Seven area players found themselves on Heart of Iowa Conference all-conference lists, which were released late last week.

Leading the way for county schools was Prairie City-Monroe, which placed four players on the lists. Senior Alex Samson was the area’s lone first-team selection after playing a hybrid of setter and middle blocker this season. Samson finished first on the team with 211 assists and second with 116 kills. She also finished third in aces with 26 while racking up a .981 service efficiency (208-for-212).

Junior Abbi Gilson was placed on the second team with stats similar to Samson’s. Gilson led the team in kills (136) and digs (123) while placing second in assists with 108. Gilson also led the team in aces with a whopping 54, while going 266-for-282 (.943) from the service line.