9 area players selected to volleyball all-state teams

Berlin Brothersvalley's Lexi Fairman, Lexi Foor, Cayley Poorbaugh and Elena Ritchey and Conemaugh Township sophomore Sarah Swank were voted onto the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Class 1A all-state team.

In Class 2A, Forest Hills seniors Morgan Gdula and Eva Myers, North Star junior Brooke Cannin and Richland junior Addison Hirsch were honored.

Cannin, Fairman, Hirsch, Myers and Poorbaugh each earned repeat selections on the all-state team in their respective classifications.

Berlin Brothersvalley won its third straight PIAA District 5 Class 1A championship this year.

The Mountaineers' Fairman is a 5-foot-5 setter who had 905 assists this season and finished her career with 2,460 assists. The two-time Somerset County most valuable player also had 101 digs, 71 aces and 61 kills.

Foor is a 5-6 outside hitter with 355 kills for Berlin Brothersvalley. Her statistics also include 95 digs and 54 aces.

The Mounaineers' Poorbaugh is a 5-3 libero with 282 digs and 51 aces this season.

Berlin's Ritchey, also a 2024 and 2025 first-team all-state softball selection, is a 5-10 middle hitter who collected 158 kills and 30 solo blocks even though she missed some time while recovering from offseason surgery.

Conemaugh Township's Swank is a 5-11 outside hitter. She helped the Indians win the Heritage Conference title this year and finish as District 5 Class 1A runner-up in 2024 and 2025.

Swank has 689 kills, 583 digs, 90 blocks and 82 aces through two seasons.

Forest Hills' Gdula, a Pitt-Johnstown softball commit, is a 5-4 libero who produced 594 digs and 127 aces over her career, including 376 digs, 78 aces and 42 assists in 2025.

The Rangers' Myers is a 5-10 middle blocker with 279 kills and 87 blocks this past season. She has 743 career kills, 222 blocks, 115 digs and 60 aces.

North Star's Cannin is a 5-5 outside hitter with 570 kills, 400 digs, 163 aces and 34 assists.

Richland's Hirsch is a 5-11 middle blocker. The District 6 runners-up earned a trip to the 2025 PIAA tournament for the second straight year. Richland won the 2024 District 6 title.

Hirsch tallied 938 kills, 268 digs, 256 blocks, 157 aces, 57 assists, 57 assists and a .348 hitting percentage in her career.