Hutchinson earns MVP honors at All-Star match

Dana Hutchinson was selected as the girls’ Most Valuable Player at the 31st annual Orange County All-Star volleyball match at Newport Harbor High on Friday.

Also representing Laguna at the event known as the Dave Mohs Memorial Orange County All-Star Games were Paige Obradovich, and boys’ stars Shawn Merz and Clay Knapp.

Laguna athletes played on the South squads against the North during Friday’s matches.

The South won the girls’ match, 25-21, 17-25, 15-10. The North won the boys’ match, 25-23, 29-31, 15-8.

“I’m not surprised at all,” Laguna Coach Lance Stewart said of Hutchinson’s selection as girls’ MVP. “She can take over any match. She’s such a dynamic player.”

Hutchinson, an outside hitter who had eight kills in the match, will play next year at the University of Arizona. Hutchinson enjoyed an illustrious high school career. She led the Breakers to CIF Southern Section Division II-AA titles the past two years. She earned Orange Coast League Most Valuable Player honors this past season, among many prep honors she received throughout her career.