Inquiring minds want to know. 5 Notre Dame Prep capture its third consecutive regional title last week, and all that's standing in the way of Battle Creek is Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with Warren Regina. She's also led Lovejoy High to back-to-back state championships in 2019 and 2020. 1: Alisha Glass, Leland, Class of 2006. (Courtesy photo), No. Merrill's Ashtyn Hescott attacks a ball from the middle as Freeland's Elli Howard and Caroline Talaga block during the Freeland varsity volleyball quad meet on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. High school: University High School (Orlando, Florida). High school: Ryle High School (Union, Kentucky), Accolades: Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division I Most Outstanding Player (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), USA Volleyball A1 National Training Program (2019), PrepDig.Com No.1 Kentucky (2022). The 5-11 outside hitter is currently playing at Valparaiso. . (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)s(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Already committed to play for BYU, Little was arguably the best player in California as a freshman, when she was named Inland Empire Player of the Year and National Freshman of the Year. She also improved her kill percentage over 10 whole points from her freshman to sophomore seasons, going from 35.3 to 46.6 percent. OH Caroline Shantery, Sr., Riverside: Was named a second-team News-Herald all-star. One of several players on the list committed to play for the University of MInnesota, Wucherer is already a two-time All-State pick and racked up 421 kills with a hitting percentage just over 40 percent as a junior, when she was one of three unanimous picks for the All-State team. Bottom line: Newberg High star Sophia Gregoire-Salagean had her entire sophomore season wiped out due to strict health-related restrictions. She's increased both her kills and her kill percentage each of her first three seasons, including 432 kills at a 37 percent clip in 2020. Kyndra Abron was a top recruit coming out of Livonia Churchill and went on to play at Michigan State University. It's crazy how often that doesn't happen. The 5-foot-10 Borellis helped No. 3 Mattawan on Tuesday at Jenison. Hitter Sarah Tabit of Mount Morris attacks at the net. Shelby8. High school: Hedgesville High School (Hedgesville, West Virginia), Accolades: West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2020), Class AAA state semifinals (2020), Class AAA All-State (2020). If you're interested in volleyball recruiting, the pursuit of Schnichels will be one of the big stories to follow over the next year. (MLive.com file), No. 14 on PrepVolleyball.coms Senior Aces list. Here's a countdown of the top 25 volleyball players in Michigan from the past 25 years. She holds the school's career record in kills with 1,810 and will take her talents to Texas A&M next season. She has Corunnas school records in kills, digs and aces and was MaxPreps All-American. She already has 1,580 career kills and racked up 427 kills and 338 digs in just 57 sets as a sophomore. She was selected the top setter in the Olympic tournament. Harper Murray, sr., Ann Arbor Skyline (Michigan) Murray notched her second straight season with at least 650 kills, and she had 700 as a freshman. Bottom line: The only player from the Class of 2024 to make the list is Olathe Northwest's Skylar Pierce, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter who was named Class 6A All-State as a freshman in the largest division in Kansas. The state has a rich tradition of competitive volleyball, and many of the top teams in the nation have come from Michigan. At last check, the 6-foot-1 outside hitter can touch 10-foot-1 on a jump approach. Michigan State University. 1 Recruit Nebraska (2022), Class A All-State (2020), AAU All-American (2020). Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. Of course, state quarterfinal opponent Mount Pleasant will have something to say about that, but if Lake Orion is going to advance to Kellogg Arena, Robertson will play a vital role. On Tuesday, Bishop and her Mercy teammates will face Macomb L'Anse Creuse North with another state semifinal berth on the line. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. - 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. She added 95 kills in an abbreviated junior season in which she was only able to play 19 sets. Bottom line: Bishop O'Gorman High's Bergen Reilly started breathing some rare air in 2020, when she was named South Dakota's Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore. But she still put up impressive numbers. 