The senior setter led Christian to its first volleyball state championship in program history last year by tallying 38 assists and 29 digs in the 2018 state finals matchup with Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. - Grand Rapids Christian's Olivia Nedd goes for a block against Lake Odessa Lakewood's Aubrey O'Gorman during a Division 2 state semifinal match on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Kellogg Arena. Bottom line: Rya McKinnon became the first Gatorade Player of the Year from Hoover High after leading her team to the first volleyball state championship in school history. Through three seasons, Ackerman has 1,140 digs and 323 service aces. The latest rankings from the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association featured little change at the top of Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, with the first five spots all remaining . 25 Michigan high school volleyball players to watch in state quarterfinals Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 11:13 a.m. Grand Rapids Christian's Addie VanderWeide (14) jumps to hit the ball against South. Volleyball played at the highest level really is amazing. This year, the 5-foot-11 outside hitter and Albilene Christian University commit has Southfield Christian back in the state quarterfinals for the third consecutive season, and she figures to play a big role in Tuesday's matchup at Mayville between the fourth-ranked Eagles and unranked Ubly. Craig is listed as a defensive specialist/libero, but she also can play outside hitter if needed. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Few players can match the impressive stats the 5-foot-11 outside hitter has collected over the last three years, especially her 1,800 kills, but the big story coming out of Hudson this year is the fact that the Tigers are regional champs for the first time in program history. All rights reserved. Subscribe Already a subscriber? McKinzie led St. Philip to four consecutive Class D state titles from 2009-12 and capped her career as the Miss Volleyball winner. Vermont doesn't do a great job of keeping up-to-date statistics for its high school volleyball players so information on players from the Classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 weren't readily available. High school: Darien High School (Darien, Connecticut), Accolades: GameTimeCT All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time All-FCIAC (2019, 2020). 3 Overall Underclassmen (2022), AVCA Phenom List (2020), SCISA Class 3A State Champion (2019), PrepVolleyball.Com All-American (2020). Wyoming Tri-unity Christian9. High school: Bishop Manogue Catholic High School (Reno, Nevada), Accolades: Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A Northern Region champion (2020), two-time All-Sierra League (2019, 2020). Ackerman led Marist to the Class 4A state championship in 2020 and was named Class 4A Player of the Year in the process. (Cory Morse | MLive.com file), Kristen Arthurs, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 2007, Kamrin Gold, Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 2011, Linsey Taatjes, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, 2003, No. Jen was a member of four consecutive Class A state title teams from 1992-95 and went on to play at Indiana University. Bottom line: If you're in the betting pool for who will be the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year next season, the smart money is on 5-foot-10 Maryville High setter Liv Gravatt. Metro Detroit volleyball notebook: Northville thrives with better chemistry, Michigan High School Athletic Association, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. She was ranked No. When she left Marian, she had the school kills record for season (791) and career (2,095). Amanda McKinzie helped Battle Creek St. Philip to four consecutive state titles from 2009-12. Gravatt led Maryville to the state tournament for the first time since 1984 and quickly established herself as one of the best players in Tennessee. Indian River Inland Lakes7. Here is MLive's latest top 25 boys basketball rankings for the state of Michigan. She also led Hamilton to the Class 6A state championship in 2020 the first state title in program history. 