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Updates to the 2009 Volleyball Program printed:
Paul Ebner • Originally published November 22, 2008 at 10:51 p.m., updated November 22, 2008 at 10:51 p.m.
Five Memorial Lady Vipers earned all-District 27-5A volleyball honors with senior Samantha Alvarez leading the way on the first team.

Alvarez earned the Lady Vipers' lone first-team pick as a middle blocker. In 222 games this season she compiled 291 digs, 239 kills, 90 blocks, 33 aces and eight assists.

Outside hitter Bianca Trevino earned second-team honors, while setter Katelyn Rather, middle blocker Brittany Stafford and setter Tabitha Zella earned honorable mention selections.

Trevino finished the year with 151 kills, 103 digs, 23 blocks and 23 aces, while Rather had 424 assists, 102 digs and 36 aces. Stafford pounded down 178 kills with 79 blocks, while Zella added 405 assists, 108 digs and 26 aces.

Corpus Christi King middle blocker Dempsey Thornton was named the district's MVP, while San Antonio East central middle blocker Diara Reynolds was named the outstanding hitter, and Corpus Christi Carroll's Ashley Carrillo the outstanding setter.

Carroll libero Megan Wimbish was selected the outstanding defensive player, while Carroll middle blocker Erica Humbach was the outstanding blocker and King outside hitter Sarah Guzman the Newcomer of the Year.

First-team selections went to King's Erika Rojas, Kaileigh Cooper and Esther Longoria; Carroll's Megan Olivarez and Amanda Whittington; Converse Judson's Sophia Donald; East Central's Regina Villafranco and Alex Grams; and San Antonio Highlands' Jasmyne Brown.

King, Carroll, South San Antonio, and Highlands each had one player selected to the second team along with Memorial, while Judson, Converse Wagner and East Central had two.

Four Lady Vipers were named to the district's all-academic team and included Alvarez, Shaylyn Drozd, Karyl Fowler and Sudney Kueker