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. Which is a little bit of everything. A MaxPreps All-American and state Gatorade recipient, Krause led the SkyHawks to a 34-5 mark and Class B title. (Rex Larsen | MLive.com file), No. Muoneke was among the nation's leaders in kills in 2022, blasting 810 of them. Clarkston6. She doubles as a setter and a middle blocker. Val Sterk plays in an exhibition match for USA Volleyball against Michigan State in 1997. Grand Rapids Christian7. Elkhorn South has a great opportunity to repeat as state champions in 2021 with both Weeks and University of Missouri commit Estella Zatechka back. Doyle also set the schools scoring record in basketball and went on to play volleyball at Western Michigan University. Amanda McKinzie helped Battle Creek St. Philip to four consecutive state titles from 2009-12. Bloomfield Hills Marian2. High school: Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona), Accolades: Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class 6A Player of the Year (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020). Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Monroe St Mary Catholic Central2. Bottom line: Tori Harper became the first Gatorade Player of the Year from Bishop Manogue High in 2020 despite only playing in 24 sets during a shortened season. Indian River Inland Lakes7. The 6-foot outside hitter finished her college career last season at Virginia Tech and is one of six players in school history to record 1,000 kills, 1,000 digs and 100 service aces. All signs point to yes. Athens4. Now, Reitsma and the second-ranked Red Arrows have another tough test when they face No. McNeel did a little bit of everything in 2019 with 303 kills, 69 service aces, 48 blocks and 141 digs. Northville3. Go ahead and compare those numbers to any of the best players in the country. 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. But don't overlook her talent. (MLive.com file), No. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Bottom line: Roncalli High's Emma Halter was the first Class of 2022 commit for powerhouse University of Texas, and she did so with a full two seasons of high school volleyball left. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com file), No. Pinconning's Amy Gruszynski (Courtesy photo), No. 3: Lauren Paolini, Saline, Class of 2005. High school: Scarborough High School (Scarborough, Maine), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Varsity Maine All-State (2019). She went on to play at Grand Valley State University from 2009-11. (MLive.com file) By Mark Opfermann | mopferma@mlive.com From spikers to setters, Michigan has had. Mendon5. 1 to 150! 1 (2023), West Central Tribune All-Area (2020), U17 USA Volleyball National Development Team (2021). In volleyball, she led the Bucs to a state semifinal berth as a senior in 2012. Eden Bower is one of seven sisters and is the third of those who will play volleyball for BYU, following older sisters Morgan Bower and Whitney Bower, who are currently on the Cougars' roster. Olivia Kohler, the Miss Volleyball winner from North Branch, went on to play at Grand Valley State University. Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. 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. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com). RELATED: Freeland, Caitlinn Pistro jump past Swan Valley for district title, Grand Rapids Christians Jordyn Gates (1) sets the ball against Grand Rapids South Christian during the Division 2 district tournament championship at Grand Rapids Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). In her only full season as a freshman, Gregoire-Salagean racked up 172 kills, 136 and 21 service aces. Phelan has 1,872 assists through her first two seasons of high school volleyball and would have easily cleared 2,000 if not for the shortened season in 2020. She finished as runner-up for Miss Volleyball and was an Under Armour second-team All-American. She's already on the AVCA Phenom List for 2020. Glass has gone on to play for the U.S. womens national team, including the bronze-medal winning team in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The 6-foot-2 junior middle hitter helped the defending champs capture consecutive regional titles, and although Lake Orion never cracked the top 10 in the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association's state rankings, the Dragons are on the cusp of their third semifinal appearance in program history. Harper, who is 6-foot-3, also led Bishop Manogue to a 7-1 record and the Class 5A Northern Region championship in 2020. That makes sense, because older sister Madi Kubik was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and National Freshman of the Year for the Cornhuskers in 2020. