Four standout players from dominant St. Charles North highlight the first and second teams.
First Team
Camryn Boyd, South Elgin, freshman, outside hitter: Had team-leading 291 kills with 178 digs, 35 aces and 24 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference.
Haley Burgdorf, St. Charles North, senior, outside hitter: Had 435 kills, 198 digs, 52 aces and 23 blocks. Under Armor All-American. First team all-state. Two-time DuKane Conference Player of the Year. Committed to Penn State.
Rylie Carlson, Newark, sophomore, outside hitter: Had 262 kills, 214 digs and 25 blocks. First team all-state. All-conference.
Paige Genke, South Elgin, senior, setter: Had 579 assists. Finished with 1,536 career assists. Team MVP. Two-time all-conference. Committed to D’Youville.
Hannah Herrick, Oswego, junior, outside hitter: Had 326 kills, 256 digs, 41 aces and 21 blocks. Second team all-state. Team MVP. All-conference. Committed to Dayton.
Elizabeth King, Hampshire, junior, outside hitter: Had 313 kills, 150 digs, 67 aces and 37 blocks. Went over 1,000 career kills. Three-time all-conference.
Ella Maxwell, West Aurora, senior, setter: Had 561 assists, 137 digs, 44 kills, 27 aces and 24 blocks. Upstate Eight West’s player of the year. Committed to Michigan Tech.
Mia McCall, St. Charles North, senior, setter: Had 767 assists, 167 digs, 54 kills, 30 aces and 23 blocks. Honorable mention all-state. All-conference. Committed to Valparaiso.
Kaylee McInnis, St. Charles East, senior, outside hitter: Had 340 kills, 229 digs, 38 aces and 19 blocks. All-conference.
Emma Peterson, Geneva, sophomore, outside hitter: Had 378 kills, 231 digs, 32 aces and 22 blocks. Team co-MVP. All-conference.
Morgan Raiser, Batavia, junior, setter/right side hitter: Had 193 kills, 187 assists, 120 digs and 41 aces as a setter and attacker. All-conference.
Sidney Wright, St. Charles North, senior, middle hitter: Had 222 kills, 55 digs, 43 blocks and 41 aces. Second team all-state. All-conference. Committed to Illinois State.
West Aurora’s Ella Maxwell (3) puts up a set against Oswego during a nonconference match in Oswego on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)
Second Team
Ashlyn Aseltine, Aurora Christian, senior, libero: Had 372 digs to go over 1,000 for her career. Added 50 aces. Conference co-MVP. Committed to Oral Roberts.
Tori Brents, Dundee-Crown, sophomore, setter: Had 434 assists, 171 digs and 75 aces. Team MVP. All-conference.
Sam Buss, Bartlett, senior, outside hitter: Had 202 kills and 47 aces. Team MVP. All-conference. Committed to Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Amber Czerniak, St. Charles North, senior, outside hitter: Had 193 digs, 163 kills, 26 aces and 22 blocks. All-conference.
Taylor Jeffers, Newark, junior, setter: Had 444 assists and 142 digs. Second team all-state. Two-time all-conference.
Kylie Lambert, Hampshire, senior, setter: Had 428 assists despite being three-rotation setter. Added 177 digs, 63 kills and 57 aces. Team MVP. Two-time all-conference.
Tessa Liaromatis, Yorkville, senior, libero: Had a program-record 451 digs. All-conference.
Hailee Pietryk, Waubonsie Valley, senior, libero: Had 491 digs and 42 aces. Team MVP. All-conference.
Samantha Pogorzelski, St. Edward, senior, setter: Had 218 digs, 97 kills and 84 aces. Two-time team MVP. Two-time all-conference.
Haidyn Schatz, Burlington Central, senior, outside hitter: Led Rockets with 245 digs, 205 kills and 41 aces. All-conference.
Ally Stevenson, Geneva, junior, setter: Had 864 assists and 282 digs. Team co-MVP. All-conference.
Hope Wagner, Aurora Christian, senior, outside hitter: Had 379 kills, 209 digs and 18 blocks. All-conference. Committed to Milwaukee.
Geneva’s Ally Stevenson (1) goes up at the net for a point against St. Charles East during a DuKane Conference match in Geneva on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)
Honorable Mention
Erin Bruce, Dundee-Crown, sophomore, outside hitter.
Zoey Carlson, Newark, freshman, outside hitter.
Chloe Gollaher, Waubonsie Valley, senior, outside hitter.
Breanna Hard, Aurora Christian, senior, setter.
Camila Nunez, Plano, junior, setter/right side.
Grace Remsen, Kaneland, senior, middle hitter.
Gracyn Sanders, Jacobs, senior, middle hitter.
Olivia Stewart, Metea Valley, senior, middle hitter.
Sydney Wagner, West Aurora, senior, outside hitter.
Ashley Ward, Metea Valley, senior, setter.
Ainsley Wilson, Burlington Central, junior, middle hitter.
Peyton Wurtz, Burlington Central, senior, libero.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
