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22nd Century Media chose the best girls volleyball players based on coach and writer
recommendations, as well as player statistics, in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area
to place them on one super team — Team 22. The team features student-athletes from Lincoln-
Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and
Sandburg high schools.
—Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
First team
OH: Izabela Gorys, senior,
Providence
317 kills, 245 digs. All-GCAC
Red, All-Tournament at
Rich East and Oak Lawn.
Six-rotation player was the
Celtics’ go-to player at the
net, helping them reach a
sectional final for the first
time since 2005. Headed
to Eckerd College for beach
volleyball.
OH: Brianna Haggerty,
senior, Andrew
279 kills, 161 digs, 35 aces.
All-SWSC Red. Dynamic
offensive weapon led the
Thunderbolts to their first
sectional championship
game appearance since
2003. Committed to North
Carolina-Wilmington for
indoor and beach volleyball.
OH: Jess Pappas, senior,
Lincoln-Way East
275 kills, 200 digs, 18
aces. All-SWSC Blue.
Already a top offensive
player, Pappas became
much more well-rounded
this season, playing all six
rotations consistently for
the first time and making
major contributions on
defense. Signed with
Wisconsin-Parkside.
OH: Shelby Stefanon, senior,
Sandburg
278 kills, 240 digs, 30 aces,
19 blocks. All-SWSC Blue.
One of the most well-rounded
players in the area, Stefanon
was as effective in the back
row as she was in the front.
She helped Sandburg win 34
games and its first sectional
title since 2004.
M: Leena Ajibola, senior,
Lockport
152 kills, 55.5 blocks, 46
digs. All-Tournament at
Plainfield North. No other
area player made as much of
an impact in the middle as
Ajibola. Lockport coach Nick
Mraz said her 55.5 blocks
“do not do justice to how
many good touches she had
and how often she disrupted
what the other side wanted
to do offensively.”
S: Ava Porada, junior,
Lincoln-Way East
612 assists, 179 digs, 26
kills, 19 aces. The only
junior to crack this tough
first-team list, Porada
was the top table-setter
in the area. In addition to
her assist totals, she was
strong defensively and a
tough server.
L: Rachel Krasowski, senior,
Sandburg
705 digs, 111 assists, 45
aces. All-SWSC Blue. Good
luck getting a ball down with
Krasowski in the back row.
The DePaul recruit, who led
the Eagles to the Elite Eight,
shattered her own singleseason
school digs record
of 541 from her junior
season. Her 2,136 career
digs are also a school
record.
Honorable mention
OH: Katie Barry, senior, LW Central; Katie
Little, senior, LW West; Gillian Peterson, junior,
Providence; Sidona Rao, sophomore, Sandburg;
Juliana Warfield, sophomore, Providence
RS: Emma Kein, senior, LW East.
S: Haley Farrell, senior, Sandburg; Dovile
Gorys, sophomore, Lockport; Abby Lab, junior,
Providence.
L: Kylie Adams, senior, Andrew; Amelia
Bresnahan, senior, Tinley Park; Brooklyn
Condon, sophomore, LW Central; Vittoria Conte,
junior, Providence; Kirsten Leitshuh, senior, LW
West.
second team
OH: Emily Kleffman, senior,
Tinley Park
413 kills, 114 digs, 45 aces,
24 blocks. All-SSC Blue.
School record holder for
season and career kills.
OH: Taylor Morgan, senior,
Lockport
251 kills, 189 digs, 44 aces,
22.5 blocks. All-SWSC Blue.
Committed to Southern
Illinois.
RS: Keegan Carey, junior,
Sandburg
269 kills, 65 digs, 28 blocks.
RS: Nadia Goich, junior,
Lockport
186 kills, 95 digs, 41 aces,
22.5 blocks. All-SWSC
Blue. Committed to New
Hampshire.
M: Ellie Watson, junior,
Sandburg
128 kills, 74 blocks.
S: Nicole Ramirez, senior,
Lincoln-Way Central
567 assists, 192 digs, 48
aces. All-SWSC Red.
L: Kaleigh Ritter, junior,
Lincoln-Way East
471 digs, 36 aces, 30
assists.