Norwalk's King, Huron's Hotz top NOC volleyball picks

After helping her team to a split of the Northern Ohio Conference Lake Division title, Norwalk junior Ainslee King was named the Most Outstanding Performer when the league announced honors Tuesday. King tallied a team-high 261 kills and 56 blocks this season. Norwalk finished the season with a record of 17-7, splitting the league championship with Perkins. She was joined on the first team Perkins sophomore Viera Walker, Columbian's Lexi Beaston, Perkins junior Braelyn Davie and Norwalk senior Emily Tyler. The second team included Clyde junior Brynlee Mussell, Norwalk senior Sawyer Wineman, Clyde senior Kelsey Ray and Clyde freshman Ella Young. Honorable mention selections included Perkins sophomore Avisi Gehlor, Perkins freshman Reese Schaefer, Norwalk junior Madeline Gamble and Sandusky junior Aliyah Watson. Huron ran away with the NOC Bay Division title and the Tigers peppered the first-team picks. That included the Most Outstanding Performer, setter Reece Hotz, who had compiled 691 assists for Huron (20-3) ahead of its district semifinal against Mansfield Christian on Tuesday. Hotz was also third on the team in blocks (41), third in aces (31) and fourth in digs (189). She was joined on the first team by teammates Mya Smith and Jada Foster. Hotz, Smith and Foster are all juniors. Also being named first team was Bellevue senior Finley LaPata and Vermilion senior Haley Stepp. Second-team honors went to Bellevue sophomore Calie Cramer, Bellevue senior Kate Baptista, Huron junior Adelyn VanSickle and Edison senior Macari Harris. Honorable mention selections were Vermilion freshman Cara Caffarel, Huron freshman Riley Harkelroad, Port Clinton junior Tatum Higgins and Port Clinton freshman Kendyl Bollinger. ALL-NOC VOLLEYBALL LAKE DIVISION Most Outstanding Performer: Ainslee King, Norwalk, 11 FIRST TEAM Ainslee King, Norwalk, 11; Viera Walker, Perkins, 10; Lexi Beaston, Columbian, 12; Braelyn Davie, Perkins, 11; Emily Tyler, Norwalk, 12 SECOND TEAM Brynlee Mussell, Clyde, 11; Avary Brown, Columbian, 12; Sawyer Wineman, Norwalk, 12; Kelsey Ray, Clyde, 12; Ella Young, Clyde, 9 HONORABLE MENTION Avisi Gehlot, Perkins, 10; Reese Schaefer, Perkins, 9; Madeline Gamble, Norwalk, 11; Madi Shriver, Columbian, 10; Aliyah Watson, Sandusky, 11 BAY DIVISION Most Outstanding Performer: Reece Hotz, Huron, 11 FIRST TEAM Reese Hotz, Huron, 11; Mya Smith, Huron, 11; Finley LaPata, Bellevue, 12; Jada Foster, Huron, 11; Haley Stepp, Vermilion, 12 SECOND TEAM Calie Cramer, Bellevue, 10; Kate Baptista, Bellevue, 12; Adelyn VanSickle, Huron, 11; Ellie Freitag, Bellevue, 12; Macari Harris, Edison, 12 HONORABLE MENTION Cara Caffarel, Vermilion, 9; Riley Harkelroad, Huron, 9; Tatum Higgins, Port Clinton, 11; Kendyl Bollinger, Port Clinton, 9