Ashland's Oslie named District 6 Player of the Year; 48 earn honors

Postseason honors are being doled out and the coaches in District 6 announced their teams featuring several of the area's top volleyball players.In the combined Division II-III, Ashland sophomore Makenna Oslie was named Division III Player of the Year finishing the year with 355 kills, 85 aces, 31 blocks, 190 digs, and 261 receptions. She was joined on the first team by junior setter Arienne Vaughn who dished out 749 assists along with 100 kills, 39 aces, 43 blocks, and 194 digs. Seniors Sadie Walter (197 kills, 41 aces, 78 blocks) and Kenna Chandler (63 aces, 330 digs, 74 assists, 286 receptions) earned second team honors along with Ontario senior Piper Studer (50 aces, 244 digs, 423 assists).Ashland senior Rylan McFrederick (197 kills, 41 aces, 170 digs, 222 receptions) and sophomore Kyla O'Brien (88 kills, 80 aces, 20 blocks) landed on the third team along Ontario junior Peyton Vance (110 kills, 21 aces, 209 digs, 276 receptions) and Madison junior Rachel Porter (116 kills, 21 aces, 139 digs, 249 receptions). Honorable mentions include Ontario juniors Carlie Schnittke and Hailee Hilbrands. Coach Jenise Vaughn was named Division III Coach of the Year after guiding the Arrows to their first league title since 2017 and a district runner-up finish.In Division IV Shelby senior Chloe Mahek earned first team honors with 326 kills, 20 aces, 311 digs, and 247 receptions. Sophomore teammate Grace Shatzer (325 kills, 33 aces, 38 blocks, 299 digs, 240 receptions) and Galion junior Addison Hudson (218 digs, 342 receptions, 13 aces) landed on the second team, while Shelby sophomore Aubrey Lay (389 assists, 40 aces, 240 digs, 121 receptions) was on the third team. Galion had a trio of honorable mentions in senior Alandria Thomas, junior Avery Patrick, and freshman Brookelyn Lane along with Mansfield Senior senior Molly Snyder.Division V saw Colonel Crawford sophomore Reese Redman receive the third-most votes for a spot on the first team finishing with 347 kills, 45 aces, 27 blocks, 243 digs, 228 receptions and she was joined by junior Alaina Parr who had 213 kills, 66 aces, 16 blocks, 209 digs, 254 receptions. Eagles coach Jaime Valentine was co-Coach of the Year alongside Huron's Don Wood.Second team honorees included Wynford senior Brooke Frombaugh (203 kills, 48 aces, 13 blocks, 505 digs, 381 receptions), Mansfield Christian seniors McKenzie Webb (67 aces, 388 digs, 361 receptions) and Sophie Granter (78 aces, 210 digs, 547 assists), along with Colonel Crawford junior Emmi Powers (163 kills, 47 blocks). On the third team was Colonel Crawford junior Saylor Holt (148 kills, 28 aces, 62 blocks), Clear Fork sophomore Brinly Epneris (95 kills, 35 aces, 204 digs, 264 assists, 88 receptions) and senior Jada Brokaw (25 aces, 243 digs, 495 receptions), plus Mansfield Christian senior Bailee Nelson (217 kills, 52 aces, 22 blocks, 175 digs, 256 receptions). Wynford senior Madisyn Watkins and Colonel Crawford junior Sophia Gray were honorable mentions.In Division VI a trio of juniors landed on the first team in Buckeye Central's Megan Siefert (252 kills, 65 aces, 214 digs, 265 receptions), Bucryus' Tori Stang (288 kills, 16 aces, 53 blocks, 157 digs, 105 receptions), and Crestview's Zoe Kuhn (338 kills, 22 aces, 45 blocks, 335 digs, 249 receptions). Buckeye Central's Paige Caudill was co-Coach of the Year with Mohawk's Eric Hoover.Buckeye Central sophomore Mia Chamberlain (224 kills, 63 aces, 297 digs, 370 receptions) along with Crestview senior Lena Kahl (20 aces, 472 digs, 369 receptions) and Bucyrus senior