Rosters announced for 3rd annual We Serve First All-Star Classic

By: Michael Love
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 | 11:20 AM

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The players for the third annual We Serve First All-Star Classic, sponsored by the We Serve First Foundation, have been released.

The event, set for Dec. 7 at Kiski Area High School, will celebrate and recognize the skills of 40 of the top senior girls volleyball players from 20 schools in the Alle-Kiski Valley and surrounding communities.

Doors that day open at 3 p.m. with player and coach introductions at 3:30.

The first-round games are to begin at 4:15.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Children 4 and younger will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 724-493-5945. They also will be available at the door the day of the event.

The four coaches who will head up the all-star teams are Knoch’s Diane Geist, Burrell’s Alyson Shirey, Armstrong’s Andrea Lasher and St. Joseph’s Ann McCarthy.

Proceeds raised from the event will go to support the foundation’s efforts.

In 2015, longtime western Pennsylvania high school and club volleyball coach Ellen Toy, realizing her six-year battle with gastric cancer was coming to an end, established the We Serve First Foundation to support high school volleyball players by providing scholarships to participate on club volleyball teams and at volleyball camps.

For more information, contact Tim Toy at 724-493-5945 or at weserve1st@gmail.com.

All-star participants

Maeggie Wysocki, Apollo-Ridge

Kylar Toland, Apollo-Ridge

Emry Rumbaugh, Armstrong

Annie Atwood, Armstrong

Avery Barrett, Baldwin

Cassidy Sullivan, Bethel Park

Pyper Ferres, Burrell

Brooke Peters, Canon-McMillan

Claire Feczko, Fox Chapel

Vanessa Perez, Fox Chapel

Carson Burgh, Franklin Regional

Alaina Whitlinger, Freeport

Leah Schreckengost, Freeport

Payton Galietti, Hampton

Anna Hensberger, Hampton

Carrah Scardina, Highlands

Maddie Joyce, Kiski Area

Adelyne Ledbetter, Kiski Area

Jael Ledbetter, Kiski Area

Makenzie Kurtz, Knoch

Kristen Gallagher, Knoch

Addy Gardina, Leechburg

Emily Talarico, Leechburg

Savannah Andrasy, Leechburg

Mack Jones, North Allegheny

Addison Matovich, Norwin

Natalie Aquilio, Norwin

Lily Davis, Plum

Molly MacDonald, Quaker Valley

Phoebe Nee, Riverview

Gina Volpe, Riverview

Courney O’Brien, Shaler

Emma Dadowski, Shaler

Elaina Moore, St. Joseph

Veronica McCarthy, St. Joseph

Sofia Quattrocchi, St. Joseph

Destiny Williams, Valley

Nevaeh Lyle, Valley

Maya McIlwain, West Shamokin

Sarah Wilson, West Shamokin

Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.

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