Five area players have been chosen to play in the 2016 North Dakota Optimists/NDHSCA all-star volleyball series.
Outstanding seniors from eastern North Dakota in the 2015 season will play their counterparts from western North Dakota in matches to be held June 13 at Fargo South High School and June 14 at Bismarck High School.
The East roster includes Grand Forks Red River seniors Mari Rustebakke and Elli Strand, as well as Jocelyn Dinius of Langdon, Faith Krom of North Star and Mikayla Larson of Hope-Page/Finley-Sharon.
East
GF Red River: Elli Strand, Mari Rustebakke; Langdon: Jocelyn Dinius; North Star: Faith Krom; Hope-Page/Finley-Sharon: Mikayla Larson; Fargo South: Emily Stroup; West Fargo: Jadyn Cookman; Fargo Davies: Natalie Tomhave, Jaiden Langlie; Hankinson: Betsy Asp; Medina: Jordan Thomas; Ellendale: Isabel Wedell.
West
Bismarck High: Sadie Luetzen, Shelby Aman; Bismarck Century: Katie Scheer, Taryn Neameyer, Britta Knudson; Mandan: Miranda Lowman; Flasher: Secora Schmidt; Des Lacs-Burlington: Megan DeGree, Brittany DeGree; Hazen: Krista Slaubaugh, Stephanie Ziegler; Powers Lake: Kinzi Grubb.
