THE OKLAHOMAN'S ALL-CITY VOLLEYBALL FIRST TEAM

Here’s a look at The Oklahoman’s 2023 All-City high school volleyball first team:

Gia McGrew, Mount St. Mary

Class: Junior The story: Entering her junior season, McGrew made history as the first Mount St. Mary volleyball player to commit to a Division I program. Then she showed why she has achieved this level of success. The Iowa commit registered a team-high 403 kills as Mount St. Mary, the smallest school in Class 6A volleyball, reached the state tournament. McGrew, an opposite hitter, also added 57 blocks and 250 digs, picking up the Chisholm Trail Conference MVP award.

Livia Ward, Mount St. Mary

Class: Junior The story: Ward continued to skillfully facilitate the Rockets’ offense as they went 37-4 in their Class 6A debut. She led Mount St. Mary with 964 assists, eclipsing 2,000 career assists and receiving the Most Outstanding Setter award in the Texasbased John Turner Classic. Ward also logged a team-best .349 hitting percentage, providing 100 kills to go with 43 blocks and 207 digs.

Addison Worley, Moore

Class: Junior

The story: Worley, the

Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, etched her name in Moore’s volleyball record books. She set a program mark with 520 singleseason kills, also becoming the Lions’ all-time career kills leader with 1,159. As Class 6A Moore improved to 21-12 after a 16-16 season, Worley compiled 465 digs, 48 aces and 21 blocks.

Player of the Year finalist: Landry Braziel, Community Christian

Class: Senior The story: Braziel, a fourtime Player of the Year finalist, capped her high school career with a remarkable senior campaign. The University of

Texas at El Paso commit finished with 1,722 career kills and 1,211 career digs as Community Christian went 41-2 with its first Class 4A state title. Outside hitter Braziel delivered 443 kills this season, including 44 in the state tournament. She received multiple regularseason all-tournament awards and Oklahoma Coaches Association Small West All-State selection.

Player of the Year finalist: Clare Kierl, Bishop McGuinness

Class: Senior

The story: With steady leadership, Kierl coordinated McGuinness’ dynamic offense on the way to a Class 5A state title. The standout setter averaged 30 assists per match as the top-ranked Fighting Irish went 31-4.

She also averaged eight digs and 1.8 aces per match with a serve percentage of 97. Kierl collected several all-tournament honors and made the OCA Large West All-State team.

Player of the Year finalist: Kathrin Rowe, Edmond Memorial

Class: Senior The story: Teams across the state knew to account for Rowe, who entered her senior season as the reigning Gatorade Oklahoma Volleyball Player of the Year. But they couldn’t stop her from showing her versatility as Edmond Memorial returned to the Class 6A state finals. Rowe recorded 201 kills and 380 assists as Edmond Memorial went 29-6. She also added 208 digs, 27 aces and 57 blocks, receiving OCA AllState Large West selection and the COAC Player of the Year award.

Coach of the Year: Kelli Miller, Bishop McGuinness

The story: In 2003, Miller won McGuinness’ historic first state volleyball title as an outside hitter. The championship drought lasted until 2023, and this time, Miller coached the Fighting Irish to a title. McGuinness ended the season on a triumphant eight-match win streak. After sweeping Sapulpa in the state quarterfinals, the Irish defeated Tulsa Victory Christian and Tulsa Booker T. Washington in 3-1 matches to secure the championship.