9 Amanda McKinzie, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2013. With Smith back in the fold, the top-ranked Hornets are on a mission to defend their state title, and that starts with Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown against No. Who are the top volleyball players within the Class of 2026? High school: Timpview High School (Provo, Utah), Accolades: Deseret News Class 5A Most Valuable Player (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020), Class 5A All-State (2020). In her last full season of play in 2019, Wrobel was phenomenal with 373 kills, 64 service aces and 55 blocks. She earned all-state honors four consecutive seasons and Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2013. Pistro will continue her career at Saginaw Valley State, but before she becomes a Cardinal, she'll try to get Freeland into the state semifinals for the first time since 2005, when they meet Kingsley at Ionia on Tuesday. The 5-foot-8 junior outside hitter earned third team all-state honors in 2018 by tallying 627 kills, 313 digs and 66 aces, but she has taken her game to a new level in 2019 and the result is Beaverton's first state quarterfinal trip in program history. Osorio and the rest of her Leland teammates have rebounded from that disappointing finish to reach the state quarterfinals for the eighth time in nine years. You must login to view this article or subscribe to PrepVolleyball.com! Bottom line: Kennedy Phelan was a dynamo for Fayetteville on the way to winning the Class 6A state championship in 2020. She was selected Miss Volleyball and set national records for aces in a season (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584). 2 recruit from the Class of 2022 by VolleyballMag.com and became the first Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year from Hamilton High in 2021. We already knew how good Harper is from what she did in 2019, when she had 528 kills and 40 blocks. On Tuesday, Bishop and her Mercy teammates will face Macomb L'Anse Creuse North with another state semifinal berth on the line. The future Western Michigan Bronco makes it look easy on the volleyball court, but her path to becoming a Miss Volleyball finalist wasn't always a smooth one, as Simkins battled scoliosis early in her volleyball career. She still racked up 116 kills and 13 blocks. High school: Lovejoy High School (Lucas, Texas), Accolades: Dallas Morning News Setter of the Year (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year (2018), three-time MaxPreps All-American (2018-20), two-time Class 5A State Champion (2019, 2020). Finalists. She had 208 kills in 131 sets as a sophomore in 2019 and 178 kills in just 46 sets as a junior in 2020 and saw her kill percentage leap up from 30.9 percent to 34.6 percent. Halter finished the season with 2,212 career digs and has a shot at passing 3,000 digs for her career in her senior season. Taylor Rutgers (3) hits the ball over the net during a volleyball match between Bronson High School and Mattawan High School at Gull Lake High School in Richland, Michigan on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. Bottom line: How good is Claire Little? NRCA went 17-1 and won the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 4A state championship in 2020 as Buckley racked up 235 assists, 151 digs, 136 kills and 24 service aces with an out-of-sight 57.1 kill percentage. Rutgers will play volleyball at Davenport University next year, but not before attempting to lead Mattawan to its first state semifinal appearance with a quarterfinal win on Tuesday against Lowell at Jenison High School. And in 2020, she played in just 52 sets. In a sad twist, Hurm's original high school, Sacred Heart High, closed its doors after the 2019-20 school year, and she was forced to find a new home and played her junior year at Cardinal Spellman High. Hoover went 50-1 behind McKinnon, who racked up an incredible 594 kills, 267 digs, 50 service aces and 29 blocks. Check out the Michigan Player Database to find a comprehensive collection of Michigan high school volleyball player profiles Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. Reilly, 6-foot-1, earned those accolades by leading O'Gorman to an undefeated, 26-0 season and Class AA state championship with 400 kills, 260 digs and 131 assists. Now, Reitsma and the second-ranked Red Arrows have another tough test when they face No. She'll continue her athletic and academic careers at Saginaw Valley State. See first Michigan high school volleyball rankings for 2022. Girls Youth National Team, but she also feels right at home in Battle Creek, where she tallied 27 kills in last year's state semifinal loss to eventual state champ Lake Orion. The merch sales alone would pay for the athletics budget. O'Connell became the first Gatorade Player of the year from Bedford High in 2020 after the 5-foot-11 setter led her school to a 13-0 record and the Division I state title. When it was clear that her native California wasn't going to have high school sports in the fall, Gravatt's family moved almost 2,000 miles to Maryville so she could play. A 5-foot-5 setter, Kohler stood out for her all-around ability and earned Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2008. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)s(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Bottom line: Sydney Schnichels' phone will be lighting up in the middle of June 2021 when Division I college coaches are allowed to make direct contact with the Willmar High superstar for the first time. Murray has tallied more than 1,300 kills in her Skyline career, and if the Eagles are to make it to Battle Creek, Murray will be the catalyst behind the state semifinal run. