WATERLOO REGION (March 27, 2017) – Saint’s power house outside attacker Jenna Banz was announced as the senior girls volleyball league’s most valuable player on Monday.

Banz proved to be a dominant player throughout the District 8 season with strong and consistent net play and serving. She would lead a young Saints squad to the D8 final where they would suffer a tough fifth set loss to St. David’s. St. Benedict’s would go on to qualify for the AAA CWOSSA championships where they would lose in the semi-final to the eventual champions.

Joining Banz as a first team all-star selection was her teammate and setter Maya Danis. Outside hitters Monica Zeglan and Hope Harnack were named as second team all-stars for the Saints.

District 8 Champions St. David’s Celtics are represented on the first team by grade 12 middle Rachel Sothern, grade 11 left side attacker Maya Sokolowski and grade 11 setter Marlie Dowling. St. David’s captured their first senior D8 title since the 1998-99 season with a balanced array of talent, and would go on to win silver at the AA CWOSSA Championships.

Grade 12 outside hitters Lorena Tasedan from St. Mary’s and Maddy Antwi from Resurrection rounded out the senior first team all-star selections.

Resurrection also had grade 12 setter Tara Omand, and grade 11 Jade Hickey honoured as second team selections, while grade 12 outside hitter Makenna Edissi and grade 12 setter Ava Harun were also recognized as second team all-star selections.

Please see below for a complete list of senior and junior all-stars.

2016-17 District 8 Girls Volleyball All-Stars:

MVP: Jenna Banz, St. Benedict C.S.S.

First Team (Senior):

First Name	Last Name	Grade	Position	School
Maddy	Antwi	12	Outside	Resurrection C.S.S.
Jenna	Banz	12	Outside	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Maya	Danis	11	Setter	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Marley	Dowling	11	Setter	St. David C.S.S.
Maya	Sokolowski	11	Left Side	St. David C.S.S.
Rachel	Sothern	12	Middle	St. David C.S.S.
Lorena	Tasedan	12	Outside	St. Mary’s H.S.

Second Team (Senior):

First Name	Last Name	Grade	Position	School
Makenna	Edissi	12	Right Side	St. Mary’s H.S.
Hope	Harnack	11	Outside	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Ava	Harun	12	Setter	St. Mary’s H.S.
Jade	Hickey	11	Middle	Resurrection C.S.S.
Tara	Omand	12	Setter	Resurrection C.S.S.
Monica	Zeglen	12	Outside	St. Benedict C.S.S.

First Team (Junior):

First Name	Last Name	Grade	Position	School
Olivia	Benzin	10	Middle	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Abby	Boorsma	10	Middle	Resurrection C.S.S.
Chloe	Bugdale	10	Right Side	Resurrection C.S.S.
Calista	Grant	10	Setter	Resurrection C.S.S.
Nicole	Krasnopolski	10	Right Side	St. Mary’s H.S.
Angelina	Markotic	10	Middle	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Alliyah	Rowe	10	Middle	E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée

Second Team (Junior):

First Name	Last Name	Grade	Position	School
Nahya	Dalle Vedove	9	Left Side	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Nicole	Hellinga	10	Setter	Woodland Christian H.S.
Julia	Mercier	10	Middle	E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée
Elizabeth	Mfonfu	9	Middle	St. Mary’s H.S.
Maya	Morton-Niomiya	10	Middle	Rockway M.C.
Isabella	Tyk	10	Middle	Resurrection C.S.S.