She still holds the IU career record for service aces and ranks in the top 10 for kills and digs. 16 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com. We don't have to worry about how she missed her entire sophomore season. SMCC's Mikayla Haut (8) blocks a shot during the high school volleyball Class C state quarterfinal match between Manchester and St. Mary Catholic Central at Ann Arbor Huron High School, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 in Ann Arbor. Averi Carlson Height: 5-11 Position: S Year: Senior High school: Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas) 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). Bottom line: Newberg High star Sophia Gregoire-Salagean had her entire sophomore season wiped out due to strict health-related restrictions. Tabit broke the old mark of 1,063 set by Marlettes Jenna Lange in 2007. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. High school: Scarborough High School (Scarborough, Maine), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Varsity Maine All-State (2019). 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. 18. Amanda McKinzie helped Battle Creek St. Philip to four consecutive state titles from 2009-12. She was an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team in 2016. Elkhorn South has a great opportunity to repeat as state champions in 2021 with both Weeks and University of Missouri commit Estella Zatechka back. Romeo's Gia Milana hits past a double block in the 2015 state finals against Novi. 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. MaxPreps.com; High School Volleyball; Michigan; Michigan Rankings; MI High School Volleyball Rankings. 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. Lauren Paolini was a high school All-American at Saline and went on to play at Texas and in international events for Team USA. The 6-foot-2 outside hitter led Mont Notre Dame High to a Division I state championship and 23-2 record in 2020. High school: Darien High School (Darien, Connecticut), Accolades: GameTimeCT All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time All-FCIAC (2019, 2020). Jordan Fish was a three-time all-stater at North Branch. Her 5,760 career assists rank first in MHSAA history. Pewamo-Westphalia3. 1 (2023), West Central Tribune All-Area (2020), U17 USA Volleyball National Development Team (2021). Inquiring minds want to know. 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. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. 5 Michigan (2022), MaxPreps Freshman All-American (2018), PrepVolleyball.com All-American (2020), MIVCA Division I All-State (2020). She was the first MSU volleyball player to earn All-Big Ten honors three times and the first to earn first-team All-America honors twice (1995-96). 21: Sarah Tabit, Mount Morris, Class of 2016. An all-around player, