Appleton North senior Ella Demetrician was named the Fox Valley Association Girls Volleyball Player of the Year. (Photo by Paul Lecker/AppletonSportsPage.com)

Appleton North’s Demetrician named Player of the Year, one of six Lightning players named to 2023 All-Fox Valley Association Girls Volleyball Team

November 7, 2023 plecker

By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

Appleton North had three first-team selections, including Player of the Year Ela Demetrician, named to the 2023 Fox Valley Association All-Conference Girls Volleyball Team, as voted on by the 10 conference coaches following the season.

Demetrician, a senior outside hitter and a University of Michigan recruit, finished with 553 kills this season to lead Appleton North to an undefeated FVA championship and a WIAA state tournament appearance.

Senior setter Emerson Van Lannen and junior outside hitter Teegan Charapata were also among the first-team picks from Appleton North.

Van Lannen, the Lightning’s setter and a Kansas State recruit, ended the season with 892 assists in 40 matches as she surpassed 2,000 assists in her career at the state tournament, where North lost in the Division 1 semifinals.

Charapata ended the season with 277 kills.

Joining them on the first team were Marin Grossman of Hortonville, Mackenna Shultis and Victoria Petrinski of Fond du Lac, Madison Tripp of Kaukauna and Sydney Nelson of Oshkosh West.

Appleton East sophomore outside hitter Zoe Wockenfuss, and Appleton North senior middle blocker Tylee Jones, senior libero Maggie Hahnke and junior hitter Kayden Lamon were among the honorable mention selections.

Appleton West did not have any players named to the all-FVA team.

Steve Scheuerell of Appleton North was chosen as the FVA Coach of the Year.

2023 Fox Valley Association All-Conference Girls Volleyball Team
(*denotes unanimous selection)
First team: *Ella Demetrician, sr., outside hitter, Appleton North; Teegan Charapata, jr., outside hitter, Appleton North; *Emerson Van Lannen, sr., setter, Appleton North; *Marin Grossman, sr., outside hitter, Hortonville; Mackenna Shultis, so., outside hitter, Fond du Lac; Madison Tripp, jr., setter, Kaukauna; Sydney Nelson, so., outside hitter, Oshkosh West; Victoria Petrinski, sr., libero, Fond du Lac.
Second team: Jillella Smit, sr., setter, Fond du Lac; Addy Albrecht, sr., outside hitter, Kaukauna; Ava Reis, jr., outside hitter, Kimberly; Ava Van Vonderen, fr., outside hitter, Kimberly; Avery Pakula, sr., outside hitter, Oshkosh West; Maeve Lasky, jr., middle blocker, Oshkosh West; Claudia Merizon, sr., right side hitter/setter, Neenah; Molly Fischer, jr., libero, Hortonville.
Honorable mention: Bry Kluess, sr., middle blocker, Hortonville; Zoe Wockenfus, so., outside hitter, Appleton East; Kayla Van Eyck, sr., right side hitter, Kaukauna; Makenna Baker, sr., middle blocker, Neenah; Ella Lindgren, so., libero, Neenah; Taylee Jones, sr., middle blocker, Appleton North; Maggie Hahnke, sr., libero, Appleton North; Kayden Lamon, jr., right side hitter, Appleton North; Delaney Ward, jr., middle blocker, Kaukauna; Ava Van Camp, jr., libero, Kimberly.
Player of the Year: Ella Demetrician, Appleton North.
Coach of the Year: Steve Scheuerell, Appleton North.