Kendra Dressler Named Shenandoah District Volleyball Player of the Year

COVINGTON, Va. (VR) – Alleghany senior Kendra Dressler has been named the 2026 Shenandoah District Volleyball Player of the Year, highlighting the Lady Cougars’ selections to the All-District Team.

Dressler also earned First Team All-District honors, joining teammates Ally Cottrell and Ava Lewis. Cottrell, a junior, and Lewis, a senior, gave Alleghany three players on the First Team.

The recognition follows a strong season for the Lady Cougars, who finished district play with several key victories, including a straight-set win over Buffalo Gap on Senior Night.

Fort Defiance placed Caroline Hanger and Harper Carter on the First Team, while Wilson Memorial was represented by Estee Irving, Maggie Parrott and libero Bree Kindig.

Other First Team selections included Bailey Tribble of Buffalo Gap and Francesca Beidle of Rockbridge.

The Second Team featured Addyson Dameron and Lily May of Stuarts Draft, Harper Tibbs and Natalee Chandler of Wilson Memorial, Chesney Dunlap and Meleah Shirley of Riverheads, Alexis Miller, Livia Clinedest and libero Norah Anderson of Fort Defiance, and Geneva Snyder of Rockbridge.

Fort Defiance’s Amber Pitsenbarger was named Shenandoah District Coach of the Year.