2025 Volleyball All-Scholastics and league all-stars

ALL-SCHOLASTICS

ERIN BIGHAM
CANTON

Bigham was a force to be reckoned with for the Bulldogs, registering 77 kills, 54 aces, 185 digs and 19 blocks. She was named Hockomock League MVP this season and guided the Bulldogs to a 14-6 regular-season record and a trip to the Div. 2 quarterfinals. She finished her high school career with 2,257 total assists and as one of the best setters in program history.

MADILYN BOTELHO
CASE

Finished season with 312 kills, 215 digs and was named the South Coast Conference MVP. Finished career as a three-time SCC All-Star, two-time MIAA All-Tournament team member and was a four-year varsity player for Case. Botelho was a top contributor to an 18-2 regular season and a trip to the Div. 3 championship game. Botelho will play at Wheaton College.

BROOKE BRASWELL
LYNN CLASSICAL

Finished with 500 kills, 249 digs, 199 aces and 86 blocks in career. Registered 299 kills, 145 digs, 74 aces and 41 blocks in 2025. Braswell was a two-time Greater Boston League All-Star and was named to the Div. 3 All-State team. She is the first-ever volleyball all-scholastic from Lynn Classical and helped the Rams go 18-2 in the regular season. Braswell will play at Rivier University.

CAROLINE DUNN
BISHOP FEEHAN

Registered 249 kills, 49 aces, 157 digs and had a hitting percentage of .232. Named to MAVCA Div. 1 all-state team and was named Catholic Central League MVP. Dunn’s efforts helped the Shamrocks go 14-6 in the regular season and earn a first-round victory over Hopkinton in the Div. 1 tournament.

SOFIA HALUNEN
BOURNE

Halunen was named to the MAVCA All-State Team and won the MIAA Conference Sportsmanship award while leading Bourne to a 16-3 regular season record and a trip to the Div. 4 state final. Halunen is in National Honor Society and is in DECA, Key Club, Hope Squad, GSA and the Environmental Club. She is committed to St. Anselm’s.

RILEY HUML
WESTON

Huml finished with the second-most all-time assists in Massachusetts. She was a two-time All-Scholastic and was the Tri-Valley League co-MVP in 2025. Huml steered the Wildcats to a 9-9 record in a very strong Dual County League and to the quarterfinals of the Div. 3 state tournament. She will play at Bates College.

CECE KILROY
KING PHILIP

Kilroy finished the season with 303 kills, 53 aces, 275 digs and 206 service receptions. Her efforts helped lead the Warriors to a 13-7 regular-season record and a trip to the Div. 2 semi-finals. She was named a Hockomock League All-Star and to the MAVCA All-State team. She will continue her career at Skidmore.

MAKAYLA KUYKENDALL
FRANKLIN

Kuykendall was a key contributor for a Franklin team that unseated Newton North at the top of the Div. 1 bracket. She had 354 kills, 274 digs, 36 aces and 32 blocks to help lead the Panthers to an 18-2 regular-season record before their run to the state championship. She will continue her career at Bentley.

KENDALL LARKIN
MEDFIELD

Larkin led the Warriors with 277 kills. The senior outside hitter was named Tri-Valley League co-MVP and was a two-time league All-Star. She helped the Warriors go 16-4 in the regular season and reach the Div. 3 semifinals. Larkin will continue her playing career at Assumption.

HAZEL LOVINS
WINCHESTER

Lovins was a third-year starter and team captain. She finished season with 325 kills, 120 digs and a .360 hitting percentage. Helped lead Red and Black to a Middlesex League Championship, a 21-2 record and a trip to the Div. 1 quarterfinals. Also a member of the National Honor Society and Tri-M National Music Honor Society.

AVERY MCCASH
DUXBURY

McCash finished with 418 kills and 90 aces in career. She was named a two-time Patriot League All-Star, 2025 Patriot League MVP and was named All-State for the 2025 season. McCash helped lead the Dragons to an undefeated regular season and a trip to the Div. 2 semi-finals.

JOHANNA MELHORN
WINCHESTER

The senior standout registered 176 kills and had a .401 hitting percentage while leading the Red and Black to a 21-2 record and a trip to the Div. 1 quarterfinals. She also finished her career with 176 blocks, which set the Winchester record. She set the single-season record for blocks twice in her high school career. Melhorn will continue her career at Union College.

