WATERLOO REGION (December 5, 2018) – On Wednesday, District 8 announced that grade 12 left side attacker Judah Verbeek would be named the most valuable player for senior boys volleyball.

Verbeek was influential in Woodland’s 9-1 D8 regular season record and led his squad to the championship where they would lose a tough five set match to St. Benedict’s.

Alongside fellow D8 first team all-star Daniel Liargovas and second team all-stars Jesse Isaacs and Caden Hayhoe, Verbeek and the Cavaliers captured their twelfth CWOSSA championship in the last 13 years.

The D8 champion, St. Benedict Saints, are represented by two setters on the first team; grade 12 E.J. Enriquez and grade 11 Ryan Frias.

The Saints collected the CWOSSA ‘AAA’ silver medal supported by D8 second team all-stars Lenny Lombardi and Bryson Meadus.

Grade 12 middle Ben Lassaline was named as a first team all-star for St. Mary’s, while his teammate Jacob Lohrenz was named to the second team.

Rockway’s grade 12 middle Aaron Dyck was given first team honours, and fellow Flame James Torrance-Perks rounds out second team all-star selections.

Rounding out the D8 first team all-stars in Resurrection’s grade 11 left side attacker Noah Lalonde.

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

2018-19 Boys Volleyball MVP: Judah Verbeek, Woodland C.H.S.

First Team (Senior):

First Name	Last Name	Position	Grade	School
Aaron	Dyck	Middle	12	Rockway M.C.
E.J.	Enriquez	Setter	12	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Ryan	Frias	Setter	11	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Noah	Lalonde	Left	11	Resurrection C.S.S.
Ben	Lassaline	Middle	12	St. Mary’s H.S.
Daniel	Liargovas	Setter	12	Woodland C.H.S.
Judah	Verbeek	Left	12	Woodland C.H.S.

Second Team (Senior):

First Name	Last Name	Position	Grade	School
Caden	Hayhoe	Middle	11	Woodland C.H.S.
Jesse	Isaacs	Libero	12	Woodland C.H.S.
Jacob	Lohrenz	Middle	11	St. Mary’s H.S.
Lenny	Lombardi	Left	12	St. Benedict C.S.S.
Bryson	Meadus	Middle	11	St. Benedict C.S.S.
James	Torrance-Perks	Left	12	Rockway M.C.

First Team (Junior):

First Name	Last Name	Position	Grade	School
Liam	Enns	Left	10	Rockway M.C.
Murray	Greydanus	Middle	10	Woodland C.H.S.
Minseok	Kwak	Setter	10	St. David C.S.S.
Jonathan	Tigchelaar	Middle	10	Woodland C.H.S.
Noah	Tyszka	Middle	10	Resurrection C.S.S.
Andrew	VanDyke	Setter	10	Woodland C.H.S.
Eric	Walsh	Setter	10	Resurrection C.S.S.

Second Team (Junior):

First Name	Last Name	Position	Grade	School
Aidan	Featherstone	Middle	10	St. Mary’s H.S.
Nick	Heide	Middle	10	Rockway M.C.
Tyler	Ilton	Middle	10	Resurrection C.S.S.
Lamar	Lalor	Middle	10	St. David C.S.S.
Kyle	Mulder	Left	10	Woodland C.H.S.
Lazar	Paroski	Right	9	E.S. Père-René-de-Galinée