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart6. The talented 5-foot-10 junior outside hitter earned first team all-state honors in each of her first two years of high school competition, and this year she's once again a big part of a SMCC team looking to reach the state semifinals for the 14th time in school history. You can't get around the fact that Thomas might be listed as a middle blocker but very much seems like she could be either that position or an outside hitter or right-side hitter at the next level. Bottom line: Get ready to watch Amaya Thomas dominate in the SEC sooner than later. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). See first Michigan high school volleyball rankings for 2022. A first team all-state selection as a sophomore, the 5-foot-11 setter has built off an impressive 2018 season that saw her collect 1,373 assists and help Mercy reach the state semifinals, where she logged five kills, 44 assists, eight digs and three blocks in a five-set loss to Lake Orion. Milana is a sophomore starter at the University of Maryland this season. In recent years, however, there has been a lack of high school mens volleyball in the state. PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. She has traveled the world to play with the U.S. Here's a countdown of the top 25 volleyball players in Michigan from the past 25 years. (Josh Mauser | MLive.com file), No. 5 on the all-time national list. Holland Christian9. Bottom line: There aren't a lot of top-level Division I athletes who come out of Wyoming regardless of the sport but Laramie High's Alexis Stucky is one of them. 1 college volleyball powerhouse at the University of Nebraska. All that being said, Ella Wrobel could be the best of the bunch. On a side note, Hedgesville's mascot is the Eagles. In her last full season of play in 2019, Wrobel was phenomenal with 373 kills, 64 service aces and 55 blocks. Only time will tell, but it's very likely that the following 25 players will have a major say in how the state semifinal picture shakes out. 2024 Michigan High School Volleyball Rankings | Prep Dig Michigan 2024 Rankings WL indicates Watch List Access all of Prep Dig Subscribe for access to all premium articles and rankings. She went on to earn all-GLIAC honor all four years at Northwood University. It shouldn't go without saying that Hayden Kubik seems like she might be even better than her older sister. McBain4. All rights reserved. Temperance Bedford's Lindi Bankowski, right, is in the thick of the action at the net in the Class A state finals against Portage Northern in 1999. She also was the teams most valuable player for three seasons and helped East Kentwood to a state title in 2006. 14 Overall (2023). High school: Porter-Gaud School (Charleston, South Carolina), Accolades: VolleyballMag.com No. Log in MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. She went on to play at the University of Florida and completed her career as the schools all-time leader in assists. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker is the No. Even then, she increased her assists per set from 9.3 to 10.8. Whitehall's Melissa Griffin, right, hits a spike during the Class B state semifinals in 2004. Bottom line: Notre Dame Prep outside hitter Alyssa Borellis is already a two-time All-State selection and headed to the SEC and Ole Miss after posting 447 kills, 239 digs, 51 blocks and 44 service aces in 2020. High school: St. Mark's High School (Wilmington, Delaware), Accolades: Two-time DIAA All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time All-Catholic Conference (2019, 2020), DIAA state champion (2020), DIAA state runner-up (2019). (Danny Miller | MLive.com file), No. Playing in a shortened season in 2021, Jones was still able to show the kind of improvement that makes her an elite setter. 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. Bottom line: Julia Yurkovich is already a two-year starter for St. Mark's and a two-time DIAA All-State selection. She earned Miss Volleyball honors in 2005 and went on to become a three-time all-GLIAC player at Hillsdale College. She had a whopping 384 kills in just 79 sets in 2020. Hoover head coach Chris Camper called McKinnon a "generational player," which might be the highest praise you could ever give to a prep athlete. