WATERLOO REGION (December 9, 2014) – Shane Clarke from Woodland Christian High School was named the District 8 most valuable player in boys volleyball on Tuesday as the league announced its annual all-star squad.

Clarke, a grade 12 senior setter, helped the Cavaliers to a perfect season in D8 play en route to winning Woodland’s first OFSAA volleyball banner at the single ‘A’ level.  Woodland finished with a 16-0 record in District 8 then captured CWOSSA and the OFSAA titles going undefeated in both championship events.

Joining Clarke on the first team was Woodland’s left side hitter Kevin Frank, right side hitter Brendan Vandergeest, plus Caleb Isaacs who was named D8’s top libero.

District 8 runner up Rockway had four players named to the all-star squad with Zack Kehl and Lukas Winter earning first team honours while Nathan Hebel and Connor Huxman grabbed second team status.

Phillip Tasedan, who was last year’s most valuable player, earned his second straight appearance on the first team to represent St. Mary’s High School.  He was joined by Eagles teammate David Nguyen who garnered a second team honour.

Jacob Bruder from St. David’s was a defensive specialist named to the team in the libero position on the second team.  John Elten of St. Benedict’s and Jack Quirke of Resurrection were the lone players to represent their schools on the second team as well.

Rockway also had four players named to the junior all-star squad with Ben Langwieder and Andrew Pfeifer earning first team selections while Jonah Boehm and James Carr-Pries were named to the second team.

Resurrection garnered three selections with Demar Holness and Austin McKenna claiming first team honours and Thomas Onuska grabbing a spot on the second team.

Woodland’s David Bruinsma and Daniel Wolfert represented Woodland Christian on the first team while Mathieu Boileau (Père-René-de-Galinée), EJ Enriques (St. Benedict), and Nolan Spencer (St. David) were the lone representatives from their schools on the junior second team.

2014-15 District 8 Boys Volleyball All-Stars

MVP: Shane Clarke (Woodland Christian HS)

First Team (Senior)

Shane	Clarke	Setter	12	Woodland Christian HS
Kevin	Frank	Left Side	12	Woodland Christian HS
Caleb	Isaacs	Libero	12	Woodland Christian HS
Zack	Kehl	Setter	11	Rockway MC
Philip	Tasedan	Left Side	12	St. Mary’s HS
Brendan	Vandergeest	Right Side	11	Woodland Christian HS
Lukas	Winter	Left Side	12	Rockway MC

 Second Team (Senior)

Jacob	Bruder	Libero	12	St. David CSS
John	Elten	Outside	12	St. Benedict CSS
Nathan	Hebel	Libero	11	Rockway MC
Connor	Huxman	Left Side	12	Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
David	Nguyen	Setter	12	St. Mary’s HS
Jack	Quirke	Left Side	12	Resurrection CSS

 First Team (Junior)

David	Bruinsma	Left Side	10	Woodland Christian HS
Demar	Holness	Middle	10	Resurrection CSS
Ben	Langwieder	Left Side	10	Rockway MC
Austin	McKenna	Setter	10	Resurrection CSS
Andrew	Pfeifer	Left Side	10	Rockway MC
Daniel	Wolfert	Setter	10	Woodland Christian HS

Second Team (Junior)

Jonah	Boehm	Right Side	10	Rockway MC
Mathieu	Boileau	Setter	9	ES Père-René-de-Galinée
James	Carr-Pries	Setter	9	Rockway MC
EJ	Enriquez	Right Side	10	St. Benedict CSS
Thomas	Onuska	Middle	10	Resurrection CSS
Nolan	Spencer	Left Side	9	St. David CSS