Three different schools were represented in the All Parish Volleyball Awards.
Maya Snellgrove of Denham Springs and Mia Vidrine of Walker were named Co-Player of the Year, and Lisa Blanchard of Springfield was named Parish Coach of the Year.
“I feel honored to have been chosen for this spot,” Snellgrove said. “I worked hard during my four years of playing volleyball, so coming out strong is definitely what I wanted.”
Snellgrove said she didn’t know co-player of the year was a thing.
“I thought I was definitely going to get All Parish, so getting something was very surprising,” Snellgrove said.
Snigrove spoke about the key to her success.
“I think the versatility in all the positions I played helped elevate my skill level,” Snellgrove said. “My club team and coach High were absolutely fantastic.”
Snellgrove said she played at midfield, right-back and central forward and had time at left-back.
Vidrine said she feels proud to receive this award.
“I have worked hard over the past four years,” Vidrine said. “It wasn’t easy at all. When I first started playing volleyball, it was my freshman year, so I started in ninth grade, and that’s the norm in our parish, you’ve never played before and then you come in, and you start playing in ninth grade. I had to To work extremely hard. I feel like I had to work harder than everyone else too, but I was very athletic and I had a really good coach my freshman year, Coach (Kylie) Guidry. Somehow I made the team. I couldn’t even serve the ball Above the net, so I would say I’ve come a long way and I’m very grateful to all the coaches over the years. And like I said, it’s never been easy. Since I started my first year, I’ve had to work ten times harder than everyone else.
Vidrine said she used to go out and practice late at night to try to improve.
“I think I deserved it because of my hard work and all the effort I put in, but I was very grateful to have it,” Vidrine said.
Vidrine said that this award was her goal.
“When I first started my career, I had a lot of older girls to look up to,” Vidrine said. “I’ve had all the seniors before. Anna Ferrand, I’m pretty sure she’ll win Player of the Year, so I said to her, ‘You know what, I want to do it.’ I want to win Player of the Year. I want to be recognized, and It really helped me push myself and work harder.
Vidrine added that she wants to be the best at anything she goes into.
“I want to be the best player at anything I do, so I make sure I work hard to achieve that,” Vidrine said.
Blanchard said she was grateful to receive the Coach of the Year award and credited her team with receiving the award.
“Other coaches in our area do a great job of getting their teams to get the most out of their players, so I am grateful to have been selected by my peers as the Livingston Parish Volleyball Coach of the Year,” Blanchard said. “The award would not have been possible without the commitment and daily work of our volleyball team. I am extremely proud of our girls and their success this season.”