Dellies, a libero, was named one of two Defensive Players of the Year, sharing the honor with senior libero Ellery Nash of Kingsford.

The five-team league made up of most of the Upper Peninsula’s largest schools also includes Gladstone, Escanaba and Menominee.

Two Sentinels earned First Team honors, senior middle blocker Brianna Anderson and sophomore outside hitter Grace Filizetti.

Two more MSHS players made the Second Team — senior outside hitter Ava Maki and senior setter-right-side hitter Roegen Hruska.

Marquette’s Jaylee Dellies bumps the ball in the third set with her team trailing 13-8 in a Great Northern Conference volleyball match played against Kingsford at the Barb Crill Gymnasium in Marquette on Oct. 24. (Journal photo by Caden Sierra)

And senior right-side hitter Jocelyn Mead earned Honorable Mention.

Kingsford, which compiled a perfect 8-0 record in GNC matches, won all or a share of each of the three special awards. Marquette, which finished 4-4 in the GNC, got their half of the top defensive award.

Flivvers’ senior setter-outside hitter Maddy Kreider was named Player of the Year, Nash the co-Defensive Player of the Year and Jaclynn Kreider the Coach of the Year.

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Here are the other First Team and Second Team honorees, with their year, position and school:

FIRST TEAM — Harlee Coolman, jr. libero, Escanaba; Grayson LaMarche, sr. middle hiter, Escanaba; Kailey Sundquist, sr. middle hitter, Kingsford; Alyssa Larson, sr. setter, Kingsford; Jenna Viau, sr. defensive specialist-right-side hitter, Kingsford; Ava Johnson, sr. middle hitter-defensive specialist, Menominee; Adie Tryan, sr. libero, Gladstone

SECOND TEAM — Anna Bortolini, sr. outside hitter-defensive specialist, Kingsford; Alli Larson, sr. setter-defensive specialist, Gladstone; Maev Hasen, jr. setter-right-side hitter, Gladstone; Katey Lamb, sr. outside hitter-defensive specialist, Escanaba; Clara Braun, sr. setter, Escanaba; Bet Montal, soph. right-side hitter, Escanaba; Addy Johnson, sr. middle hitter, Menominee

Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.