Ann Arbor Skyline7. She went on to a four-year career as a starting setter at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. And in 2020, she played in just 52 sets. Muoneke was among the nation's leaders in kills in 2022, blasting 810 of them. Will she play basketball for the Wave as well? Lake Odessa Lakewood5. Named Miss Volleyball in 2004, the 6-foot setter had a sterling career in high school and college. She went on to a stellar career as a setter at Penn State and was a part of three national titles. 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. That's because of what she did as a freshman in 2019, leading Vista Murrieta High to the CIF Division I state championship. Blissfield7. One of the obvious, main components for an elite outside hitter is leaping ability, and Gregoire-Salagean might be one of the best on this list at getting in the air. High school: Cardinal Spellman High School (Brockton, Massachusetts), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Division 3 All-State (2020). 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. . She led the team with 800 assists, 125 digs, 42 service aces and 32 blocks despite being just 5-foot-7. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. Freeland won in three sets, 25-17, 28-18, 25-22. The only libero chosen as a Miss Volleyball finalist, Wiese is in her fourth year as a starter for a Mattawan, and through her relentless defensive effort, she has helped the third-ranked Wildcats reach the Division 1 state quarterfinals for just the second time in program history. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. She posted 360 kills, 152 digs and 28 blocks for Skutt Catholic. 3: Lauren Paolini, Saline, Class of 2005. Schnichels is 6-foot-4 and was dominant in her first two seasons of high school volleyball with 376 kills in 119 sets. One of the nation's elite liberos, Halter had exactly 766 digs each of the last two seasons and passed 2,000 digs for her career in 2020. In 2012, she earned the states Gatorade Player of the Year as Dakota won its first state title. Bloomfield Hills Marian2. 5 Leland and No. The senior middle hitter and future Central Michigan Chippewa has Kingsley in the state quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, and the Stags can reach the state semifinals for the second time in program history with a win over Freeland on Tuesday at Ionia. Yurkovich and St. Mark's exacted some revenge in the DIAA state championship match against Padua, which defeated St. Marks in the 2019 state final. 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). Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. A four-time all-stater, Doyle led St. Philip to volleyball state titles in 2005 and 2007 and runner-up finishes the other two seasons. Posted 204 kills, 170 digs, and 28 aces for the Beavers. High school: Victory Christian School (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Accolades: Tulsa World All-State (2020), Tulsa World Volleyball Athlete of the Year finalist (2020), three-time Class 5A State Champion (2018-20). Inquiring minds want to know. Milana led Romeo to a Class A state title as a junior and earned Miss Volleyball honors as a senior in 2015. 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. Get the latest Michigan high school girls volleyball news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more at MLive.com. No. Emil Lippe | MLive.com. Breean Walas, a junior on the 1996 team, averaged 13.3 ppg before playing . Watervliet6. A two-sport standout in volleyball and basketball, Cole was dominating around the net in both. No. 21: Sarah Tabit, Mount Morris, Class of 2016. 4 Hudsonville in the regional finals. She already has 1,580 career kills and racked up 427 kills and 338 digs in just 57 sets as a sophomore. Nissley led Century to an undefeated season and state championship in 2021, when she averaged 21.4 points and 3.6 steals, and seems headed for a top-level Division I program. 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. 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. 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). The sisters were four-year starters and high school All-Americans during the dominating days of Portage Northern coached by their father, Jack. High school: Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati, Ohio), Accolades: VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), Division I State Champion (2020), Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Co-Player of the Year (2020), All-Ohio (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), U19 USA National Development Team (2021). Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central5. High school: Clinton High School (Clinton, Mississippi), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), three-time SBLive All-State (2018-2020), three-time Class 6A All-State (2018-2020), Class 6A state champion (2019). She's already a Top 20 recruit in the Class of 2023, according to PrepVolleyball.com, and there aren't a lot of those coming out of South Dakota. 24: Brishia Stroven, St. Louis, Class of 2005. 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. Few players in the country can say they went on the volleyball odyssey Gravatt and her family embarked on in 2020. High school: Hoover High School (Hoover, Alabama), Accolades: Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), AL.com Super All-State Player of the Year (2020), Class 7A state champion (2020), Class 7A State Tournament MVP (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). 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. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. 1 to 150! Bottom line: Arkansas commit Kylie Weeks led Elkhorn South to the first volleyball state championship in school history in 2020. Bottom line: The West Coast is filled with up-and-coming volleyball phenoms California's Claire Little, Oregon's Sophia Gregoire-Salagean and Washington's Hailey Brockway, who was arguably the best player in her state as a freshman in 2019. From hammering outside hitters, brick-wall middle blockers and relentless liberos, see the best high school volleyball players Michigan had to offer in 2020. Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. RELATED: Miss Volleyball finalist Kendall Murray from Skyline ready to carry on family legacy at Michigan, Mercy's Jess Mruzik goes for a kill during a Division 1 state semifinal matchup with Lake Orion on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. (MLive.com file), No. Here's an incredible stat to wrap your head around. High school: Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa). Known for her power and all-around play that could take over games at Dakota, Snyder set school records for kills (2,703), digs (1,851) and aces (491). YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Who are the top volleyball players within the Class of 2026? Carlson is already a three-time MaxPreps All-American and was named National Freshman of the Year in 2018. Because they're going to have to deal with her for another three years. Harper, who is 6-foot-3, also led Bishop Manogue to a 7-1 record and the Class 5A Northern Region championship in 2020. Marysville's Stephanie Booms was a standout at Marysville and went on to play at Hillsdale College. Gull Lake's Katie Schau keeps a point alive during a match in 2012. T ake into account she was the only underclassmen named to the Cincinnati Enquirer's Division I All-State team and was also named the newspaper's Division I Co-Player of the Year. 17: Allison Doyle, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2007. These are the best high school girls volleyball player in all 50 states from the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Alaska actually has a pair of NCAA Division II schools with volleyball programs University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Go ahead and compare those numbers to any of the best players in the country. She was a four-time all-stater and a finalist for national player of the year honors as a junior and senior. - Mercy's Julia Bishop serves the ball during a 2018 Division 1 state semifinal matchup with Lake Orion on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. She was listed as an All-American by Prepvolleyball.com. And that's probably where her future is. Averaged 5.3 kills per set last season. 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). 6 Merrill meets No. McNeel did a little bit of everything in 2019 with 303 kills, 69 service aces, 48 blocks and 141 digs. From spikers to setters, Michigan has had plenty of talent the past 25 years in high school volleyball. Shelby8. Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 12:54 p.m. Bloomfield Hills Marian celebrates after defeating Ann Arbor . 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. Need proof? Tabit broke the old mark of 1,063 set by Marlettes Jenna Lange in 2007. She led the Kicking Mules to a state title as a senior in 2001 and a state runner-up finish in 1999. Bottom line: Hanna Henrie had South Anchorage among the state's elite teams again in 2020 after helping lead her school to a Class 4A state championship in 2019. RELATED: Michigan high school volleyball quarterfinal brackets, RELATED: See Michigans final set of high school volleyball state rankings for 2019, RELATED: See Michigans 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award, Lake Orion's Kendall Robertson (19) celebrates a point during a 2018 Division 1 state semifinal matchup with Mercy on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. 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. Almost every team still competing in the Michigan high school volleyball playoffs has at least one difference maker on its roster, so we're taking a look at 25 players to watch in Tuesday's state quarterfinals and beyond. (Linsey Wuepper | MLive.com file), No. She was selected the top setter in the Olympic tournament. 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). Another state title for Hoover and McKinnon in 2021 answers that question for good. Log in High school: Bishop O'Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), Accolades: South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Class AA Player of the Year (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class AA State Champion (2020), USA Volleyball National Training Team (2020), PrepVolleyball.com No. Breitenbach led Rogers High into the state playoffs in 2020 and is already a two-time Providence Journal All-State pick headed into her senior season. The 6-foot outside hitter has more than 1,400 kills for her career and is just shy of 500 this season, including 15 in the Eagles' five-set win over third-ranked Coopersville in the regional finals. 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). It shouldn't go without saying that Hayden Kubik seems like she might be even better than her older sister. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Traverse City St Francis10. A MaxPreps All-American and state Gatorade recipient, Krause led the SkyHawks to a 34-5 mark and Class B title. Even then, she increased her assists per set from 9.3 to 10.8. 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. Ackerman had a staggering 104 service aces in just 82 sets in 2020 to go with a team-high 323 digs and 104 assists. A two-time all-state pick, she also played for the Michigan Elite club team that won a USA Volleyball national championship. Olivia Lombardi, Des Moines Christian, Senior Des Moines Christian got 36 wins and made the Class 3A tournament in 2011. She was selected Miss Volleyball and set national records for aces in a season (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584). 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. As a senior, she totaled 717 kills, 501 digs, 121 assists and 107 blocks. 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. Top Players by Position (2026) Blockers - 2/27. High school: John Burroughs School (St. Louis, Missouri). 16 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com. She also was the teams most valuable player for three seasons and helped East Kentwood to a state title in 2006. She had 595 kills and 101 blocks in her last full season in 2019 and has 1,370 career kills through three seasons. (Josh Mauser | MLive.com file), No. 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. 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. 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: Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Arkansas), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020), All-NWADG (2020), Class 6A All-State (2020). 19: Kyndra Abron, Livonia Churchill, Class of 2008. Kyndra Abron was a top recruit coming out of Livonia Churchill and went on to play at Michigan State University. 