NATHANIEL MATA | STAFF WRITER
McAllen High will be the stage to a final match for many talented local volleyball players Sunday.
Top RGV senior volleyball players will have one more chance to show their stuff on the high school stage Sunday during the 17th annual Rio Grande Valley Volleyball Showcase. This year’s game will be put on by the Texas Association of Sports Officials Tip of Texas Chapter
Fans in place at noon can enjoy almost six hours of volleyball action with all classifications and corners of the Valley represented.
Sub 5A starts at noon, 5A is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start, and the afternoon ends with 6A, which is slated for a 4 p.m. start.
Each contest will be the best three-of-five, but if a team completes a sweep, a courtesy fourth set will be played.
The West 6A team will be highlighted by Jocelynn Everage, Dylann Guerra and Valeria Trevino from the 30-6A and Sweet-16 qualifying McAllen Memorial Mustangs. Jackie Alanis from McAllen Rowe and Damaris Llanas from the host McHi Bulldogs will also compete in a familiar gym.
District 31-6A, which had tri-champions will have plenty of Edinburg representation. Miranda Negrete and Julia Cordon will play from Edinburg Vela, while Bobcats setter Renee Ponce will represent EHS. McHi’s Paula Dodge will coach the squad.
Ariana Arceneaux and Tabitha Fernandez will represent Brownsville Hanna, Los Fresnos will send Sarah Villarreal. District 32-6A swept 31-6A in the Class 6A Bi-District round. Weslaco High’s Illiyah Cantu and Katelyn Rodriguez of Weslaco East will play from 31-6A teams. Anissa Lucio from Harlingen South will coach the 6A East.
At the Class 5A level, the West will sport a powerhouse roster. Makenize Gerlach, Valerie De La Fuente and Jackie Howell will bring some Mission Veterans flare to the court. District rivals Daizy Coronado and Abigail Castillo will represent Sharyland Pioneer and Sharyland High respectively.
Mission Veterans’ Diana Lerma will coach the West and will face off against her sister, Edcouch-Elsa coach Gloria Trevino who leads the 5A east team. Paloma Ybarra and Neida Ybarra will compete from the 32-5A champs, E-E. Donna High’s twin sisters Bianca and Brianna Quesada are also both set to play.
Sub-5A stars will take the court at noon. On the East roster, Felicity Watson and Karina Diaz will represent La Feria, the 32-4A district champions. They will be coached by Santa Rosa coach Carmen De Leon.
Elva Smith from San Isidro and Kerry Villarreal of Monte Alto will coach the West. Hidalgo’s Barbie Gutierrez will bring a lot of talent along with Bianca Aleman of Santa Maria to highlight the cast.
Sub 5A East All-Stars:
Emily Gonzalez, Santa Rosa
Victoria Henrnadez, Raymondville
Amber Gonzalez, Rio Hondo
Gabriela Torres, Port Isabel
Felicity Watson, La Feria
Sophia Villarreal, Lasara
Rachel Muinz, Raymondville
Taylor Gomez, Rio Hondo
Celeste Carrea, Lasara
Karina Diaz, La Feria
Rebecca Ramos, Port Isabel
Kelly Guerra, Santa Rosa
Sarah Martinez, Lyford
Taylor Vento, Raymondville
Natalie Gonzalez, La Feria
Coach: Carmen De Leon, Santa Rosa
Sub 5A West All-Stars:
Kymbery Lozano, Monte Alto
Jennifer Garcia, San Isidro
Dominique Rodriguez, Monte Alto
Isabel Gonzalez, Santa Maria
Samantha Cantu, La Villa
Geraldine Villagordoa, Juan Diego
Stephanie Trevino, Monte Alto
Zenaida Florido, La Villa
Bryanna Perez, Grulla
Barbie Gutierrez, Hidalgo
Savannah Rubalcaba, La Villa
Bianca Aleman, Santa Maria
Shelsy Pompa, Grulla
Samantha Colunga, Monte Alto
Coach: Elva Smith, San Isidro; Kerry Villarreal, Monte Alto
5A East All-Stars
Frida Rangel, Brownsville Veterans
Abbigail Rodriguez, Brownsville Pace
Jennifer Cisneros, Brownsville Lopez
Pamela Sanchez, Brownsville Veterans
Atianna Jones, Brownsville Pace
Brianna Quesada, Donna High
Bianca Quesada, Donna High
Ileane Gallegos, Donna High
Amanda Parra, Brownsville Lopez
Nicole Rodriguez, Donna High
Stephanie Saenz, Brownsville Pace
Ana Meza, Brownsville Porter
Paloma Ybarra, Edcouch-Elsa
Brigitte Oritz, Brownsville Porter
Neida Ybarra, Edcouch-Elsa
Coach: Gloria Trevino, Edcouch-Elsa
5A West All-Stars:
Makenzie Gerlach, Mission Veterans
Alissa L. Gonzalez, Roma
Jackie Howell, Mission Veterans
Lizbeth Melendez, PSJA Southwest
Daizy Coronado, Sharyland Pioneer
Lori Esqueda, La Joya Palmview
Abigail Castillo, Sharyland High
Alba Gonzalez, Roma
Jazmine Pena, La Joya Palmview
Ashley Martinez, PSJA Memorial
Valerie Dela Fuente, Mission Veterans
Michelle Navarro, Valley View
Roxy Morales, Rio Grande City
Victoria Maldonado, PSJA Memorial
Coach: Diana Lerma, Mission Veterans
6A East All-Stars:
Ariana Arceneaux, Brownsville Hanna
Sarah Ann Garcia, San Benito
Taegan Dickey, Harlingen High
Dolores Mendoza, Harlingen South
Karina Garduno, PSJA High
Sarah Villarreal, Los Fresnos
Alysa N. Naranjo, San Benito
Ariel Garcia, San Benito
Katelyn Rodriguez, Weslaco East
Kourtney Shears, Brownsville Rivera
Illiyah Cantu, Weslaco High
Sandra Salazar, Los Fresnos
Tabitha A. Fernandez, Brownsville Hanna
Isis Delgado, Los Fresnos
Madelaine Blanco, Brownsville Rivera
Coach: Ruby Medina, San Benito; Anissa Lucio, Harlingen South
6A West All-Stars
Ericka Hernandez, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln
Damaris Llanes, McAllen High
Jazmine Sustaita, Mission High
Jackelyn Alanis, McAllen Rowe
Julia Cordon, Edinburg Vela
Dylann Guerra, McAllen Memorial
Gerrie Ortiz, Edinburg Economedes
Valeria Trevino, McAllen Memorial
Ariel Sanchez, Mission High
Jocelynn Everage, McAllen Memorial
Renee Ponce, Edinburg High
Natalie Rodriguez, Edinburg North
Mirana Negrete, Edinburg Vela
Anyssa Peralez, La Joya High
Coach: Paula Dodge