top of page
  • Keith Hjelle

Six Charger VB Players Named to All-Conference; Irwin Voted WCAC Coach of the Year


When the West Central Activities Conference released the volleyball all-conference selections this week, the entire ACGC volleyball starting lineup received all-conference awards, with two Chargers named to the first team, two to the second team, and two to the honorable mention list. In addition, coach Trevor Irwin was named as the conference coach of the year. So, it was a clean sweep for the Chargers!

Hitter Chloe Largent and setter Audrey Stowe were named to the first all-conference team, while Olivia Laabs and Kylie Young were selected for the second team. Alaina Bunde and Saige O'Brien received honorable mention. Largent was a unanimous selection.

Largent led the conference with 237 kills in conference play, while Stowe topped the league with 339 assists. Laabs place fourth in WCAC play with 156 digs and Young finished tenth in the conference with 75 kills and fifteenth in serve success with a 90.6% success rate. The Charger front line dominated the conference in blocks, with Bunde leading the conference with 41 and O'Brien placing second with 31.

Irwin completed his second year as the head volleyball coach and has guided both of his Charger teams to the semifinals of regional play. This year's ACGC team finished second in WCAC play with a 9-1 record, falling only to conference champion Des Moines Christian. The overall record for the Chargers this season was 28-8. Hats off to the entire charger team and coaching staff for an outstanding season!

First team all conference

Chloe Largent Soph ACGC Audrey Stowe Junior ACGC

Megan Riddle Senior DMC Moriah Prewitt Junior DMC

Sam Entinger Senior P'ville Alysen Dexter Junior DMC

Natalie Barth Senior VM Ely Polich Junior W-G

Emma Drake Senior W-G Caitlin Kellner Senior DMC

Second team all conference

Olivia Laabs Senior ACGC Kylie Young Junior ACGC

Denali Loecker Senior Ogden Bre Benge Junior P'ville

Emma Braun Junior VM Abby Matt Frosh VM

Norah Matt Junior VM Emily Goodner Frosh WCV

Natalie Weaver Junior W-G Darby Dixon Soph W-G

Honorable mention all conference

ACGC: Saiige O'Brien FR, Alaina Bunde Soph

DMC: Emma Cross Soph, Aliie Lundberg Soph

Earlham: Riley Doud Soph, AJ Dirks SR

I-35: Sophia Egli Soph, Summer pasuti, JR

Madrid: Gabby Bruner SR, Macy Gibbons, JR

Ogden: Gabrielle Ross SR, Margo Christensen, SR

Van Meter: Daelynn Coppinger SR, Sidney Nelson, JR

Panorama: Maggie Woodvine, SR

Plesantville: Amber McKinney JR, Adi Adreon Soph

WCV: Merideth Marks, SR

W-G: Kaetlyn Bandstra SR, Katelyn Scharlau SR


464 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

The Panorama girls' basketball team learned why Dike-New Hartford is ranked number one in class 2A, as the Wolverines defeated the Panthers 67-23 in a semifinal game at Wells Fargo Arena. The Panthers

Three area boys have been selected as class 2A all-substate basketball performers for substate number eight, including Miles Kading and Ben Marsh from ACGC and Jared Wasson of Panorama. Substate numbe

The West Central Activities Conference has released its boys' all conference selections for the 2021-22 basketball season. Conference champion Van Meter headed up the selections with two Bulldogs maki

bottom of page