Aubrie Kimmel (155 kills, 22 aces, 313 digs, 269 receptions) earned second team honors. Third teamers were Buckeye Central sophomore Mayzie Hanlon (38 aces, 413 digs, 504 receptions) and senior Emma Keller (171 kills, 20 aces, 50 blocks, 79 digs), Crestview sophomore Kaelyn Weaver (226 kills, 38 blocks, 114 digs), and Bucyrus senior Reese Garvin (36 aces, 488 digs, 285 receptions). The lone honorable mention was Crestview senior Alyvia Dean.Division VII's lone representatives on a team were South Central senior Keragin Gray (36 aces, 212 digs, 628 assists) and New London junior Addison Yetter (165 kills, 33 aces, 352 digs, 393 receptions) who landed on the third team. Honorable mentions were South Central sophomore Kenlea Blair, Plymouth freshman Charlie Martin, Crestline senior Addison Hill, and New London junior Harper Clemons.All-District 6 Volleyball Teams 2026Division II/IIIFIRST TEAMTierra Parker, Fremont Ross, sr. (Division II Player of the Year); Makenna Oslie, Ashland, so. (Division III Player of the Year); Ainselee King, Norwalk, jr.; Arienne Vaughn, Ashland, jr.; Sawyer Wineman, Norwalk, sr.; Hayden Dircksen, Fremont Ross, jr.; Lexi Beaston, Tiffin Columbian, sr.; Avary Brown, Tiffin Columbian, sr.SECOND TEAMSadie Walter, Ashland, sr.; Emily Tyler, Norwalk, sr.; Lillian Weakly, Fremont Ross, jr.; Kenna Chandler, Ashland, sr.; Piper Studer, Ontario, sr.; Madeline Gamble, Norwalk, jr.; Ryla Smith, Fremont, jr.; Madi Shriver, Tiffin Columbian, so.THIRD TEAMBella Hernandez, Norwalk, sr.; Rylan McFrederick, Ashland, sr.; Mia Thompson, Sandusky, sr.; Peyton Vance, Ontario, jr.; Rachel Porter, Madison, jr.; Kyla O'Brien, Ashland, so.; Caroline Lewis, TIffin Columbian, sr.; Aliyah Watson, Sandusky, jr.; Lindy Winkleman, Norwalk, jr.HONORABLE MENTION: Carlie Schnittke, Ontario, jr.; Camille Shepherd, Sanduksy, so.; Hailee Hilbrands, Ontario, jr.; Laree Schreck-Donald, Sandusky, fr.COACHES OF THE YEAR: Erin Dircksen, Fremont Ross (Division II); Jenise Vaughn, Ashland (Division III)Division IVFIRST TEAMFinley LaPata, Bellevue, sr. (Player of the Year); Braelyn Davie, Perkins, jr.; Haley Stepp, Vermilion, sr.; Calie Cramer, Bellevue, so.; Viera Walker, Perkins, so.; Kelsey Ray, Clyde, sr.; Chloe Mahek, Shelby, sr.; Brynlee Mussell, Clyde, jr.SECOND TEAMKatherine Baptista, Bellevue, sr.; Cara Caffarel, Vermilion, fr.; Grace Shatzer, Shelby, so.; Ella Young, Clyde, fr.; Adriane Yeater, Upper Sandusky, jr.; Emma Gebhardt, Vermilion, sr.; Avisi Gehlot, Perkins, so.; Addison Hudson, Galion, jr.THIRD TEAMEllie Freitag, Bellevue, sr.; Ella Stout, Vermilion, fr.; Reese Schaefer, Perkins, fr.; Addison Frey, Upper Sandusky, jr.; Aubrey Lay, Shelby, so.; Emma Krall, Bellevue, jr.; Sophia Conigy, Upper Sandusky, so.; Amiyah Paul, Clyde, sr.HONORABLE MENTION: Alandria Thomas, Galion, sr.; Annmarie Davis, Clyde, sr.; Brookelyn Lane, Galion, fr.; Brooklyn Cassidy, Perkins, jr.; Avery Patrick, Galion, jr.; Molly Snyder, Mansfield Senior, sr.COACHES OF THE YEAR: Liana Petitti, Bellevue; Brandon Duvall, PerkinsDivision VFIRST TEAMReese Hotz, Huron, jr. (Player of the Year); Myley Sandwisch, Oak Harbor, sr.; Reese Redman, Colonel Crawford, so.; Jada Foster, Huron, jr.; Mya Smith, Huron, jr.; Leah Weiss, Willard, sr.; Alaina Parr, Colonel Crawford, jr.; Macari Harris, Edison, sr.SECOND TEAMAlexis Rettig, Willard, sr.; Adelyn VanSickle, Huron, jr.; Brooke Frombaugh, Wynford, sr.; Morgan Lalonde, Oak Harbor, sr.; McKenzie Webb, Mansfield Christian, sr.; Sophia Granter, Mansfield Christian, sr.; Emmi Powers, Colonel Crawford, jr.; Peyton Bissell, Edison, sr.; Riley