Several players from West Bend-Mallard/Gilmore City-Bradgate, Graettinger-Terril and Ruthven-Ayrshire were honored with selection to the 2011 Cornbelt Conference All Conference teams. The post-season honors were awarded following voting by the league's coaches.
For the Lady Wolverines of West Bend-Mallard/Gilmore City-Bradgate, five players earned recognition on the conference elite squads, while two Graettinger-Terril and one Ruthven-Ayrshire player also earned post-season honors as well for their play.
Leading the way for the Lady Wolverines were juniors McKenzie Grimm and Courtney Bargman on the First Team. Senior Sarah Berte earned a position on the Second team, along with teammate Meredith Collins, a junior for the Lady Wolverines. Rounding out the selections was junior Kayla Banwart.
Graettinger-Terril earned a First team selection in the person of senior Nikki Brown, while senior teammate Hailey Nelson was named to the Second team all conference honor squad.
For the Raiders of Ruthven-Ayrshire, senior Alesha Sikora earned a roster position on the Second team All Conference squad for her play during the season.
The entire 2011 Cornbelt Conference All Conference Volleyball Teams are as follows:
First Team All Conference
Nikki Brown, SR, Graettinger-Terril
Emily Jobst, JR, Clay Central-Everly
Leah Duitsman, SR, Harris-Lake Park
Macy Gunderson, SO, Harris-Lake Park
McKenzie Grimm, JR, West Bend-Mallard/GCB
Courtney Bargman, JR, West Bend-Mallard/GCB
Cierra Brandt, JR, NSK-AR
Kelsey Gerhart, SR, NSK-AR
Collete Haag, JR, NSK-AR
Second Team All Conference
Hailey Nelson, SR, Graettinger-Terril
Alesha Sikora, SR, Ruthven-Ayrshire
Noreen Morrow, SO, Harris-Lake Park
Courtney Younge, SO, Ventura
Shelby Rayhons, SO, Ventura
Sarah Berte, SR, West Bend-Mallard/GCB
Meredith Collins, JR, West Bend-Mallard/GCB
Madison Bollig, SO, NSK-AR
Cheyanne Boland, JR, NSK-AR
Allie Ingalls, JR, NSK-AR
Honorable Mention
Mariah Gath, JR, Harris-Lake Park
Miranda Brueggeman, SO, Harris-Lake Park
Kayla Banwart, JR, West Bend-Mallard/GCB
Harley Lindell, SR, NSK-AR
Maggie Ludwig, SR, Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne
Coach of the Year
Hilary Elliot NSK-AR
Final League Standings
North Sentral Kossuth-Armstrong-Ringsted 6-1
West Bend-Mallard/Gilmore City-Bradgate 6-1
Ventura 5-2
Harris-Lake Park 5-2
Ruthven-Ayrshire 2-5
Clay Central-Everly 2-5
Graettinger-Terril 2-5
Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne 0-7