Robert E. Lee senior Taylor Winchester celebrates after a victory in a match played this season. Winchester was chosen to the All-District 11-6A volleyball first team as a libero. (Lang White | Correspondent/File)

Robert E. Lee senior libero Taylor Winchester received first-team All-District 11-6A honors for her efforts on defense in helping the Lady Raiders secure a tie for fourth place in the league standings.

Lee was later dropped to fifth after self-reporting it used an ineligible player in one of its matches.

Winchester finished with a team-high 589 digs. She also tallied 45 aces and 43 back-row kills.

Seniors Claire Himes and Genesis Borens were chosen for the second team. Himes led the Lady Raiders on offense and was a force at the net as middle blocker finishing with 241 kills, 26 aces and 67 blocks with Borens leading the team in assists as setter with 474. Borens also had 164 digs and 29 aces.

Rowlett senior Brenna McIlroy was chosen MVP with sophomore teammate Logan Brown chosen Offensive MVP. Rockwall junior Chaney Garcia was Defensive MVP with Sommer Johnson, coach of district champion Rowlett, named Coach of the Year.

 

All-District 11-6A Volleyball Team

Superlatives

Most Valuable Player — Brenna McIlroy, Sr., Rowlett

Offensive MVP — Logan Brown, So., Rowlett

Defensive MVP — Chaney Garcia, Jr., Rockwall

Server Co-MVPs — Micah Harding, Naaman Forest; Casey Enna, Jr., Sachse

Blocker MVP — Bayleigh Scott, So., Rockwall

Setter MVP — Hannah Adams, Jr., Rockwall

Newcomer of the Year — Delaney Price, So., Rowlett

Coach of the Year — Sommer Johnson, Rowlett

 

First Team

Libero — Taylor Winchester, Sr., Robert E. Lee; Valerie Woody, Sr., Rowlett

Outside Hitter — Ashton Blackburn, Sr., Rowlett; Kelsey Gaertner, Sr., Rockwall; Devan Ingram, Sr., Sachse; Chloe Phillips, Sr., Rockwall; Erin Richburg, Jr., Sachse

Setter — Taylor Bennett, Sr., Rowlett

 

Second Team

Defensive Specialist — Gabby Grindele, Sr., Rowlett

Middle Blocker — Courtanae Calhoun, Jr., Garland; Skyler Friel, Jr., Sachse; Rachel Guerry, So., Naaman Forest; Claire Himes, Sr., Robert E. Lee; Breonna Jackson, Jr., Lakeview Centennial; Meaghan Jones, So., Sachse; Taya Mitchell, So., Rowlett; Rose Njoku, Jr., Rockwall

Outside Hitter — Katie McMillin, Jr., Naaman Forest

Right Side — Rachel Merkel, Jr., Rockwall

Setter — Genesis Borens, Sr., Robert E. Lee

 

Honorable Mention

Defensive Specialist — Bonny Abarca, Jr., Sachse; Mandy Carmon, Sr., Rowlett; Cyera Hintzen, Jr., Sachse; Morgan Leff, Sr., Rowlett; Tara McCoy, Jr., Rockwall

Left Side — Truc Le, Sr., North Garland; Victoria Penn, Jr., Garland; Ryhanna Saygidia, Jr., Lakeview Centennial

Middle Blocker — Megan Castleman, Jr., Naaman Forest; Taylor Gotcher, Jr., Lakeview Centennial; Bailey Wilborn, Jr., Lakeview Centennial

Outside Hitter — Tino Charuma, So., North Garland; Alysia Clewis, So., Lakeview Centennial; Falesha Fuller, Sr., Garland; Jamie Mills, So., Robert E. Lee; Michaela Windahl, Jr., Rockwall

Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist — Jamesha Hutton, Sr., Robert E. Lee

Right Side — Madison Bradley, So., Naaman Forest; Kaitlyn Coffey, Jr., Sachse; Hanna Docker, Jr., Rowlett; Caroline Lynch, Sr., Robert E. Lee; Angelica Rojas, Sr., Lakeview Centennial; Emily Starr, Sr., Robert E. Lee

Setter — Francis Arradaza, Sr., North Garland; Kayla Thomas, Jr., Lakeview Centennial

 

Lee All-Academic

Genesis Borens, Sr.; Natalie Goodspeed, Jr.; Jamesha Hutton, Sr.; Claire Himes, Sr.; Caroline Lynch, Sr.; Jamie Mills, So.; Claire Newberry, Jr.; Savannah Saczek, Jr.; Emily Starr, Sr.; Taylor Winchester, Sr.; Alexa Winfrey, Jr.