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The best players in the 2021 South Dakota High School Volleyball season deserve some recognition. Here are the two finalists in each class and the some of the other best players in the state sponsored by Avera Sports.

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Class AA

Finalists

Bergen Reilly, O’Gorman                             .301 hitting %, 2.6 kills/set, 2.3 digs/set, 5.4 assists/set, 43 aces, 29 blocks

Joslyn Richardson, SF Washington            .276 hitting %, 3.7 kills/set, 4.2 digs/set, 62 aces, 27 blocks,

Semifinalists

Abby Meister, Harrisburg                              4.0 kills/set, 30 aces, 19 blocks, 5.0 digs/set

Brynn Kirsch, SF Lincoln                                 57 aces, 104 blocks, 5.4 digs/set

Ellie Walker, SF Washington                        2.4 kills/set, 3.5 digs/set, 100 aces, 24 blocks,

Class A

Finalists

Katie Van Egdom, SF Christian                     312 kills, (.327), 260 digs, 35 blocks, 33 aces

Sydney Tims, SF Christian                              306 kills, (.308), 97 blocks, 56 aces

Semifinalists

Ellie Brozik, Winner                                         4.5 kills/set, (.237), 3.2 digs/set, 36 blocks, 89 aces

Olivia Kieffer, RC Christian                            4.9 kills/set, (.267), 3.1 digs/set, 61 aces

Lily Ranschau, Garretson                              3.8 kills/set, .252), 3.1 digs/set, 26 aces, 32 blocks

Class B

Finalists

Hadley Carlson, Arlington                             6.6 kills/set (.361), 27 blocks, 5.1 digs/set, 28 aces            

Ava Nilsson, Warner                                       .383 hitting%, 1.1 kills/set, 71 aces, 45 blocks, 2.4 digs/set, 9.6 assists/set

Semifinalists

Jayda Kenyon, Chester Area                        2.7 kills/set, (.217), 35 blocks,

Isabel Aesoph, Faulkton Area                      3.6 kills/set, 54 aces,

Karly VanDerWerff, Platte-Geddes           4.3 kills/set, (.361), 4.6 digs/set, 59 blocks, 66 aces