Coello earns Player of the Year honors; Maass named Coach of the Year for boys volleyball
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Vinny Coello, a junior outside hitter from Catholic Memorial High School, has been named the 2022 Badger Region / Frisco Mo Boys High School Player of the Year in voting done by Wisconsin boys high school volleyball coaches. The Player of the Year and the All-State Teams are sponsored by the Badger Region Volleyball Association and Frisco Mo. Coello was named First-Team All-Classic 8 by the conference earlier this year, during which time he had 395 kills, a .397 hitting percentage, 67 aces and 168 digs. He was also a vital part of leading Catholic Memorial to the 2022 WIAA State Championship Nov. 5 in Green Bay. During the team’s state run, Catholic Memorial defeated Waukesha West (honorable mention in the state coaches poll), #9 Kettle Moraine, Waukesha Fusion (honorable mention), #6 Middleton, #1 Marquette and #4 Arrowhead. In 2021, Coello was a Second-Team All-State award winner.
The 2022 Gary Sorenson Coach of the Year award was given to Mike Maass of Appleton North High School. This season, Maass led the Lightning to a third-place finish at State, an FVA Championship and a 29-6 record on the season. Appleton North finished the regular season ranked No. 10 in the Coaches Poll.
Player of the Year
- Vinny Coello, Catholic Memorial
Gary Sorensen Coach of the Year
- Mike Maass, Appleton North
First Team All-State
- Bennet Adams, Arrowhead
- Jack Fitterer, Marquette
- Nate Flayter, Marquette
- Ben Heise, Middleton
- Gavin Tate, Appleton North
- Max Tome, Wauwatosa East
Second Team All-State
- Ambrose Engling, Middleton
- Justin Ische, Germantown
- Brady Oberfoell, Catholic Memorial
- Roman Rothermel, Catholic Memorial
- Ethan Sprague, Wauwatosa East
- Phinehas Wiley, Cedarburg
Third Team All-State
- Ty Geschke, Union Grove
- Cal Harris, Kettle Moraine
- Nate Higgins, Waukesha West
- Ben Jakusz, Germantown
- Owen Otto, Hartford
- Jackson Phillips, Burlington
Honorable Mention All-State
- Max Bayer, Sussex Hamilton
- Jade Breckheimer, Kaukauna
- Ryan Brown, Catholic Memorial
- Luke Deppe, Mukwonago
- Hudson Dresen, Union Grove
- Brayden Gall, Cedarburg
- Ryan Geraci, Mukwonago
- Ben Goedheer, Catholic Memorial
- Grant Grassl, South Milwaukee United
- Noah Harmon, Neenah
- Alexander Heuer, Middleton
- Ethan Jetzer, South Milwaukee United
- Brady Koester, Kimberly
- Aidan Krueger-Beer, Wauwatosa East
- Ben Krumbach, Madison Memorial
- Charlie Lipscomb, Wauwatosa East
- Logan Mainka, Pewaukee
- Will Mathison, Kettle Moraine
- James May, Union Grove
- Luka Momcilovic, Pewaukee
- Matteo Morgano, Sussex Hamilton
- Garrett Mueller, Brookfield East
- Nate Olson, Franklin
- Will Phillips, Shorewood
- Liam Richards, Appleton West
- Ben Schneider, Brookfield East
- Cole Simi, Marquette
- Danny Staskunas, West Allis
- Mason Tienor, Kaukauna
- Dane Turner, Wilmot
- Spencer Van Engen, Germantown
- Miles Von Rueden, Marquette
- Jackson Wilhelmson, Kenosha Indian Trail
About the Badger Region / Frisco Mo All-State list
All athletes must be nominated by their coach and be a member of a First- or Second-Team All-Conference Team for consideration for the Badger Region/Frisco Mo All-State team. Nominations were taken for the All-State list up through Sunday, Nov. 6. Coaches throughout the state voted on the nominations through 9 p.m. Nov. 9. One representative from each boys volleyball conference reviewed the final All-State list and was given the chance discuss any glaring omissions or concerns.
Athletes named Player of the Year, First Team, Second Team or Third Team All-State will receive a plaque honoring their achievement as well as a gift from Frisco Mo. Honorable Mention All-State athletes will receive a separate gift from Frisco Mo.
This season, 52 athletes received recognition from the Wisconsin boys high school volleyball coaches in some way. These athletes represented 28 different high schools across the state. Catholic Memorial led the way with the most All-State athletes with five. Marquette and Wauwatosa East each had four athletes on the final All-State lists.
Breakdown by conference:
- Greater Metro: 15 athletes
- Classic 8: 11 athletes
- Fox Valley Association: 6 athletes
- Woodland: 6 athletes
- Southern Lakes: 5 athletes
- Big 8: 4 athletes
- North Shore: 3 athletes
- Southeast: 2 athletes
Have questions about All-State? Contact Brad Kuehl (Nicolet High School) at bradkuehl@nsmvc.com or Brian Sharkey (Kenosha Indian Trail High School) at brian@badgerarchive4.0ed61ed.netsolhost.com.
About the Badger Region Volleyball Association
The Badger Region Volleyball Association promotes initiatives for safe, structured and fun life-long volleyball experiences. The vision of the Badger Region is to grow the number of players, coaches, officials, spectators and other volleyball enthusiasts; provide the highest quality volleyball experience in education, training, and competition; and to provide advocacy, support, recognition and administration to the volleyball community. Any high school in Wisconsin that adds boys volleyball will receive up to $1,000 grant from the Badger Region to help offset first-year costs. Visit the Badger Region website at www.badgervolleyball.org. The Badger Region is not affiliated with the WIAA. (www.badgervolleyball.org)
About Frisco Mo
Frisco Mo is a volleyball lifestyle family business focused on having fun, creating great gear and playing volleyball every step along the way. The organization supports the growth of boys volleyball in many ways including offering scholarships to seniors in high school, hosting tournaments, and sponsoring many other programs, athletes and events for the volleyball community. (www.friscomo.com)
