D8 VOLLEYBALL: Most valuable player honours goes to Saints’ Gigi Markotic

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WATERLOO REGION (April 1, 2019) – On Monday, District 8 announced that St. Benedict’s grade 12 middle Gigi Markotic was named the league’s most valuable player.

Markotic and her Saints finished their regular season with a perfect 10-0 record and went 2-0 in the playoffs to win their second straight District 8 title.

Markotic and the Saints, along with first team all-stars, grade 12 left side Olivia Benzin and grade 11 libero Makayla Raymond, battled at the triple-A CWOSSA championship but were unable to overcome Forest Heights who went on to win the tournament.

Led by first team all-star, grade 11 power Olivia Holness, Père-René-de-Galinée finished with their best D8 record in the last four years, and captured a single-A CWOSSA gold medal and OFSAA bronze medal. Alliyah Rowe from PRDG was recognized as a second team all-star.

Resurrection has three grade twelves that were recognized as D8 all-stars. Setter Calista Grant and middle Abby Boorsma were named to the first team for the second straight year, while libero Chloe Bugdale was named to the second team.

Grade 12 setter Nicole Hellinga from Woodland rounds out first team all-star selections, and teammate Kristine Liu was recognized with second team honours.

Grade 12 middles Victoria Jensen from St. David’s and Maya Morton Ninomiya from Rockway, along with St. Mary’s grade 12 right side Nicole Krasnopolski were named as second team all-stars.

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

2018-19 District 8 Girls Volleyball All-Stars:

District 8 MVP: Gigi Markotic, St. Benedict C.S.S.

First Team (Senior):

First Name

Last Name

Grade

Position

School

Olivia

Benzin

12

left

St. Benedict CSS

Abby

Boorsma

12

Middle

Resurrection CSS

Calista

Grant

12

Setter

Resurrection CSS

Nicole

Hellinga

12

Setter

Woodland CHS

Olivia

Holness

11

Power

E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée

Gigi

Markotic

12

Middle

St. Benedict CSS

Makayla

Raymond

11

Lib

St. Benedict CSS

Second Team (Senior):

First Name

Last Name

Grade

Position

School

Chloe

Bugdale

12

Libero

Resurrection CSS

Victoria

Jensen

12

middle

St. David CSS

Nicole

Krasnopolski

12

Right Side

St. Mary’s HS

Kristine

Liu

12

Libero

Woodland CHS

Maya

Morton Ninomiya

12

Middle

Rockway MC

Alliyah

Rowe

12

Middle

E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée

First Team (Junior):

First Name

Last Name

Grade

Position

School

Naomi

Fast

10

Setter

Woodland CHS

Ashly

Freburger

9

Power

St. Mary’s HS

Amanda

Korn

10

Power

St. Mary’s HS

Gemma

Piraino

10

Power

St. Benedict CSS

Madison

Schill

10

Left

St. David CSS

Alexandra

Slavcev

9

Middle

Resurrection CSS

Nicole

Vandici

9

Libero

St. Mary’s HS

Second Team (Junior):

First Name

Last Name

Grade

Position

School

Mackenzie

Casey

10

Setter

St. David CSS

Jenna

Elises

10

Setter

St. Benedict CSS

Elyse

Hutchinson

10

Middle

St. Benedict CSS

Taya

Johnson

10

Middle

St. Mary’s HS

Rachael

O’Dell

10

Middle

Woodland CHS

Sierra

Phillippi

9

Middle

Resurrection CSS