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Dominating middle hitter Skylar Osenkarski was named most valuable player and two of her teammate were selected to the first team as the state finalist Holy Redeemer girls volleyball team was rewarded with the most selections on the Wyoming Valley Conference Girls Volleyball Coaches All-Star Team, which was released Wednesday.Setter Korren Hicks and outside hitter Liv Moore also represented Redeemer on the first team. Sarah Liskowicz, Samantha Carr, Sarah Kuderka and Julia Andrejko were all selected to the second team from a Royals team that will play Bald Eagle in the first PIAA Class 2A title game in Redeemer&#8217;s girls volleyball history Saturday.Tunkhannock&#8217;s Karen Passarelli was named the league coach of the year.Osenkarski, a senior, received eight MVP votes &#8212; the most in the league while earning the league&#8217;s highest honor on half of the 16 coaches&#8217; ballots.Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Rayza Ruiz, who took Nanticoke Area to a District 2 title and into the PIAA Class 3A playoffs, received five MVP votes and also made the coaches&#8217; first team. So did Dallas senior Gianna Musto, who totaled 15 first-team votes.Ruiz was joined on the first team by Trojanettes teammate Alyssa Lewis, while Nanticoke Area&#8217;s Jil Baron was an honorable mention.COLLEGESWOMEN&#8217;S BASKETBALLMisericordia 67, Keystone 49Rachel Carmody scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Cougars, Japriya Carroll added 18 points and Tessa Zamolyi had 13 as Misericordia improved to 2-0.Paige Wampole had a team-high six rebounds and Erica Haefele had four assists for Misericordia.Bre Moore had 15 points for Keystone and Maddy Moro added 14 points and seven rebounds.FIELD HOCKEYGayoski picked for senior gameHaley Gayoski, a Wilkes University standout and former Wyoming Valley West star, was selected to play in the Victory Sports Tours&#92;NFHCA Division III Senior Field Hockey Game.Gayoski, from Forty Fort, was one of four MAC players to be chosen.This year the Division III senior game will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex, in conjunction with the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship in Manheim.Gayoski becomes the second Colonel to be selected to the event, following former Crestwood star Marissa Surdy &#8212; who was chosen for the game last season.Gayoski also earned her fourth First Team All-Conference honor to close out her career at Wilkes. She led the Colonels in points with 22 and with eight goals, along with playing a key role in the middle for the Wilkes defense. Gayoski was also named the MAC Freedom offensive player of the week on Sept. 24. Gayoski had a career total of 18 goals, 16 assists, 52 points, five game winning goals and seven defensive saves in 71 games for the Colonels.Gayoski was recently named the Division III ECAC North Defensive Player of the month after she totaled four goals and two assists for 10 points during October as playing a key role for the Colonels defense.H.S FIELD HOCKEYWVC COACHES GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ALL-STARSFirst TeamDALLASGianna Musto, OHDELAWARE VALLEYEmily Anderson, MHHOLY REDEEMERKorren Hicks, SLiv Moore, OHx-Skylar Osenkarski, MHLAKE-LEHMANMacenzi Barker, MHCorinna Scoblick, LNANTICOKE AREAAlyssa Lewis, OHRayza Ruiz, OHSecond TeamHOLY REDEEMERJulia Andrejko, OHSamantha Carr, OHSarah Kuderka, LSarah Liskowicz, MHLAKE-LEHMANJessica Salus, OHMEYERSDa&#8217;Nayia Ballard, OHTUNKHANNOCKMolly Goodwin, MHMegan Straley, OH/DWYOMING AREABrandi Sorokin, MHHonorable MentionBERWICKGlorimar Guzman, LKatie Spencer, OHCRESTWOODKristen Kania, OH/DDALLASAngelena Allen, LLEmma Berger, SSamantha Michael, OHDELAWARE VALLEYElizabeth Bobo, OHEvie Kelly, OPPHannah Lee, LHAZLETON AREAMaddison Plesh, OH/DLAKE-LEHMANMorgan Marchakitus, OPPMMI PREPSummer Evancho, OHNANTICOKE AREAJil Baron, OHNORTH POCONOMadison Opalka, SPITTSTON AREAEmily O&#8217;Brien, OH/DTUNKHANNOCKDana Macko, OPPJena Simmons, OHAnnalise Verbeek, SWYOMING AREAHunter Chervenitski, OH/DVALLEY WESTAndi Blaski, MHLindsey Gruver, LTessa Johns, SRhena Lauver, OHx-MVPCoach of the Year &#8212; Karen Passarelli, Tunkhannock<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Skylar Osenkarski (50) and Samantha Carr (7) lifted Holy Redeemer over North Penn-Libery and into the state volleyball finals and then leaped onto the WVC Coaches All-Star team. Osenkarski was named the league&#8217;s MVP and Carr made the second team. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Holy-Redeemer-NPennLiberty-3CMYK.jpg</photo0><caption0>Skylar Osenkarski (50) and Samantha Carr (7) lifted Holy Redeemer over North Penn-Libery and into the state volleyball finals and then leaped onto the WVC Coaches All-Star team. Osenkarski was named the league&#8217;s MVP and Carr made the second team. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Osenkarski, Holy Redeemer big winners on girls volleyball all-star team