DALLAS — The Bishop Lynch volleyball team earned six selections to the 2026 TAPPS 6A District II All-District Team, announced by the league office Tuesday, following its run to the regional finals.
Senior captain Maia Raleigh headlined the selections, earning Co-Setter of the Year honors and First Team All-District recognition for the second consecutive season.
Joining Raleigh on the First Team were senior teammates Camila Figueroa and Kylie Love. Charlie Wells and Kate Heffernan earned Second Team All-District honors, while Emory Mooney rounded out the selections with Honorable Mention recognition.
Raleigh capped her Bishop Lynch career with another outstanding season, finishing with 945 assists, 267 digs, and 84 aces. She appeared in all 36 matches, recording at least 11 assists in every match and reaching 20 or more assists 27 times. Her season included a career-high 60 assists against Hockaday. According to The Dallas Morning News, Raleigh ranked fifth among Dallas-area players in assists and fourth in aces. She also led the Friars with 12 double-doubles.
Figueroa closed her Friar career as one of the team's most productive all-around players, leading Bishop Lynch with 330 digs while ranking second with 299 kills. She added seven double-doubles and provided a steady presence in the back row throughout the season.
Love also turned in a career-best campaign, leading the Friars with 373 kills. The senior outside hitter recorded four matches with at least 20 kills and finished with four double-doubles, including two 20-kill, 20-dig performances.
Wells delivered career highs in both kills and blocks during her fourth season as a middle blocker. She reached the 200-kill mark for the first time, finishing with 210, and led the team in blocks for the second consecutive season with 81. She finished her career just six blocks shy of 200.
Heffernan made the most of her first season seeing varsity playing time, finishing with 144 kills, 54 blocks and 60 digs. The junior middle blocker appeared in a team-high 107 sets.
Mooney earned her first career postseason honor in her final season wearing the Black and White. She recorded 109 kills and 58 blocks, ranking second on the team in blocks, while adding 75 digs.
2026 District 2 All-District Team
MVP: Taylor Johnson, Prestonwood Christian
Offensive MVP: Nyla Livings, Prestonwood Christian
Defensive MVP: Anya Backlenko, Prestonwood Christian
Co-Setters of the Year: Maia Raleigh, Bishop Lynch & Lucy Schwabauer, John Paul II
Newcomer of the Year: Lochlyn Aldridge, Ursuline
Coach of the Year: Britton Farragut, Ursuline
First Team All-District
Taylor Johnson, Prestonwood Christian
Nyla Livings, Prestonwood Christian
Gracie White, Prestonwood Christian
Lucy Schwabauer, Ursuline
Maia Raleigh, Bishop Lynch
Anya Backlenko, Prestonwood Christian
Kennedy Gordon, Ursuline
Dakota Richard, Legacy Christian
Kylie Love, Bishop Lynch
Naomi Livings, Prestonwood Christian
Chloe Gerlach, John Paul II
Camila Figueroa, Bishop Lynch
Second Team All-District
Megan Smith, Ursuline
Elizabeth Kowalchyk, Prestonwood Christian
Lochlyn Aldridge, Ursuline
Meiah Finley, Prestonwood Christian
Charlie Wells, Bishop Lynch
Ashley Keith, John Paul II
Avery Laquey, Legacy Christian
Kendall Hanratty, Ursuline
Kate Heffernan, Bishop Lynch
Cate Gorli, John Paul II
Harper Dickson, Ursuline
Claire Bryan, Ursuline
Honorable Mention All-District
Hayden Thomas, Prestonwood Christian
Evann Beville, Prestonwood Christian
Madison Smith, John Paul II
Aliyah Bruner, John Paul II
Emory Mooney, Bishop Lynch
Brooke Blasingame, John Paul II
Catherine Hall, Ursuline
Keira Sandock, Ursuline
Ariana Tamez, Ursuline
Remi Constantino, Legacy Christian
Mia Saravana, Legacy Christian
Madison Fleiner, Legacy Christian
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