Iowa City High's Michaela Nelson (right) was an Elite all-stater last year. (Jim Slosiarek, The Gazette/KCRG)

Area players to watch for the 2012 volleyball season:

SAM BARZ, sr., Union — Averaged 3.5 kills per game with a .304 kill efficiency.

CHELSEA BERRY, sr., Starmont — Averaged 3.5 kills and 2.4 digs per game with a .325 kill efficiency.

JORDAN CALEF, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Averaged 2.2 kills and 0.8 blocks per game with a .447 kill efficiency.

KELSEY CAVE, sr., Solon — Class 3A first-team all-state. Averaged 3.3 kills and 1.2 blocks per game with a .350 kill efficiency.

ALLISON GIBBS, sr., Cascade — Averaged 2.9 kills and 0.7 digs per game with a .227 kill efficiency.

KELSEY HINRICHS, sr., Solon — Class 3A third-team all-state. Averaged 2.8 kills and 4.7 assists per game with a .314 kill efficiency.

LIZ HUBING, sr., Iowa City High — Class 4A third-team all-state. Averaged 2.5 kills per game with a .300 kill efficiency.

MARLEE LINDSTROM, sr., Maquoketa — Averaged 9.7 kills per game.

MICHAELA NELSON, jr., Iowa City High — Elite and Class 4A first-team all-state. Averaged 3.0 kills and 2.6 digs per game with a .367 kill effiency.

DEVAN O’CONNELL, sr., Maquoketa –  Class 3A third-team all-state. Averaged 2.6 kills and 3.4 digs per game with a .298 kill efficiency.

RACHEL RINEHART, sr., Iowa City High — Class 4A third-team all-state. Averaged 2.8 kills per game with a .289 kill efficiency.

LEXI ROGERS, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Class 4A second-team all-state. Averged 2.3 kills and 0.8 blocks per game with a .409 kill efficiency.