Kari Gibb/MDN South Prairie-Max senior Azjiah Trader (3), seen at Region 6 action, was named the 2024 NDHSCA Class B Volleyball Senior Athlete of the Year.

The 2024 North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) Class B All-State volleyball roster was released and several local players made the team.

The runner-up state champion South Prairie-Max and local teams Our Redeemer’s, Des Lacs-Burlington, Kenmare-Bowbells and Towner-Granville-Upham were represented on the roster.

South Prairie-Max senior Azjiah Trader made the first-team All-State roster and was named the 2024 NDHSCA Class B Volleyball Senior Athlete of the Year. Keturah Schwarzrock, the coach for the South Prairie-Max Royals was also represented as the 2024 NDHSCA Class B Volleyball Coach of the Year.

The Royals dominated at the Class B Volleyball State Tournament over the weekend beating Kenmare/Bowbells and Medina-Pingree/Buchanan ultimately falling to the Langdon Area-Munich Cardinals in the championship match.

For Our Redeemer’s senior Olivia Ebel was named to the first-team All-State roster, and for the Des Lacs-Burlington senior Kaylee Werner was named to the second-team All-State roster.

Kenmare-Bowbells junior Taha Aufforth was named to the first team along with teammate senior Anne Stroklund.

Towner-Granville-Upham senior Ashley Martodam was named to the second team all state team as well.

Trader has quietly built the reputation as one of the best volleyball players in the state. As the 2024 season came to a close, she was named at the 2024 District 12 Senior Athlete of the year, the 2024 Region 6 Senior Athlete of the Year, the 2024 NDHSAA Class B State Tournament Senior Athlete of the Year and crowned the list with the 2024 NDHSCA Class B Volleyball Senior Athlete of the Year.

FIRST TEAM

Taya Aufforth, Jr., Kenmare-Bowbells

Lauren Bell, Soph., Park River Area

Molly Bjorneby, Sr., Grafton

Kiaza Carlson, Jr., Mayville-Portland-CG

Olivia Ebel, Sr., Our Redeemer’s

Maddie Gefroh, Sr., Medina-Pingree/Buchanan

Laela Jensen, Sr., Hettinger-Scranton

Raegan Kjelstrup, Sr., Central McLean

Isabella Kovash, Sr., Dickinson Trinity

Elysa McAvoy, Sr., Dickinson Trinity

Meredith Romfo, Sr., Langdon Area/Munich

Brooklyn Schumacher, Jr., Linton-HMB

Anne Stroklund, Sr., Kenmare/Bowbells

Isabelle Thompson, Jr., Central Cass

Azjiah Trader, Sr., South Prairie/Max

Isabel Wendel, Sr., Carrington

SECOND TEAM

Emma Bixby, Sr., Sargent County

Emerson Johnson, Sr., Wyndmere/Lidgerwood

Daphne Lauer, Sr., Central McLean

Ashley Martodam, Sr., Towner-Granville-Upham

Ava Peterson, Jr., New Rockford-Sheyenne

Piper Schmidt, Soph., Flasher

Jordan Tozer, Sr., Thompson

Kaylee Werner, Sr., Des Lacs-Burlington

2024 NDHSCA Class B Volleyball Senior Athlete of the Year:

Azjiah Trader, South Prairie/Max

2024 NDHSCA Class B Volleyball Coach of the Year:

Keturah Schwarzrock, South Prairie/Max