KAYLEE PERRAULT
CARDINAL SPELLMAN

The Catholic Central League standout exceeded 500 kills in her career, which is second in program history. She was named All-State and a Catholic Central League all-star for her efforts on the court. She plans to attend Suffolk, where she will study law and will attempt to continue her volleyball career with the Rams.

ULA RINKEVICIUTE
BURLINGTON

Rinkeviciute registered 2,066 assists and 300 aces in her stellar career. She was a four-time Middlesex League All-Star and was the Middlesex Freedom MVP in 2025. Rinkeviciute helped lead the Red Devils to a 16-4 regular-season record and a trip to the Div. 2 second round.

GRETA SACHS
MARBLEHEAD

Sachs finished the season with 191 kills and 84 blocks with a .412 hitting percentage that led the Northeastern Conference. Sachs was a four-year varsity starter and was named the 2025 Northeastern Conference Player of the Year. She also won the Marblehead volleyball “Leadership Anchor Award” this season.

SASHA SELIVAN
NEWTON NORTH

Selivan registered 1,792 assists, 423 kills and 89 aces in three-season career. She led Newton North to a 22-3 record and a berth in the Div. 1 title game. She was named a co-MVP of the Bay State Conference and has been a juggernaut for a Tigers team that has reached the Div. 1 championship game in all three seasons of her career. The junior is verbally committed to Colgate.

ELIZABETH TAM
NEEDHAM

Tam registered more than 1,000 assists, 600 digs and 200 aces in her time with the Rockets. Her efforts helped the Rockets go 15-2 in the regular season and reach the second round of the Div. 1 state tournament. Tam was also named a co-MVP of the Bay State Conference.

NOLA TIMO
BOURNE

The senior outside hitter finished the 2025 season with an outstanding 263 kills. Timo helped lead Canalwomen to a 16-3 regular-season record and a trip to the Div. 4 title game.

CLAIRE TROY
SHREWSBURY

Troy was named All-State and led all of Div. 1 in blocks while finishing sixth in hitting percentage. Her efforts were crucial in Shrewsbury’s 18-2 regular season and trip to the second round of the Div. 1 tournament. She will continue her playing career at Juniata College.

ALEXIA VAQUERANO
LYNNFIELD

She finished career with 526 kills, 504 digs and 88 blocks and recorded 306 kills, 276 digs and 22 blocks with a hitting percentage of .227 in 2025. She led the Pioneers to an 18-2 regular-season record and a trip to the Div. 3 semifinals. Vaquerano was named All-State and was Cape Ann League First Team.

CARA VITARISI
READING

Vitarisi was a three-year varsity player for the Rockets and two-time captain. Finished her career with 658 digs and led team with 67 non-setter assists in 2025. Named a Middlesex League All-Star and to the MAVCA Div. 2 All-State team in 2025. Vitarisi contributed to a Rockets team reached the Div. 2 quarterfinals. She is planning to play at St. Lawrence.

JESSIE WANG
ANDOVER

Wang registered 967 kills and 216 aces in her career. She was named first team All-Conference and helped lead Warriors to an 18-5 record and a trip to the Div. 1 quarterfinals. Wang was a four-year letter winner for Andover and earned AVCA and MAVCA honors.

SABINE WENZEL
MELROSE

Wenzel set the Melrose record for most kills in a season (369) and tied the school record for kills in a match with 30. Her leadership efforts helped lead Melrose to a 13-7 record and earn a Middlesex League MVP nod as well. She is committed to play at East Texas A&M.

CATE WETTSTONE
MASCONOMET

She finished career with 680 kills, 217 blocks and 159 aces. Registered 271 kills, 36 blocks and a .380 hitting percentage in 2025. Wettstone was named NEC All-Conference for her stellar play while leading the Chieftains. Wettstone will continue her playing career at Assumption.