Harkelroad, Huron, fr.THIRD TEAMBella Rios, Oak Harbor, jr.; Saylor Holt, Colonel Crawford, jr.; Mya Stephens, Willard, jr.; Tatum Higgins, Port Clinton, jr.; Brinly Epneris, Clear Fork, so.; Bailee Nelson, Mansfield Christian, sr.; Kendyl Bollinger, Port Clinton, fr.; Jada Brokaw, Clear Fork, sr.HONORABLE MENTION: Reese Wells, Edison, fr.; Jenna Cox, Huron, sr.; Madisyn Watkins, Wynford, sr.; Emelia Tallman, Willard, sr.; Sophia Gray, Colonel Crawford, jr.; Maddie Schiets, Oak Harbor, sr.; Lila Bishop, Port Clinton, so.; Peyton Werner, Edison, jr.COACHES OF THE YEAR: Don Wood, Huron; Jaime Valentine, Colonel CrawfordDivision VIFIRST TEAMMallory Brickner, Mohawk, sr. (Player of the Year); Queen Beard, Lakota, sr.; Megan Siefert, Buckeye Central, jr.; Tori Stang, Bucyrus, jr.; Mara Haynes, Mohawk, so.; Zoe Kuhn, Crestview, jr.; Araceli Velasquez, Hopewell-Loudon, sr.; Mya Feltner, Margaretta, fr.SECOND TEAMChloe Miller, Mohawk, sr.; Mia Chamberlain, Buckeye Central, so.; Rylie Stoops, Carey, sr.; Sophia Bomer, Lakota, sr.; Jayla Huffman, Mohawk, sr.; Lena Kahl, Crestview, sr.; Aubrie Kimmel, Bucyrus, sr.; Claire Conner, Margaretta, jr.THIRD TEAMMayzie Hanlon, Buckeye Central, so.; Dylann Thacker, Riverdale, sr.; Reese Hoover, Mohawk, sr.; Savanna Cook, Hopewell-Loudon, jr.; Kaelyn Weaver, Crestview, so.; Reese Garvin, Bucyrus, sr.; Renna Keller, Margaretta, so.; Emma Keller, Buckeye Central. sr.; Bayah Harsanje, Carey, sr.HONORABLE MENTION: Peyton Myers, Lakota, sr.; Briella Cleland, Mohawk, so.; Alyvia Dean, Crestview, sr.; Ella Limberios, Margaretta, sr.; Anniston Burroughs, Seneca East, jr.; Emery Siebenaller, Hopewell-Loudon, so.COACHES OF THE YEAR: Paige Caudill, Buckeye Central; Eric Hoover, MohawkDivision VIIFIRST TEAMBella Borgio, Tiffin Calvert, sr. (Player of the Year); Addison Homan, Monroeville, sr.; Ella Kalizewski, Norwalk St. Paul, sr.; Marah Miller, Old Fort, sr.; Bryn Dircksen, Tiffin Calvert, sr.; Gracie Miller, Tiffin Calvert, jr.; Riley Gressman, Gibsonburg, sr.; Annie Friend, Norwalk St. Paul, sr.; Lucy King, Old Fort, sr.; Lauren Bergman, Danbury, sr.SECOND TEAMKate Coleman, Tiffin Calvert, sr.; Adelyn Dick, Old Fort, jr.; Sophia Stieber, Monroeville, jr.; Avery Bowling, Danbury, jr.; Ava Wensink, New Riegel, sr.; Ryleigh Mansfield-Bush, Norwalk St. Paul, jr.; Katie Hall, Gibsonburg, jr.; Hope Waire, Tiffin Calvert, jr.; Kamille Kayden, Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic, jr.; Megan Rombach, Tiffin Calvert, sr.THIRD TEAMKaci Poths, Monroeville, jr.; Finley Karr, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, so.; Keragin Gray, South Central, sr.; Zoe Halbeisen, Gibsonburg, so.; Claire Schalk, New Riegel, sr.; Carley Fortney, Old Fort, jr.; Addison Yetter, New London, jr.; Raeleigh Friend, Norwalk St. Paul, so.; Cali Wunder, Danbury, sr.; Myra Paul, Monroeville, fr.HONORABLE MENTION: Carly Bagent, Tiffin Calvert, jr.; Mackenzie Muntz, Gibsonburg, jr.; Kenlea Blair, South Central, so.; Isabella Foos, Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic, so.; Gabby Zimmerman, Old Fort, fr.; Charlie Mathis, Plymouth, so.; Ella Brownell, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, sr.; Addison Hill, Crestline, sr.; Reid Didion, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, so.; Harper Clemons, New London, jr.; Makena Waleryszak, Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic, so.COACHES OF THE YEAR: Angie Kalizewski, Norwalk St. Paul; Lori Rombach, Tiffin CalvertThis article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Ashland's Oslie named District 6 Player of the Year; 48 earn honors