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com file), No. Her stats tell the tale of a totally complete player. That's because of what she did as a freshman in 2019, leading Vista Murrieta High to the CIF Division I state championship. She was selected to the USA Volleyball National A2 team. Cheyenne Mountain has a good shot to win its first state title since 2015 with Pinell as a senior in 2021. As a senior, she had more than 325 kills, servedabove 95 percent and recorded more than 1,000 assists as one of two setters on the floor. Only seniors are considered for the award, sponsored by the Detroit Free Press since 2003. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 15: Alexandra Cocklin, Birmingham Marian, Class of 2010. Bottom line: Parkland High's Brynn Dreisbach has been a dominant outside hitter in Pennsylvania high school volleyball over the last two seasons. Log in She went on to a four-year career as a starting setter at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. Northville3. Even more impressive was the lack of dropoff between Lindseth and the player she had to replace 6-foot-3 University of Utah signee Allie Olsen. (Linsey Wuepper | MLive.com file), No. Detroit Country Day2. She was a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2009-10. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com). She had 595 kills and 101 blocks in her last full season in 2019 and has 1,370 career kills through three seasons. 11: Abby Cole, Grand Haven, Class of 2013. Northville3. We developed our star rankings system for each class with our own research combined with input and feedback from our recruiting panel created to assist us in the process in hopes of delivering a fair assessment of each player listed. Olivia Kohler, the Miss Volleyball winner from North Branch, went on to play at Grand Valley State University. Bottom line: The No. She now has 1,040 career kills headed into her senior season. Battle Creek St Philip8. A year ago, top players from the state were narrowed to a list of 25 greats. High school: Camden Catholic High School (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), Accolades: New Jersey PrepDig.com No. This year, Christian has been Division 2's top-ranked team since the season started and Gates earned a spot as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award. Players float in the air while they spike the ball and carve up chunks of real estate to dig out balls that appear impossible to return. The Miss Volleyball winner in 2016, Norris was a four-year captain and MVP at Corunna while recording more than 3,000 kills, including a state record 56 in a district finals match. 4 Hudsonville in the regional finals. A four-time all-state volleyball player for Pinconning, Gruszynski led her team to four league and district titles and a state runner-up finish in 1998. Leland3. (MLive.com file) By Mark Opfermann | mopferma@mlive.com From spikers to setters, Michigan has had. In last week's regional championship sweep over Manton, Gerow tallied 24 kills and 10 digs, and she'll need to have another strong performance in Tuesday's quarterfinal showdown with Traverse City St. Francis at Houghton Lake. . Stroven played from 2002-05 and owned the state record for kills in a match (35) and career (2,720) when she graduated from high school. High school: Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii), Accolades: Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State (2019), two-time All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (2019, 2020), Division I State Champion (2019), All-Division I State Tournament Team (2019). The Miss Volleyball winner in 2009, Cocklin was named all-state all four years of high school. Like Murray, Mruzik will continue her volleyball career at Michigan, after committing to the Wolverines during her freshman year, but she's also not looking past Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with Macomb L'Anse Creuse North. Top Volleyball High Schools Broadneck High School - Annapolis, MD (7 Athletes) Southfield High School - Southfield, MI (6 Athletes) South Gwinnett High School - Snellville, GA (5 Athletes) King Philip Regional High School - Wrentham, MA (5 Athletes) Westside High School - Anderson, SC (4 Athletes) Miami Edison High School - Miami, FL (3 Athletes) Because they're going to have to deal with her for another three years. But that's behind her now, and the main challenge ahead for Simkins and the rest of her Schoolcraft teammates is Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with fourth-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian at Hudsonville Unity Christian. She finished as runner-up for Miss Volleyball and was an Under Armour second-team All-American. (Don Campbell | MLive.com file), No. She had a whopping 384 kills in just 79 sets in 2020. Bloomfield Hills Marian2.
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