All-North
She piled up 283 digs and 14 aces.
“I have had such a fun time this year playing with these wonderful athletes,” Scheithauer said. “I hope we can take what we learned this year, keep working hard in the off-season and come in strong next year.”
“As a young player, Tahlia was vital to our back row on defense and on our serve receive this year,” coach Weik said. “She is a player our team needs on the court all the time. Her hustle and determination are second to none. She gives it all in practice and in games.”
The North Division of the Marawood, may have been as tough as it’s ever been. Athens won the league at 5-0 and was ranked the number-one team in the state in Division 4 for much of the year. Defending champion Phillips was knocked off by the Blue Jays early in the year but ended the season playing as well as anyone. Prentice was ranked all season long in Division 4’s top 10 and Abbotsford’s 2-3 league record was misleading as the Falcons featured a formidable squad that included Falteisek and unanimous All-North selection Haylee Soyk up front.
All four of those teams won their matchups in the Marawood Conference Crossover Challenge Oct. 11 in Marathon, a first for the North.
Along with Soyk, Athens juniors Jazelle Hartwig and Addison Lavicka and Phillips senior Kendall Weik were this year’s unanimous picks for the All-North team. Weik was named the Player of the Year. Senior libero Savannah Epping of Athens and senior outside hitter Elsa Schluter of Phillips rounded out the first team.
Tanille Hartwig of Athens was named the North’s Coach of the Year.
“We battled against one of the toughest schedules around this season,” coach Weik said. “We played many matches against highly-ranked teams and I feel we are stronger because of it. After facing these teams, we have our sights set high. We want to continue to work hard as we set high goals going into next season. This starts with a strong culture, belief in each other and more court time. We are excited to see how Rib Lake volleyball will continue to grow.”
