Raymond-South Bend’s Kyndal Koski named 2B Pacific League volleyball MVP

Senior defensive specialist led league-champion Ravens with 578 digs

By Ryan Sparks • November 8, 2023 1:00 am
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond-South Bend defensive specialist Kyndal Koski, middle, was named the 2B Pacific League MVP for the 2023 season.
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond-South Bend defensive specialist Kyndal Koski, middle, was named the 2B Pacific League MVP for the 2023 season.

Raymond-South Bend senior defensive specialist Kyndal Koski was named the 2B Pacific League’s Most Valuable Player as the league announced its all-league team for the 2023 season.

Koski led the league-champion Ravens with 578 digs – an average of 7.9 digs per set – as well as receiving 451 serves and held a 97.3 service percentage with 40 aces this season.

The full all-league list is as follows:

2B Pacific All-League Volleyball Team

League MVP: Kyndal Koski, sr., Raymond-South Bend

Coach of the Year: Jenn LeDuke, Forks

Sportsmanship award: North Beach

First Team

Berklee Morley, jr., Raymond-South Bend; Emily Howell, jr., Raymond-South Bend; Kassie Koski, soph., Raymond-South Bend; Ava Baugher, soph., Raymond-South Bend; Kaidence Rigby, sr., Forks; Elizabeth Soto, sr., Forks; Erika Williams, jr., Forks; Brynn Rasmus, sr., Ocosta; Samantha Schlegel, sr., Ocosta; Alexia Bradley, sr., Ocosta; Kayla Eastman, jr., North Beach.

Second Team

Eladia Hernandez, jr., Forks; Keana Rowley, jr., Forks; Chloe Gaydeski, soph., Forks; Jolissa Schlegel, jr., Ocosta; Noel Cuzdey, jr., Ocosta; Anna Davis, soph., Ocosta; Mayra Strandberg, jr., North Beach; Jazmine Goldman, soph., North Beach; Lyndsay Gray, soph., Ilwaco; Mikaila Warfield, fr., Ilwaco; Jayden Patana, fr., Ilwaco; Autumn John, sr., Chief Leschi.

Honorable Mention

Kendall Harriman, sr., RSB; Mackenzie Kuiken, sr., RSB; Ava Pine, soph., RSB; Fatima Delgado, jr., RSB; Karee Neel, fr., Forks; Brooklynn Reither, 8th, North Beach; Madison Key, fr., Ilwaco; Emily Morris, soph., Ilwaco; Brylee Rutledge, soph., Chief Leschi; Ashley Shaw, jr., Chief Leschi; Naiyeli Cruz-Garcia, jr., Chief Leschi.

All-Academic Team (3.5 GPA or Higher)

RSB: Kyndal Koski, Kendall Harriman, Mackenzie Kuiken, Presley McVey, Tressa McMullen, Fatima Delgado, Emily Howell, Berkley Morley, Summer Stigall, Kassie Koski, Ava Baugher, Ava Pine.

Forks: Erika Williams, Eladia Hernandez-Stansbury, Chloe Gaydeski.

Ocosta: Alexia Bradley, Samantha Schlegel, Noel Cuzdey, Sophie Olive, Jolissa Schlegel, Millie Tucker.

North Beach: Vyolet Dodson, Mayra Strandberg, Jazmine Goldman, Aleigha MacDonald, Macenzie Osborne, Jayci Woodman.

Ilwaco: Alycia Figueroa, Natalie Gray, Mya Cunninghome, Maddison Key.