Five local schools and seven athletes were among the first wave of Baldwin County all-stars announced by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association for the cross country and volleyball competitions as part of the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s North-South All-Star Week scheduled for July 15-19.

In the eighth-annual cross country race, Orange Beach will be represented by Libby Tierce alongside Bayside Academy’s Catherine Doyle and Annie Midyett. All three runners recorded top-10 individual finishes at the state meet this fall led by Doyle and Midyett in second and fourth, respectively, in Class 5A and Tierce in 10th on the Class 4A stage.

In the boys’ race, individual Class 3A state champion Caden Phillippi from Bayshore Christian will be one of the 10-member squad seeking a win for the South All-Stars. The North All-Stars hold a 4-2 overall advantage in both the girls’ and boys’ competition.

On the volleyball court, athletes from three different Eastern Shore schools will come together to assist the South squad toward a third straight win in the all-time series. Despite the recent success, the North All-Star squad still owns a 15-10 lead.

Misty Kate Smith from Bayside Academy, Taylor Ishmael from Spanish Fort and Lina Ramos from St. Michael Catholic will all share a roster for the 28th-annual North-South volleyball match. Smith was a member of the all-state tournament team following the Admirals’ 21st consecutive state title as a sophomore and both Ishmael and Ramos were recognized on preseason watch lists before this season. Ishmael was on the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Phenom Watch List and Ramos made the Alabama High School Volleyball Coaches Association’s Watch List.

The AHSADCA will also host North-South All-Star games in baseball, softball, boys’ and girls’ soccer, boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ tennis, and boys’ and girls’ golf during the All-Star Week in Montgomery.

The 65th-annual North-South All-Star Football Classic was played last December in Mobile where the South won 31-28 thanks in part to an MVP effort from Daphne’s Nick Clark. The South All-Star squad holds a 35-28-2 lead in the series, which dates back to 1948.

Below are the full North-South All-Star rosters for the cross country and volleyball competitions ahead of this summer’s All-Star Week.

SOUTH GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Lexi Bolton, McGill-Toolen Catholic HS

Linnea Cox, Auburn HS

Catherine Doyle, Bayside Academy

Valeria Escalera, Auburn HS

Emma McCrea, Enterprise HS

Annie Midyett, Bayside Academy

Audrey Kate Smith, St. Paul's Episcopal HS

Libby Tierce, Orange Beach HS

Millie Talmadge, Providence Christian HS

Rowan Yeager, St. Luke's Episcopal HS

SOUTH GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY COACHES

Jessica Holbert, Wetumpka HS

Jeff McIntyre, Montgomery Academy (administrative)

Ron Peters, Smiths Station HS (administrative)

SOUTH BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Jackson Hawkins, Pleasant Home HS

Caden Phillippi, Bayshore Christian HS

John Thomas Mathison, Trinity Presbyterian HS

Cole Smith, Providence Christian HS

Hudson Jordan, Providence Christian HS

Tyler Andrews, LeFlore Magnet HS

William Porr, McGill-Toolen Catholic HS

Tristen Jones, Stanhope Elmore HS

Estan Wrights, St. Paul's Episcopal HS

Wesley Robinson, St. Paul's Episcopal HS

SOUTH BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY COACHES

John Brigham, St. Paul's Episcopal HS

Jeff McIntyre, Montgomery Academy (administrative)

Ron Peters, Smiths Station HS (administrative)

2024 SOUTH VOLLEYBALL ALL-STAR ROSTER

Kambell Fetner, Auburn HS, MB, 5'8

Misty Kate Smith, Bayside Academy, MB, 6'

Morgan Williams, Enterprise HS, MB, 6'2

Jadyn Britton, Enterprise HS, OH, 5'9

Paris McQuirter, McGill-Toolen Catholic, OH, 5'10

Londyn Wynn, Pelham HS, U, 5'6

Camryn McMinn, Pelham HS, OH, 5'11

Ahjeria Myers, R.C. Hatch HS, DS, 5'6

Sophia Saxon, Saraland HS, S, 5'7

Hannah Pearce, Saraland HS, OH/MH, 6'1

Taylor Ishmael, Spanish Fort HS, MB/OH, 5'10

Camille Abel, St. Luke's Episcopal HS, S/M, 5'2

Lina Ramos, St. Michael Catholic HS, S/M, 5'9

Addi Vinson, Montgomery Academy, S, 5'6

Elle McBride, Montgomery Academy, OH, 5'9

SOUTH ALL-STAR VOLLEYBALL COACHES 

Julie Gordon, Montgomery Academy       

Jennifer Graham, Enterprise HS 

Virginia Franklin, Carver HS (administrative)

NORTH GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Laura Spann, The Altamont School

Mary Grace Parker, Briarwood Christian HS

Kennedy Hamilton, Mountain Brook HS

Emma Levering, Homewood HS

Claire Spooner, Vestavia Hills HS

Maddyn Conn, White Plains HS

Maya Jones, Hamilton HS

Addison Tiemann, Ardmore HS

Kylie Gero, James Clemens HS

Hayla Watson, Cold Springs HS

NORTH GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY COACHES

Kelly McNair, Homewood HS

Michael McGovern, Mountain Brook HS (administrative)

NORTH BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

Harris Strang, The Altamont School

Henry Livingston, Northside HS

David Laird, Homewood HS

John Shoemaker, Oak Mountain HS

Mitchell Schaaf, Vestavia Hills HS

Caleb Yoder, Sand Rock HS

Evan Christopher, Southside HS

River Richard, Pell City HS

Cade Padgett, Lawrence County HS

Luke Alverson, James Clemens HS

NORTH BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY COACHES

Casey Howell, Cold Springs HS

Michael McGovern, Mountain Brook HS (administrative)

2024 NORTH VOLLEYBALL ALL-STAR ROSTER

Bennett Elrod, Arab HS, RS, 5'8

Kennedy Vaughn, Bob Jones HS, OH, 5'11

Riley Lovell, Bob Jones HS, S, 5'6

Lauren Buchanan, Chelsea HS, OH, 6'2

Cooper Garrett, Fort Payne HS, S/OH, 6'

Eevy Bellar, Hazel Green HS, MH, 6'

Sydney Durban, Hoover HS, DS, 5'5

KeAra Bowen, Huntsville HS, OPP, 6'

Chloe Walker, DAR HS, S/OH, 5'10

Molly Burchell, Lauderdale County HS, OPP, 5'9

Ella Katherine Wright, Mountain Brook HS, DS, 5'6

Lily Henry, Pleasant Valley HS, OH, 5'8

Jasmine Terry, Shades Valley HS, OH/MH, 5'10

Alexa Benda, Spain Park HS, M, 6'1

Ace Austin, Spring Garden HS, OH, 5'7

NORTH ALL-STAR VOLLEYBALL COACHES

Jenny Jarrett, Bob Jones HS         

Whitney Welch, Alexandria HS   

Sue Marshall, Randolph School (administrative)