Five Hurons honored for volleyball performance
Several players earned honors at the state, regional and conference level for the Rogers City volleyball team. Coach Mary Fairbanks said individual honors are great, but it is often difficult to single out a particular player in a sport, which involves a total team effort, such as volleyball. ?Class C, I?m told, is one of the toughest in the state because there are a lot of girls who fit into that all-state mold. And it is tough to make the all-state team if your team doesn?t advance beyond the regional level,? she said. The coach was pleased her team made academic all-state with a 3.379 grade point average.
Honors for Class C, all-state honorable mention went to senior Dana Fairbanks. She also made the All Region Dream Team, which includes eight players from the region in all classes. She made the all-region team, and was first team in the Straits Area Conference. Fairbanks plans to attend Ferris State University on a volleyball scholarship.
Senior Simone Kapala made the 33-member all-region team, and was named second team in the SAC. She plans to attend Grand Valley State University to pursue a career in journalism. Junior Jenny Fleming was named to the all-region team and made first team, all-conference. Elly Plath a junior setter, made second team, all conference and Moni Cercone was honorable mention all-conference.