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. Before the start of her junior season, Bauer committed to Division-I Western Kentucky and made MaxPreps' pre-season All-American team, but those are in the past, and now the focus for Bauer and her Hudson teammates is a state quarterfinal matchup with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central Tuesday at Adrian Madison. High school: South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A state champion (2019). (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. High school: Camden Catholic High School (Cherry Hill, New Jersey), Accolades: New Jersey PrepDig.com No. Weve tweaked our original list after reader input and have ranked the players. The rules for varsity play are a little different in Mississippi, and Laurendine has been on the Clinton High varsity since she was an eighth-grader. Like many players on this list, Buckley is SEC-bound. North Branch3. Olivia Kohler, the Miss Volleyball winner from North Branch, went on to play at Grand Valley State University. (Courtesy photo), No. 13: Jordan Fish, North Branch, Class of 2010. *Ardren is the only Class of 2021 player on the list. 5: Carli Snyder, Macomb Dakota, Class of 2014. 2 Camden-Frontier faces No. A 5-foot-5 setter, Kohler stood out for her all-around ability and earned Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2008. (Courtesy photo), No. 2023 www.detroitnews.com. Bottom line: Is there a better high school libero (back-row player) playing the country right now than Hadlee Ackerman? 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. In recent years, however, there has been a lack of high school mens volleyball in the state. Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. 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. Accolades: Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Division I State Champion (2020), Division I State Tournament MVP (2020), Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Player of the Year (2020), two-time Division I All-State (2019, 2020). 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. Photos by Ben Allan SmithPhotos by Ben Allan Smith, Mikayla Haut, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. Robins' teammate, Devin Kahahawai, is one of the top recruits in the nation, and they are one of the most formidable duos in the country. Emil Lippe | MLive.com. Michigan's top 25 running backs from the past 25 years, Michigan's top 25 quarterbacks from the past 25 years. Snyder is a senior starter at the University of Florida as an outside hitter. High school: Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Idaho Press Volleyball Player of the Year finalist (2021), Class 5A SIC Player of the Year (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020). While Nissley is the best volleyball player in North Dakota, she's also one of the best high school basketball players in the nation. Mendon5. Which is a little bit of everything. Accolades: VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A state runner-up (2019), VolleyballMag.com No. The 5-foot-11 junior outside hitter led Lowell to consecutive OK White championships in 2018 and 2019, then helped the Red Arrows make program history this year by reaching the state quarterfinals for the first time with a 3-1 win over No. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). She has traveled the world to play with the U.S. Bloomfield Hills Marian2. (MLive.com file). The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is in her freshman season at Michigan State. 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). On Tuesday, Bishop and her Mercy teammates will face Macomb L'Anse Creuse North with another state semifinal berth on the line. McBain4. Emil Lippe | MLive.com. She's already on the AVCA Phenom List for 2020. Finalists. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. 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. Bottom line: University of Florida commit Carly Hendrickson might be the best girls volleyball player in high school today. She went on to a standout career at the University of Akron. 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. 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. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com Bottom line: Julia Yurkovich is already a two-year starter for St. Mark's and a two-time DIAA All-State selection. The Vikings won three consecutive state titles and reached the state semifinals in her senior year. We released the Classes of 2021 Top 150 and 2022 Top 150 and will continue with 2024 next . 20: Maddy Doyle, Farmington Hills Mercy, Class of 2012. The 6-foot-1 right-side hitter was the only freshman to earn a first team spot on last year's Division 2 all-state list, and like her older sister, she's a dominant presence around the net. "Adeline is an all-around great volleyball player," coach Mariah Moulton said. She was selected all-state three times and earned second-team All-American honors from Volleyball Magazine. Tabit closed out her high school career in 2015 in a big way, setting a national record for kills in a season in a state tournament match against North Branch. Hillsdale Academy, Honorable Mention: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, St Joseph Michigan Lutheran, Source: Michigan High School Athletic Association. Updated: Aug. 29, 2022, 1:12 p.m. |. Hoover head coach Chris Camper called McKinnon a "generational player," which might be the highest praise you could ever give to a prep athlete. Pinconning's Amy Gruszynski (Courtesy photo), No. (Danny Miller | MLive.com file), No. Doyle also set the schools scoring record in basketball and went on to play volleyball at Western Michigan University. Ohio's best: The top 23 girls basketball players in the state ahead of the 2022-23 season. Accolades: PrepDig.com Missouri No. Glass was a four-time all-stater and led Leland to a Class D state title in 2006. Bottom line: Bella Wakley will try to win a fourth consecutive state championship for herself and fifth overall for Victory Christian School in the fall of 2021. 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. If opposing hitters can get the ball past Mattawan's blocks, rest assured the 5-foot-6 Wiese will be diving around the court doing everything she can to dig a ball and save a point.
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