HS Girls’ Volleyball: 12 Schuylkill Leaguers make PVCA All-State
Panther Valley's Morgan Orsulak hoists the Schuylkill League girls' volleyball championship trophy after an Oct. 16, 2025, victory over Tri-Valley. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)
Panther Valley senior Morgan Orsulak finished this season where she finished the last two — as a member of the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association All-State Team.
Orsulak became a three-time All-State player when the PVCA released its team Wednesday. She was one of 12 Schuylkill League players honored, roughly more than double the number compared to recent seasons. Six Schuylkill League players made All-State in 2022 and 2024; the league had seven All-Staters in 2023.
Orsulak made the All-State team in Class AA as a sophomore and in Class 3A as a junior and senior.
Orsulak was a driving force in Panther Valley capturing the Schuylkill League championship with a victory over Tri-Valley in the final. The 5-foot-10 setter/outside hitter regularly filled up the stat sheet for the Panthers, who also finished in a tie for first place in the Schuylkill League Division I standings.
Blue Mountain opposite hitter Jaedyn Bartholomew, a 5-11 senior, joined Orsulak on the Class 3A team. Bartholomew became the Eagles’ single-season and career leader in kills this season.
Pottsville put a pair of players on the Class 3A squad — 5-4 junior setter Megan Yost and 6-0 junior middle hitter Anna Burke.
In Class A, PIAA runner-up Tri-Valley led the way with four selections. Two of them — 5-8 senior setter Callie Melocheck and 5-6 junior Libero Kirra Klinger — became All-State for the second straight season. Outside hitter Liv Lupole, a 5-8 senior, and outside hitter Faith Melocheck, a 5-9 junior, also represented the Bulldogs on the All-State team.
Marian middle hitter Alena Lombardo, a 6-0 senior, made the Class A squad as well.
District 11 champion and state quarterfinalist Pine Grove put two players on the Class AA All-State team. Libero Molly Drumheller, a 5-1 senior, and middle hitter Lily Flynn, a 5-8 junior, represented the Cardinals. Mahanoy Area outside hitter Hailey Mroczka, a 5-6 senior, also made the Class AA squad.
