by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Northern Neck District tournament champion Lancaster High School filled six spots on the all-district volleyball team but it was regular season leader Northumberland that took two of the district’s top honors.
Northumberland High School coach Tommy Thomas was named coach of the year while NHS junior hitter Eva Williams shared the player of the year honor with Rappahannock High School senior Riley Patterson. Rappahannock finished third during the regular season.
Lancaster finished second during the regular season and won the tournament title after defeating the Raiders, 3-2, in a semifinal, and getting by Northumberland, 3-1, in a district championship that included two extra-point sets.
LHS all-district first-team selections included junior hitter Lexi VerMeer, senior setter Rory Lally and junior libero Addie George. All three reached some career milestones this season. VerMeer surpassed 1,000 kills, Lally had more than 1,000 assists and George exceeded 1,000 digs…..
