ALL-TIOGA COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TEAM FEATURES THE BEST OF THE WEST (December 1, 2021)By Lance LarcomNorthern Tier West Sports ReportTIOGA COUNTY — Tioga County is no stranger to a strong volleyball tradition, and the successes that spawn from those traditions were evident this past season as three of our West teams were among the top-4 teams in the entire District IV Class AA field. With that, NTWSR presents our inaugural All-Tioga County Volleyball Team, as well as our individual award winners.
North Penn-Liberty made a run at a sixth consecutive District IV AA title, but fell short in the finals against Wyalusing. The Mounties season still included an NTL Large School Championship, a 13-0 NTL record and a 15-2 overall mark with wins over Class A District Champ Canton and AA Champ Wyalusing in the regular season. Besides the District Final loss, the Mounties’ only other loss was to 4A District 6 runner-up Central Mountain.
For all of his accomplishments with a roster featuring only one senior, our All-Tioga County Volleyball Coach of the Year is North Penn-Liberty’s Mitch Stetter.
Staying on the same team .. and in the same family .. NTWSR is proud to name NPL’s Darby Stetter as our All-Tioga County Volleyball Player of the Year.
Stetter, a junior, finished the season with 206 kills (2.9/set), 272 digs (3.8/set), 141 points (2/set), 32 aces and 14 assists.
The remaining members of the All-Tioga County First Team are:
Grace Stephens, Williamson, Jr. - 355 assists (5.2/set), 247 digs (3.6/set), 227 points (3.3/set), 49 aces, 27 kills and 9 blocks.
Saige Lehman, NPL, So. - 218 points (3.1/set), 157 digs (2.2/set), 118 kills, 53 aces, 10 assists and 4 blocks.
Emma Owlett, Wellsboro, Sr. - 219 kills (3/set), 27 points, 20 aces, 45 assists, 34 digs.
Adelaide Schmitt, Williamson, So. - 362 digs (7.1/set), 92 points, 22 kills, 7 aces.
Aubrey Pequignot, NPL, Jr. - 296 assists (4.6/set), 150 digs, 156 points, 39 aces, 38 kills, 12 blocks.
T.R. Jones, Williamson, So. - 318 digs (4.7/set), 161 kills (2.4/set), 116 points, 15 aces, 29 blocks.
Highlighting our All-Tioga County Volleyball Second Team is our Newcomer of the Year, Wellsboro freshman Paige Logsdon.
Logsdon had 125 kills, 78 points, 30 aces, 12 digs and 92 blocks for the Hornets this season.
The remaining members of the All-Tioga County Second Team are:
Riley Sargent, Williamson, Sr. - 146 kills, 154 points, 31 aces, 140 digs, 89 blocks.
Payton Chapel, NPL, So. - 113 kills, 150 points, 34 aces, 43 blocks, 44 digs, 9 assists.
Maddi Bordas, Wellsboro, Jr. - 322 assists, 119 points, 30 aces, 40 digs, 11 kills.
Emerald Walker, NPL, Sr. - 108 kills, 95 points, 27 aces, 54 blocks, 37 digs, 8 assists.
Kaylee Sargent, Williamson, Sr. - 155 digs (3.4/set), 103 points (2.3/set), 62 kills, 12 aces, 8 blocks.
Emily Starkweather, Wellsboro, Jr. - 122 points, 113 digs, 30 aces, 71 kills, 19 assists, 11 blocks.
