 1A first team All-Stater, had 700 assists this season with 98 kills, 155 digs and 34 aces serving at a 92% rate Was named to the all tournament teams at Manteno and Bradley-Bourbannais.
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Kiara Wesseh, Newark, senior, outside hitter: A state track and field champion in high jump, Wesseh was a six-rotation player called to attack out of the back row as well and led regional champion Lady Norsemen in kills. Wesseh, IVCA Class 1A second team All-State, had 300 kills, 231 digs, 28 blocks and 33 aces serving at a 94% rate. Solid on defense and in serve receive, Wesseh was named to the all-tourney teams at Manteno, Mt. Pulaski and Bradley-Bourbannais.
Honorable mention
Rita Lauro, Plano, junior, setter; Brooklyn Marks, Sandwich, junior, libero; Elle Norquist, Newark, junior, libero; Joelle Pye-Blacknard, Yorkville, freshman, outside hitter; Kodi Rizzo, Newark, senior, middle hitter; Emily Santolin, Plano, senior, outside hitter; Londyn Scott, Sandwich, junior, middle blocker