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Her father, Garrett Wrobel, played for Ohio State and her older sister, Jenna Wrobel, was a four-time All-Big Ten pick at Michigan State and an All-American in 1998. Almost all high schools and colleges in the United States have female volleyball teams, and most regions of the country have developmental programs for girls of all ages as well. McKinzie led St. Philip to four consecutive Class D state titles from 2009-12 and capped her career as the Miss Volleyball winner. (Courtesy photo), No. As a sophomore in last year's semifinal and championship game in Battle Creek, Robertson combined for 12 kills and five blocks playing next to star outside hitter Paige Briggs. She was great in the postseason as well, leading Darien to the finals of the FCIAC West Region playoffs. Jones had 808 assists in 72 sets in 2019 before putting up 275 assists in just 23 sets in 2020. In 2012, she earned the states Gatorade Player of the Year as Dakota won its first state title. She's now 6-foot-1, and opponents have to be terrified at what she might do the next two seasons. MaxPreps High School Volleyball Rankings. Bottom line: Eden Bower led Skyview High to the school's first volleyball state championship in 2020 and was never better than in the state championship match, when the 6-foot-3 outside hitter had 25 kills and 17 digs against Boise High. Grand Rapids Forest Hills. Ohio's best: The top 23 girls basketball players in the state ahead of the 2022-23 season. Like many players on this list, Buckley is SEC-bound. The middle hitter was a dominating player in high school in the mid-1990s and went on to a standout career at Michigan State. While Trump's total kills dropped from 436 to 366 in 2020, her kills per set jumped from 4.3 to 5.2, and her kill percentage jumped from 40.4 to 44.4 percent. Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best school for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in Michigan in this year's ranking. Henrie's 2020 numbers were outstanding. High School Best High School Girls Volleyball Player in Every State for 2022 By Tony Adame on August 18, 2022 NDCL Athletics The future of volleyball in the United States like any other sport is usually first discovered in the high school ranks. 2: Angie McGinnis, Fraser, Class of 2004. Ardren was still able to dominate in the pandemic and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Vermont. All rights reserved (About Us). When she left Marian, she had the school kills record for season (791) and career (2,095). The Miss Volleyball winner in 2009, Cocklin was named all-state all four years of high school. Detroit Country Day2. The only sophomore to earn first team all-state honors in Division 4 last year, the 5-foot-9 outside hitter tallied more than 600 kills, including 18 in Mendon's three-set state championship win over Leland. She was a three-time All-American and served as an alternate for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. This year, were taking it a step further. 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. As a setter and outside hitter in Camden-Frontier's lineup, Stump led her team last year to its first league title in more than a decade, and 2019 has been another historic one for the Redskins, who captured their first regional title in program history. Bottom line: Kamehameha High's Maui Robins kept up the family tradition by being named Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020. Middleton, a 6-foot-2 USC commit, had 20 kills in the state championship match against Perry High and led Hamilton with 286 kills and 141 digs. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is in her freshman season at Michigan State. A second team all-state selection in 2018, the versatile 5-foot-6 Stump will play a key role in Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown at Climax-Scotts, where No. Lauren Jones of East Kentwood waits to ball the play in a match against Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. St. Mary's went 31-2 with Baker on the way to its state title, and she now has 2,741 assists and 1,164 digs for her career. Bottom line:University of Wisconsin commit will be the third member of her family to play volleyball in the Big Ten and at the third different school. The 6-foot-3 O'Gorman has plenty of experience on the big stage, tallying 26 kills in three matches at Kellogg Arena over the past two years, and she'll need to have another big game if the Vikings hope to defeat Ida in Tuesday's Division 2 quarterfinal matchup. Few players in the country can dominate at the net like Hendrickson, who had 512 kills, 92 digs, 35 service aces and 30 blocks as a junior. 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. She was a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2009-10. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. In her first season with the team, she had 881 assists, 238 digs and 81 service aces. 1 Mendon with a state semifinal berth on the line. That was an improvement from 11.2 to 12.0 assists per set. Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: 1. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. 