Wooster to host OHSVCA State All-Star Match; top local volleyball players earn All-Ohio honors

More than a dozen standout athletes from Wayne, Holmes and surrounding counties — along with Dover’s Beth Mathews as an all-star coach — will be recognized as Ohio’s best at the Nov. 16 statewide showcase.

Wooster's Sara Snowbarger is one of several locals selected to play in the OHSVCA State All-Star Match.

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Published November 14, 2025 - 4:06 p.m. Modified November 18, 2025 - 4:34 p.m.

The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association will host the OHSVCA State All-Star Match and All-Ohio Awards Sunday, Nov. 16 at Wooster High School. Games will begin with Divisions V-VII at 11 a.m. Awards for all divisions will begin at 12:30 p.m., with Divisions I-IV playing immediately afterward.

The 44th annual contest will feature 100 of the best high school volleyball athletes from the state, as well as ten of the top coaches, as selected by their peers.

The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association announced the players chosen from Wayne and Holmes counties to be recognized as OHSVCA State All-Star Match award winners.

Local players include River View’s Haley Balo, Northwestern’s Claire Buchholz, Dover’s Caroline Hanner and Quincey Werntz, Norwayne’s Ava Maibach, Tuscarawas Valley’s Adidason Spivey, Tuscarawas Central Catholic’s Khloe Trivoli, Waynedale’s Callie Wolfe and Wooster’s Sara Snowbarger. All players will be playing in the OHSVCA State All-Star match. Dover’s Beth Mathews will coach an all-star team.

Locals receiving All-Ohio awards are Snowbarger (Div. II, first team), Dover’s Hanner (Div. III, first), and Werntz (Div. III, second), River View’s Kelsie Smith (Div. IV, second) and Balo (Div. IV, first), Triway's Taylor Mathis (Div. V, first), Maibach (Div. V, second), Tusky Valley's Spivey (Div. V, second), Northwestern's Buchholz (Div. V, honorable mention), Dalton's Sara Geibel (Div. VI, second) and Mya Geiser (Div. VI, HM), Garaway's Charlee Yoder (Div. VI, HM) and Tusky CC's Trivoli (Div. VII, first).