Lakin Susee
Paige Whipple
Great volleyball players lead teams to great heights.
In the cases of West Salem High junior Paige Whipple, Kennedy senior Lakin Susee and St. Paul senior Cameron Stone, they all did that.
Susee, Stone and Whipple are the finalists for the Statesman Journal All-Mid-Valley volleyball player of the year, which will be presented at the June 7 Mid-Valley Sports Awards at the Salem Convention Center.
Stone, a senior libero, led St. Paul to a sixth-place finish at the Class 2A state tournament with 442 digs, 71 kills and 63 aces on her way to being named first-team Class 2A all-state.
Whipple, a junior outside hitter, led West Salem to sixth place at the Class 6A state tournament with 431 kills, 214 digs, 41 aces and 30 blocks and was named first-team Class 6A all-state.
Susee, a senior setter and outside hitter, led Kennedy to a fifth place result at the Class 2A state tournament by producing 467 kills, 426 digs, 353 assists and 66 aces on her way to being a first-team Class 2A all-state selection.
Here’s a look at the whole All-Mid-Valley team.
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Rachel Boyer
Rachel Boyer
School: Santiam Christian
Year: Senior
Position: Setter/outside hitter
Honors: First-team all-West Valley League; second-team Class 3A state tournament; first-team Class 3A all-state
Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown
School: Salem Academy
Year: Sophomore
Position: Outside hitter
Statistics: In league Brown had 127 kills, 20 aces and 33 digs
Honors: First-team all-PacWest Conference; PacWest Conference Player of the Year; third-team Class 3A all-state
Emma Coleman
Emma Coleman
School: St. Paul
Year: Senior
Position: Opposite side hitter/setter
Statistics: Coleman had 195 kills, 198 assists, 130 digs and 74 aces
Honors: First-team all-Tri-River Conference; second-team Class 2A all-state
Kasey Campbell
Kasey Campbell
School: West Salem
Year: Junior
Position: Outside hitter
Statistics: Campbell had 229 digs, 195 kills, 52 aces and 13 assists
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference
Vanessa Hayes
Vanessa Hayes
School: McNary
Year: Senior
Position: Middle blocker/outside hitter
Statistics: Hayes had 348 kills, 219 digs and 51 aces
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference
West Salem junior Mattie Kelly
Mattie Kelly
School: West Salem
Year: Junior
Position: Setter
Statistics: Kelly had 709 assists, 82 digs, 25 aces, 22 kills and 16.5 blocks
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference
Kylie Nash
Kylie Nash
School: Central
Year: Senior
Position: Setter
Statistics: Nash had 479 yards, 127 digs, 36 aces and 17 kills
Honors: First-team all-Mid-Willamette Conference
Alyssa St. Peter (right)
Alyssa St. Peter
School: Cascade
Year: Senior
Position: Middle blocker
Statistics: St. Peter had 291 digs, 270 kills, 41 blocks and 28 aces
Honors: First-team all-Oregon West Conference
Cameron Stone
Cameron Stone
School: St. Paul
Year: Senior
Position: Libero
Statistics: Stone had 442 digs, 74 kills and 63 aces
Honors: First-team all-Tri-River Conference; Tri-River Conference co-Player of the Year; first-team Class 2A state tournament; first-team Class 2A all-state
Lakin Susee
Lakin Susee
School: Kennedy
Year: Senior
Position: Setter/outside hitter
Statistics: Susee had 467 kills, 426 digs, 353 assists, 66 aces and 22 solo blocks
Honors: First-team all-Tri-River Conference; Tri-River Conference co-Player of the Year; first-team Class 2A state tournament; first-team Class 2A all-state
Maddy Von Flue
Maddy Von Flue
School: South Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Libero
Statistics: VonFlue had 468 digs and 48 aces
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference
Paige Whipple (12)
Paige Whipple
School: West Salem
Year: Junior
Position: Outside hitter
Statistics: Whipple had 431 kills, 215 digs, 41 aces, 30 blocks and 20 assists
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference; Greater Valley Conference Player of the Year; first-team Class 6A state tournament; first-team Class 6A all-state
COACH
Katie Herber
Katie Herber
School: West Salem
Year: Fourth.
Team accomplishments: West Salem went 21-5, including winning the Greater Valley Conference with a 15-1 record, the program’s first conference championship since 2007, reached the state tournament for the first time since 2006 and placed sixth.
Honors: Greater Valley Conference Coach of the Year