Honorable Mention

Lizzie Adolfsson (Lincoln-Sudbury)

Schuyler Cerow (Duxbury)

Julia Da Silva (South Shore Voke)

Emilie Ferdinand (Brookline)

Destiny Francis (Quincy)

Noelia Guerrero (Madison Park)

Grace Harres (Hamilton-Wenham)

Kylie Hazel (Westport)

Natalie Huang (Newton South)

Noa Kittila (Sturgis East)

Maia Ledwell (Falmouth)

Madeleine LeFevre (Cohasset)

Audrey Manning (Lynnfield)

Genoviva Martins-Furtado (Bristol-Plymouth)

Mia Milani (Bellingham)

Gabby Pattie (Hopkinton)

Charlotte Pernisie (Newton North)

Brianna Quinlan (Rockland)

Kaliya Sannon (Brockton)

Sadie Stants (Needham)

Ilsaisha Taveras (Greater Lawrence)

Kaitlyn Van (Lowell)

Kyra Ward (Chelmsford)

All-Stars

Bay State

Norah Downey (Braintree); Bella Bacon, Emilie Ferdinand, Molly Tipton (Brookline); Keira Clark (Milton); Brooke Barnett, Aiya Dottin (Natick); Coco Cusick, Bella Lee, Sadie Stants, Elizabeth Tam (Needham); Nora Hamel, Charlotte Pernisie, Sasha Selivan (Newton North); Riley Biddlecom, Emma Read (Wellesley)

MVP: Elizabeth Tam, Sasha Selivan

Big Three

Kera Goldson, Mya Price, Jeanelle Rivera, Kaliya Sanon (Brockton); Riley Currin (Durfee); Belle Almeida, Ivy Matos (New Bedford)

MVP: Kaliya Sannon

Boston City League

Bedthznaida Augustin (Boston International); Jasleidys Pena (Brighton); Isabella Foronda, Maria Jimenez (Charlestown); Alexis Sammy (Cash Academy); Alex Brangiforte, Jenna DaSilva (East Boston); Shelsea Jimenez (English); Alana Laforest (Latin Academy); Ryhana Edwards, Noelia Guerrero, Jazmine McKinney (Madison Park); Jai-Riel Eunick, Marianne Morillo (New Mission); Kandace Aikens, Aissatou Bangura (O’Bryant); Anibely Guerrero, Juliean Le (TechBoston);

MVP: Noelia Guerrero

Cape & Islands

Sophia Cantwell, Katie Popovich, Rafaela Prebianchi (Dennis-Yarmouth); Layla Clunes, Brooke Farrington, Maia Ledwell (Falmouth); Ella Cutter, Kinsey Lister, Rory Shortis (Monomoy); Julie Pires (Nantucket); Molly Archer, Violet Yingling (Nauset); Zlata Alioshka (St. John Paul II); Madeline Brown, Jaymar Diaz (Sandwich); Issy Hartsgrove, Mariya Marais, Cali Squier, Sara Talbot (Sturgis East); Rae Canales, Noe Kittila, Jojo Sader

MVP: Maia Ledwell, Noa Kittila

Cape Ann League

Lavinya Oliveira (Essex Tech); Grace Harres (Hamilton-Wenham); Audrey Manning, Alexia Vaquerano, Olivia Kelter (Lynnfield); Brooke Lawton, Gabby Vigeant (Newburyport); Willow Koepke, Sydney Scholz (North Reading); Amelia Crowe (Pentucket)

MVP: Audrey Manning, Grace Harres

Catholic Central

Jenna Mishou, Kate O’Toole, Avery Valicenti (Archbishop Williams); Annie Driscoll, Maddie Giesta, Cam Rose (Arlington Catholic); Mia Barnes, Caroline Dunn, Ella Graham, Shannon LaMorticelli (Bishop Feehan); Emma Lubas, Kylie Murphy (Bishop Fenwick); Maggie Martin (Maggie Martin); Lauren Christian, Kaylee Perrault (Cardinal Spellman); Valeria Morillo (St. Mary’s)

MVP: Caroline Dunn

Catholic Conference

Delia Byrne (Malden Catholic); Amelia Burgoyne, Brianha Kennedy, Olivia Mainvielle, Elle Orlando (Notre Dame Academy Hingham); Sydney Long, Rowan Luber, Carly Tarantola (Ursuline)

Commonwealth Athletic Conference

Maria Rosario, Franchesca Tavarez, Ilsaisha Taveras (Greater Lawrence); Katie Fauvel, Cheyenne Fuller, Chelsey Quealey (Greater Lowell); Dahlia Lugo, Jasmine Oeur, Sophia San (Innovation Academy); Genevieve Arcangel, Hailey Herrera, Evelyn Nwoke (KIPP Academy); Chloe Crogan, Ella DiCioccio, Miley Lopez (Lowell Catholic): Zahara Belizaire, Kaylee Deschamps, Lia Morales, Mahlyna Williams (Lynn Tech); Anna Batista, Fransabelle DaSilva, Ashlee Guillaume (Mystic Valley); Jay Feoli, Ryleigh Gary, Shaylin O’Donnell (Nashoba Tech); Dom Andino, Gaby Castro, Milena Garrett (Northeast); Lily Carrion, Arianny Kingsley, Vidhi Patel (Notre Dame Tyngsboro); Hope DiDonato, Isabella DiSalvo, Maura Krueger, Francesca Reardon (Shawsheen); Kelleisha Gilbert, Mia King, Kelly Vigneaux (Whittier)

