Volleyball: State Title Winning Vikes Reap Regional Awards; Clark Player of the Year, Johnson Coach of the Year

(Dec. 1, 2009) - The VHSL AAA state title winning Loudoun Valley High School volleyball team reaped some Northwest Region awards in a vote by the coaches including senior Morgan Clark as the Player of the Year and Laird Johnson as the Coach of the Year.

Other Vikes picking up honors included senior setter Nicole Bennett as first team and senior hitter Lindsey Phipps and senior Libero Kristen Martin as second team.

Heritage junior Lian Bernett and senior Libero Megan Beckwith were picked on the first team, while sophomore Stephanie Yokoyama and junior Emma LeMaitre were picked for the second team.

2009 All-Northwest Region Volleyball Selections
1st Team
MORGAN CLARK, SR- LOUDOUN VALLEY
KELLI GOSS, SR- FOREST PARK
ABBY HENDRIX, SR- ALBEMARLE
NICOLE BENNETT, SR- LOUDOUN VALLEY
LIAN BERNETT,JR- HERITAGE
RACHAEL GOSS, SR- FOREST PARK
TORI PRICE, SR- OSBOURN PARK
HANNAH LAWSON, SR- ALBEMARLE
LIBERO- MEGAN BECKWITH,SR- HERITAGE

2nd Team
LIZ BRAILSFORD, JR- PATRICK HENRY
STEPHANIE YOKOYAMA, SO- HERITAGE
JORDAN TEMPLIN, JR- FRANKLIN COUNTY
BROOKE KELLY, JR- COLONIAL FORGE
LINDSAY PHIPPS, SR- LOUDOUN VALLEY
CAROLINE BRAILSFORD, FR- PATRICK HENERY
ARIQUEL PAYNE, JR- OSBOURN PARK
NIKKI McMILLEN, JR- OSBOURN PARK
EMMA LeMAITRE, SR- HERITAGE
ALYSSA BAIRD, SR- COLONIAL FORGE
LIBERO- KRISTEN MARTIN, SR- LOUDOUN VALLEY

REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR- MORGAN CLARK, SR- LOUDOUN VALLEY
REGION COACH OF THE YEAR- LAIRD JOHNSON- LOUDOUN VALLEY