20: Maddy Doyle, Farmington Hills Mercy, Class of 2012. Michigan's top 25 running backs from the past 25 years, Michigan's top 25 quarterbacks from the past 25 years. Grand Rapids Christian is loaded with talented front row players, but VanderWeide is the top returner, after tallying 17 kills in last year's state championship match against Notre Dame Prep. High school: Roncalli High School (Indianapolis, Indiana), Accolades: Two-time Class 4A All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A All-Central District (2020), AAU All-American (2019). Caitlinn Pistro swings at a ball from the outside during the district volleyball match hosted by Freeland against Swan Valley Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. The 5-foot-3 Osorio earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore libero in 2018 after helping Leland reach the state finals, where she tallied five digs in a three-set championship game loss to Mendon. (T.J. Hamilton | MLive.com file), No. Corunna's Meredith Norris drives home a spike in a district tournament game against Goodrich in 2015. The younger sister of Oral Roberts middle blocker/outside hitter and former teammate Jaxie Wakley, Bella Wakley racked up a staggering 566 kills on the way to the 2020 Class 5A state title. Strouse, who's 5-foot-11, was an All-State pick as a sophomore in 2019 with 140 kills in just 62 sets played. 17: Allison Doyle, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2007. Accolades: VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A state runner-up (2019), VolleyballMag.com No. Heather coached four seasons at East Kentwood and is in her second season as the volleyball coach at Portage Northern. She helped lead them to a state runner-up finish in 2019 and an undefeated season and state championship in 2020, which was the first state title for St. Mark's since 2011 and 11th in school history. The sisters were four-year starters and high school All-Americans during the dominating days of Portage Northern coached by their father, Jack. In high school, she was named the Gatorade national player of the year after leading Fraser to back-to-back state championships. Bottom line: The daughter of former BYU safety Jack Damuni, Silina Damuni turned high school volleyball on its head in 2020 when her family moved from Hawaii to Utah after her father was hired as the BYU football team's on-campus recruiting coordinator and director of community/player relations. Feel free to share your memories about the players in the comments section, and let us know of others worthy of recognition. She ranked No. The Kestrels fell to eventual state champ Bronson last year in a five-set state semifinal thriller, and Haut showed she's very comfortable on the big stage, tallying 18 kills and 18 digs in front of a raucous crowd at Kellogg Arena. RELATED: Schoolcraft senior overcomes scoliosis to become Miss Volleyball finalist. Weeks is a stathead's dream. No. Bottom line: How good is Claire Little? As a senior, she totaled 717 kills, 501 digs, 121 assists and 107 blocks. Brockway has shot up two inches since her freshman season. Emil Lippe | MLive.com. At 5-foot-7, the senior outside hitter doesn't have the height of some of the other elite net players still in the postseason, but she makes up for it with an impressive 24-inch vertical that has allowed her to collect 451 kills with a .413 hitting percentage. She enjoyed a four-year career at the University of Minnesota and was academic-All Big Ten three times. "She has been in the gym her whole life, and it shows on the court." S Natalie Perez, Westview, Sr. Perez is part of a deep senior class for the Wildcats which has helped the team start 17-3. Ackerman led Marist to the Class 4A state championship in 2020 and was named Class 4A Player of the Year in the process. High school: Marist School (Atlanta, Georgia), Accolades: Class 4A Player of the Year (2020), Class 4A All-State (2020), Class 4A State Champion (2020), two-time Class 4A All-Region 7 (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020). Bottom line: Parkland High's Brynn Dreisbach has been a dominant outside hitter in Pennsylvania high school volleyball over the last two seasons. 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 . Emil Lippe | MLive.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com MaxPreps.com; High School Volleyball; Michigan; Michigan Rankings; MI High School Volleyball Rankings. Report any updates to japurcell@mlive.com or tag/DM @JaredPurcellDET on Twitter with your missing scores. Baker has an outside-of-the-box athletic career path waiting for her. 1 (2022), AVCA Phenom List (2020). The move paid off in a big way. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. High school: Rogers High School (Newport, Rhode Island), Accolades: Two-time Providence Journal All-State (2019, 2020), Division 3 State Champion (2018), Division 3 Most Valuable Player (2018).
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