Top seeds TKN, Taylors await AVP Huntington Beach semifinal opponents
Avery Drost/Rick Atwood photoBrandie Wilkerson stuffs Kristen Nuss/Mark Rigney photo The two USA women’s Olympic entries, top-seeded Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss and third-seeded Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, are into Sunday’s AVP Huntington Beach Open semifinals. On the men’s side, the Nos. 1 and 3 seeds...
Hilley, Supernovas sweep Rise to win inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation title
Brooke Nuneviller leads the Omaha celebration/Bonnie Ryan for Omaha Supernovas, Pro Volleyball Federation OMAHA, Nebraska — Sydney Hilley began the Pro Volleyball Federation playoffs on the bench. By Saturday afternoon, the Omaha setter was celebrating a championship and was named the most valuable player for helping the...
Omaha vs. Grand Rapids for Pro Volleyball Federation title, $1 million prize
Both a million dollars and the first Pro Volleyball Federation championship is at stake Saturday when the Omaha Supernovas play the Grand Rapids Rise in Omaha’s CHI Health Center. The 3:30 p.m. Central first serve will be shown on the CBS Sports Network with Paul Sunderland...
Ross-Klineman return to AVP; top seeds TKN, Taylors win in Huntington Beach
Kristen Nuss digs against Geena Urango and Toni Rodriguez/Mark Rigney photo Friday marked the return of USA Olympic gold medalists April Ross and Alix Klineman to the AVP and the second-seeded new moms went 1-1 at the AVP Huntington Beach Heritage Series. Ross and Klineman opened with...
Brazil snaps skid against USA with four-set Volleyball Nations League win
Avery Skinner hits against the Brazil block of Rosamaria Montibeller, left, and Julia Kudiess/Volleyball World photo The USA women fell to 1-2 in Volleyball Nations League after losing to Brazil in four sets Friday in Rio de Janeiro. The 25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19 victory left Brazil 3-0. Brazil...
China storms back to deal USA 3-1 Volleyball Nations League defeat
Danielle Cuttino hits against China/Volleyball World photo The USA, with a completely different lineup Thursday than the one it had in a victory over Thailand on Wednesday, bolted to a one-set lead over China. But China rallied for a 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19 victory in Volleyball Nations...
AVP Huntington Beach Preview: Favorites, new teams, sleeper picks
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — It has been a proper off-season for those playing on the AVP Tour. A full eight months without competing in a domestic event. Eight months to train and lift and watch film until your eyes fall out. Eight months to get...
Pro Volleyball Federation semis: Rise upset Vibe; Omaha advances with reverse sweep
Omaha’s Stephanie Samedy attacks against San Diego/Bonnie Ryan for Omaha Supernovas If nothing else, the Pro Volleyball Federation has become unpredictable at the end of its first season, and Wednesday’s semifinals punctuated that. And now the Grand Rapids Rise and Omaha Supernovas will play Saturday, not only...
USA women win Volleyball Nations League opener; big upset for Japan
Ali Frantti eyes her shot through the Thailand block/Volleyball World photo What a Volleyball Nations League debut for Madi Skinner. Skinner, coming off back-to-back NCAA titles at Texas with still another season ahead for the Longhorns, and the only current college player on the roster, led the...
California, Texas lead 2024 VolleyballMag Girls Fab 50
VolleyballMag is pleased to introduce the 2024 Girls Fab 50 list, the longest-running national awards platform that honors the top 50 senior-age players in the country. Because I have been invited to shape the Fab 50 as I see fit, it is part recruiting list and...
Evan Cory is playing beach volleyball his own damn way in 2024
HERMOSA BEACH, California — Evan Cory did all of the right things. Checked every box in the How to Become a Professional Beach Volleyball Player handbook. The rising star out of Louisiana made the jump from Metairie to Hermosa Beach, the heartland of beach volleyball. He’d...
Hentz, Vibe play Grand Rapids, Omaha vs. Mojo in Pro Volleyball Federation semis
Morgan Hentz passes against Columbus/Atlanta Vibe photo The Atlanta Vibe haven’t played since May 2, but don’t worry about libero Morgan Hentz being rusty. No, while her team was back home preparing for the Pro Volleyball Federation Championship that begins Wednesday, Hentz was in the USA national-team...
USA women open Volleyball Nations League against Thailand
Turkiye’s Melissa Vargas goes over Ali Frantti and Dana Rettke during the 2023 VNL/Volleyball World photo @shotbygomez The USA women’s quest to repeat as Olympic champions begins with the first leg of Volleyball Nations League. After a brief time together in the gym in Anaheim, the American...
After 4 beach titles at USC, Delaynie Maple will play indoor volleyball at Indiana
Delaynie Maple digs during the NCAA Championship/Stephen Burns photo It’s not lost on Delaynie Maple that Indiana volleyball coach Steve Aird is a lifelong, suffering Toronto Maple Leafs fan. If you don’t follow hockey, think Chicago Cubs until they finally won the World Series in 2016. “I made...
Mojo snag third seed as Pro Volleyball Federation playoffs set
Orlando’s Courtney Schwan hits against the San Diego block/Valkyries photo The Pro Volleyball Federation still has three more matches remaining to its inaugural regular season, but they will have no bearing on the playoffs that start Wednesday in Omaha. The top-seeded Atlanta Vibe (19-5), who have been...
USA Volleyball announces veteran-laded 12-player Olympic roster
Max Holt tries to block Jeff Jendryk during practice this past Thursday in Anaheim/Andy J. Gordon photo There were no surprises Friday when coach John Speraw and USA Volleyball announced their 12-player roster for the Paris Olympics. The team consists of nine players who are Olympics veterans...
NCAA beach volleyball: Best photos from Mark Rigney, Stephen Burns, Will Chu
VolleyballMag photographers Mark Rigney, Stephen Burns and Will Chu shot thousands of photos last week at the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This gallery includes their favorites. Click on any image to view full size. Athletes, friends and families, if you use...
League One Volleyball announces some matches to be on ESPN
League One Volleyball (LOVB), which begins its inaugural pro season in 2025, announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with ESPN to present some of its pro matches across its linear networks and digital platforms. According to LOVB, ESPN platforms will show 10 LOVB...
USA Olympic volleyball rosters: Men’s coming soon, women’s next month
The USA and Japan women gathered for a photo after scrimmaging Monday ANAHEIM, California — The respective USA Olympic volleyball coaches, Karch Kiraly and John Speraw, will both end up in Paris the third week of July, but their teams are taking different paths to get...
SANDCAST Mailbag: Are Tri and Chaim out of the Olympic race? New AVP partnerships?
HERMOSA BEACH, California — It wasn’t hard to guess the subject of this month’s SANDCAST mailbag: After withdrawing from the Xiamen Challenge and Brasilia Elite16, Have Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk dropped out of the race to the Paris Olympic Games? No less than a dozen...