MVP: Ilsaisha Taveras

Dual County League

Mia Moorman, Sanskriti Nistala, Maria Paes (Acton-Boxboro); Katherine Patterson, Shriya Raut (Bedford); Chisom Jones, Georgia Stavros (Boston Latin); Eileana Su (Cambridge); Grace DeAngelis, Elia Han, April Tang (Concord-Carlisle); Lizzie Adolfsson, Amelie Andrews, Sonia D’Ambrosio, Mila Gottesman, Cece O’Keefe (Lincoln-Sudbury); Sophia Hellstrom, Natalie Huang, Bellicima Promuto (Newton South); Kylie Brooks (Waltham); Mia MacLean, Audrey Nugent, Willa Suratt, Anna Yalli (Wayland); Kaitlyn Pepin, Norah Schweitzer, Riley Huml (Weston); Kaitlyn Pepin, Norah Schweitzer (Westford Academy)

MVP: Lizzie Adolfsson

Greater Boston

Alisson Segovia (Chelsea); Nicole Damaceno (Everett); Brooke Braswell, Emma Chevalier, Sejla Iriskic, Azriella Jorge (Lynn Classical); Malinda Ran (Lynn English); Sania Chen, Rashmi KC (Malden); Emma Malerba (Medford); Susan Lemus Chavez, Dayana Ortega (Revere); Alexis Bowie, Catherine Timmins (Somerville)

MVP: Brooke Braswell

Hockomock

Haley Carter, Sophia Jaeger, Olivia Leonardo (Attleboro); Erin Bigham, Soley Rodriguez Martinez (Canton); Taylor Broderick (Foxboro); Olivia Alberti, Emerson Delleo, Makayla Kuykendall (Franklin); Cece Kilroy, Caleigh Shore (King Philip); Gabrielle Moore (Mansfield); Abby Murphy (Milford); Ava Kraskouskas (North Attleboro); Taylor Donohue, Lyla McDonough, Chelsea Wagner (Oliver Ames); Eva Lobo-Delaney (Sharon); Sadie Herry (Taunton)

MVP: Erin Bigham, Makayla Kuykendall

Mayflower Large

Kara Rego, Abigael Lavoie (Diman); Sydney Cull (Blue Hills); Addisen Trelia, Delia LeBlanc (Tri-County); Ilyanis Sanchez (Southeastern); Genoviva Martins-Furtado, Shelby Estrella, Mikayla Mbugua (Bristol-Plymouth)

MVP: Genoviva Martins-Furtado

Mayflower Small

Bella Doherty, Nevaeh Schlager (Norfolk Aggie); Victoria Welzel, Natalie Minster (Bristol Aggie); Cody Orlando (Old Colony); Nadia Prunier (Upper Cape); Julia Da Silva, Alyssa Viola, Luca Torrey (South Shore Voke); Sofia Todoroff, Megan Bird (Cape Cod Tech)

MVP: Julia Da Silva

Mayflower Comprehensive

Jaeleah Molina (Atlantis Charter); Kylie Hazel, Savannah Sowle (Westport); Valerie Salawu, Manaelle Narcisse (Avon); Oliva LaCava (Wareham); Katie Nguyen, Finley Moore, Naymiah Paul (Holbrook)

MVP: Kylie Hazel

Merrimack Valley League

Naomi Vajda, Jessie Wang, Tina Zheng (Andover); Meg Downs, Kendra Marino (Billerica); Sydney Faria, Julie Hall, Bella Sierpina (Central Catholic); Emily Dibble, Ellen Griswold, Bonnie Politzer, Kyra Ward (Chelmsford); Lucy Martinez (Haverhill); Julia Crockett, Kaitlyn Van (Lowell); Kathryn Driend (Methuen); Laila Yacouba-Issa (North Andover)

