The Lancaster-Lebanon League boys volleyball coaches have selected all-stars for the 2026 season. (Pictured are CV all-stars Andy Bonhomme and Ashton Judy.)
Section 1
MVP: George Agadis, Hempfield, senior
First Team
Brayden Fries, Ephrata, senior, Setter
Rayn Andreychek, Penn Manor, senior, Libero
Nikoli Kotay, Cedar Crest, senior, Middle
Caleb Anderson, Warwick, senior, Middle
Thomas Mejia, Warwick, senior, Pin
George Agadis, Hempfield, senior, SR, Pin
LANDON HESS
Penn Manor’s boys’ volleyball program is looking to take the next step. The Comets have been knocking on the door in the always tough Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1.
This year Coach Dustin Hornberger will lean on seniors like Landon Hess to lead the way.
Classmates Quintin Hopsetter and David Kirkley also will be key.
“We have some talent,” Hornberger said. “We hope to compete to make the league
playoffs and be a district qualifier.”
Elizabethtown senior Aiden Kay brings a wide array of talents with him.
On the volleyball court, his game is one of versatility. He combines positions as a setter and outside hitter. At 5-7, he is not your typical outside hitter, but a 40-plus-inch vertical allows him to be effective.
What also makes him unique is his interest in gardening. Kay finds time to grow plants like tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries and bell peppers. This year he is expanding his gardening game into flower beds.
He finds a correlation between volleyball and gardening.
Experience is often the best teacher.
After a year of gaining that experience with a young boys volleyball team in 2025, McCaskey is ready to take a big step forward in 2026, Coach Nate Lyons (right) says.
“We were pretty young last year. We were running with predominantly sophomores, and while a lot of the games were pretty close, they still ended up in the loss column,” Lyons recalls.
When you only have one returning player who has any varsity experience, you know it might be a tough season.
That’s what happened to Garden Spot’s boys volleyball team in 2025, finishinf 0-14, or in the last spot in Section 2, with a newcomer-laden lineup.
Now, veteran Coach Ben Rutt (left in photo) is hoping last year’s tough lessons translate into a winning record, maybe even a run for a playoff spot, in 2026.
A history-making season brought Manheim Central a state volleyball championship in 2025.
Now, as Coach Craig Dietrich begins a new season, he has a trophy to look back on – but only two key returnees to help him defend the Barons’ title.
But what a duo the returning players are – Section 2 second-team all-stars Blake Neiles and Caleb Groff, who were instrumental in last year’s championship.
Conestoga Valley volleyball player Ashton Judy (center) thinks there’s something missing at his high school, and he wants to help bring it there this spring.
“I’d like to bring a (championship) banner to CV. Our last banner was in the 1900s, and that’s way too far away,” the senior says.
The Buckskins finished 9-7 last year, and Coach Hunter Davis and his players feel that even more success is possible this year, “as long as we believe,” Davis says.
No matter the sport, almost any player or coach would be happy with a 12-2 record.
For the young men on the Cocalico boys volleyball team and Coach Dwayne Kieffer (photo below), that was the result from last season, and it was good – but they want to go a little farther in 2026.
“I think the biggest takeaway I can take from last year is just trying to get further in the playoffs this year,” said Anthony Cruz-Amaro (left), a senior libero whom his coach says “dominates the backcourt.”
If you’re buying a house, the three most important things are -- wait for it -- “location, location and location.”
If you’re part of the boys volleyball team at Lancaster Mennonite High School, you want to follow the first three rules of Coach Anthony Hernandez (top left) – “communicate, communicate and communicate!”
The next three are equally important, the first-year boys coach says – “hustle, hustle, hustle!”
The Lancaster-Lebanon League boys volleyball coaches have selected all-stars for the 2025 season. (Pictured are Manheim Central all-stars Reagan Miller, Landon Mattiace, Dylan Musser, Colin Rohrer, Caleb Groff and Blake Neiles with coach Craig Dietrich.)
Most Valuable Player: Jack Wolgemuth, Cedar Crest
1st Team
Ryder Rohrer, Cedar Crest, senior, setter
Brenin Buckwalter, Warwick, senior, libero
Jacob Alnoor, Cedar Crest, senior, middle