Great growth: National boys high school volleyball preview, part 1
High school boys volleyball, one of the fastest growing sports in America, is either underway or begins play soon around the nation. This is our two-part look at the 28 states playing boys volleyball around the USA, and we know there are more to come. The...
UCLA bounces back against Long Beach; Orlando tops Vegas in Pro Volleyball
Long Beach State’s Clark Godbold hits against the UCLA block, from left, of Alex Knight, Guy Genis and Ido David/Andy J. Gordon photo Top-ranked Long Beach State is no longer unbeaten. A day after beating No. 4 UCLA at home, the Beach went to Westwood and left...
Long Beach tops UCLA; upsets for Loyola, McKendree, LM; Rise win in Pro Volleyball
Long Beach State’s Simon Torwie hits way above UCLA/Jim Wolf photo Top-ranked Long Beach State defeated No. 4 UCLA in four sets in the showcase battle of the early NCAA men’s volleyball season on a Friday night that saw two upsets in the MIVA — No....
Pepperdine, BYU, Daemen, McKendree among NCAA men’s volleyball winners
Pepperdine’s Akin Akinwumi hits against the UCSB triple block/UC Santa Barbara photo Pepperdine came away with a five-set victory at UC Santa Barbara in NCAA men’s volleyball on Thursday, the only one of the seven matches that did not result in a sweep. BYU, playing for...
Vegas victorious in first PVF match; Hawai’i, Ohio State, UCI win in men’s volleyball
UCI’s Hilir Henno had a career match on offense but worked hard on defense, too/Jim Wolf photo The Vegas Thrill made the first Pro Volleyball Federation match in franchise history a memorable one with a five-set victory at the Omaha Supernovas on Wednesday night. In NCAA Division...
Girls club volleyball Dream Team: Bardin, Schrom, Kalcynski, Mambu, Tompkins, Hunt, Knight, Fritch
Emmy Schrom Every Wednesday during the club season, VolleyballMag recognizes a Dream Team of eight girls volleyball players (15s to 18s age groups) who were standouts the weekend before. The team, most weeks, consisted of the following: Setter or S/RS Setter, S/RS or RS OH OH MB MB Libero DS We include our eight-player Dream...
2024 AVP Schedule released, including details on new AVP League
The 2024 AVP schedule has officially been released, and it includes a bit of the familiar, a smattering of tweaks, and the establishment of the new: a beach volleyball league that will be the first of its kind. 2024 AVP schedule Three marquee events, known as Heritage...
USC strives for the unthinkable: Fourth straight NCAA beach volleyball title
HERMOSA BEACH, California — One mustn’t think about pink elephants. Tricky thing, that. Once someone mentions something as peculiar as a pink elephant, how are you supposed to think of anything else? Imagine the challenge, then, of Delaynie Maple, Megan Kraft, and USC Beach Volleyball coach...
Pro Volleyball Federation: Thrill opens at Omaha; Gillen wows; TV woes abound
The third week of Pro Volleyball Federation action begins Wednesday when the Omaha Supernovas entertain the Vegas Thrill, who play their first match in the league’s inaugural season. The Supernovas (1-1) come off a sweep of the San Diego Mojo and will play under new interim...
Coaching carousel; AVCA; men’s update; International Volleyball Hall eyes new home
Ohio State’s Thomas Poole passes against Lindenwood/Ohio State photo The NCAA Division I women’s volleyball coaching carousel did some serious spinning Tuesday, considering it’s February; the NCAA men’s schedule has a few key matches on tap for Wednesday; the AVCA top 25 looks a lot like...
Men’s pro volleyball report: Michelau, Petty, Gooch, Direitto, Gyimah faring well in Finland
TJ DeFalco (59) and Resovia had two wins last week/plusliga.pl photo This is Blair Lambert’s VolleyballMag.com weekly men’s professional volleyball report, featuring Americans around the world. Most are former NCAA players. Got a note about a player or a comment for Blair? Email him at blairlambert2@gmail.com This...
Tawa’s Dots: Coast comes to Ohio, CZ sizzles and not too soon for Peak
Coast 18-1 had breathers between matches as well at the OVR 18s qualifier This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag.com’s weekly look at 10 things in club volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots every Tuesday through Junior Nationals this summer. •...
Shelton Collier relieved of coaching duties of Omaha Supernovas of Pro Volleyball Federation
Shelton Collier visits with the media before the season opener/Matt Bills, aspectsandangles.com Just two games in and with a 1-1 record, the Omaha Supernovas have relieved Shelton Collier of his coaching duties. An Omaha spokesperson said Collier has not been fired and that the team will have...
Women’s international volleyball: Frantti leads VakifBank; May shines for Lodz
All the Americans got together when Stuttgart played Potsdam, from left Alexis Hart, Breland Morrissette, Justine Wong-Orantes, Krystal Rivers, Danielle Harbin and Kayla Haneline/CEV photo This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA...
PFW, CSUN score NCAA men’s volleyball upsets; Springfield wins Morgan Classic
Stanford’s Ethan Hill hits past the CSUN block/Mike Rasay, isiphotos.com The NCAA men’s season remains unpredictable. Saturday, unranked Purdue Fort Wayne, which had lost three of four matches before rallying to beat Saint Francis a day earlier, stunned No. 8 Penn State in five sets. The Nittany...
Pro Volleyball Federation: Atlanta sweeps San Diego, then Omaha does the same
Morgan Hentz looks on as Vibe teammate Kamaile Haipo passes against San Diego/Atlanta photo The second round of Pro Volleyball Federation matches is in the books. On Thursday, the Atlanta Vibe improved to 3-0 by sweeping the visiting San Diego Mojo, which was playing its first match. Saturday,...
NCAA men’s volleyball: Daemen upsets UCSB; Princeton thumps Pepperdine
Ball State’s Lucas Machado jousts with Loyola’s Jake Read/Samantha Blankenship, Ball State University Unranked Daemen of the NEC upset No. 12 UC Santa Barbara, the second time the young program has beaten a ranked team in its six-year existence. Tenth-ranked Pepperdine was swept by No. 16 Princeton. There...
NCAA men’s volleyball: UCLA, Lewis win; upsets for Princeton, UCSD; GCU rolls on
Merrimack’s Matthew Motes tips against Grand Canyon/Merrimack photo UCLA held on for a five-set victory at UC Irvine, Lewis opened MIVA play with a victory, Princeton and UC San Diego scored upsets and Grand Canyon improved to 7-0 with a win Massachusetts. The recaps and top performances...
Volley-MSL: « On assume nos choix », le président de l’Arago de Sète fait face aux difficultés
Après cinq défaites consécutives, l’Arago de Sète est onzième du championnat et a été éliminé de la Coupe de France par une équipe de Ligue B. Confiance en son coach Luc Marquet, utilisation d’un joker, peur de la descente… le président du club héraultais, Alain...
Girls club volleyball Dream Team: O’Brien, Green, Hunter, Herian, Davis, Taylor, Sayer, Hager
Every Wednesday during the club season, VolleyballMag recognizes a Dream Team of eight girls volleyball players (15s to 18s age groups) who were standouts the weekend before. The team, most weeks, consisted of the following: Setter or S/RS Setter, S/RS or RS OH OH MB MB Libero DS We include our eight-player Dream Team...