MVP: Kyra Ward, Kaitlyn Van

Middlesex League

Ava Bowen (Arlington); Sadie Boas (Belmont); Lexie Carmody, Ula Rinkeviciute, Kayla Walker (Burlington); Erin He (Lexington); Sadie Smith, Sabine Wenzel (Melrose); Gianna Miceli, Victoria Reposa, Cara Vitarisi (Reading); Vanessa Naudo (Stoneham); Lila Arkinstall, Cara Carangelo, Mia Kenny (Wakefield); Mia Caterino (Watertown); Kaleigh Quinn (Wilmington); Maddie Crooks, Kaiyal Kumaran, Hazel Lovins, Johanna Melhorn, Defne Mergen (Winchester); Sophia Zapelini Viviani (Woburn)

MVP: Ula Rinkeviciute, Sabine Wenzel, Hazel Lovins

Northeastern

Reese Kwiatek, Fiona Long (Beverly); Gabrielle Linderman (Danvers); Eva Burke, Sydney Faris, Mari Modrzynksa, Lila Moniz, Greta Sachs, Samantha Walker (Marblehead); Lidia Benedetto, Jordan Draper, Aimee Quimby, Cate Wettstone (Masconomet); Lizzy Bettencourt, Yorna Demiri, Sydney Lynch (Peabody); Yanalis Ventura (Salem); Reese Schaiberger (Swampscott);

MVP: Greta Sachs

Patriot League Keenan

Schuyler Cerow, Caroline Cusson, Caleigh Ryan, Avery McCash (Duxbury);
Caroline Gray, Brooke Steele, Sophie Ennis (Whitman-Hanson); Meghan Koenen, Kaitlyn Truong (Hingham); Elizabeth Harbester, Reese Helisek (Silver Lake); Kam Kungu (Plymouth North); Natalie Frasca (Marshfield)

MVP: Schuyler Cerow

Patiot League Fisher

Destiny Francis, Alyssa Hopps, Zoe Scibelli, Evie Catrambone (Quincy); Sadie Johnston, Melanie Wijaya, Maeve Powers (North Quincy); Meghan Murray, Mia Murray (Pembroke); Anna Bradley (Scituate); Tessa Madden (Hanover); Colleen Spiegel (Plymouth South)

MVP: Destiny Francis

Pioneer

Jazlyn Coyer, Ava Johnston, Bella Magalhes, Nicky Murphy (Barnstable); Lillian Brown, Carly Cash (Bridgewater-Raynham); Lindsey Barber, Keiley Cordeiro, Chloe McKinnon, Margherita Spinelli (Dartmouth)

South Coast Conference

Elise Hurton (Apponequet); Michaela Muldoon, Lily Russell, Nola Timo, Sofia Halunen (Bourne); Carlee Bissonnette (Fairhaven); Madilyn Botelho, Kayla Dowdell, Madyson Silva (Case); Molly Franco, Maya Morrison, Erin Root (Old Rochester); Lauren Kanuse, Addie Parent (Somerset Berkley); Ariana Lone (West Bridgewater)

MVP: Madilyn Botelho

South Shore League

Savvy Eriksen, Brenna O’Brien (Abington); Josie Helms, Grace Hyland, Riley Jenkins, Maeve Zakrzewski (Carver); Kendell Berndt, Hadley Berns, Madeleine LeFevre (Cohasset); Miley DelCarmen, Ayla Kingman, Olivia McManus, Jenna Oman, Elizabeth Willis (East Bridgewater); Mia Fougere, Sophia Morin (Mashpee); Ava Callahan (Middleboro); Keira Deeney, Aislin Hinchey, Heidi Warren (Norwell); Nissrine Elkhamlichi, Syntyche Guerrier (Randolph); Cailey Kelleher, Brianna Quinlan, Ashlyn Ready, Sophia Viejo (Rockland)

MVP: Madeleine LeFevre, Brianna Quinlan

Tri-Valley League

Nicole Chin (Ashland); Mady DeOliveira, Mia Milani, Val Nolan, Sophia Soto (Bellingham); Megan McNamara (Dedham); Laurianny Dos Santos, Grace Whitten (Holliston); Gabby Pattie, Sofiah Wightman Kraus, Evie Woodbury (Hopkinton); Kendall Larkin, Ava Pender (Medfield); Emma Copeland, Lucy Mitchell (Medway); Lucy Perachio (Norton); Zoey Fleming, Brenna Forbes (Norwood); Lulu Fenton, Ottavia Lodovico (Westwood)

MVP: Mia Milani, Gabby Pattie, Kendall Larkin

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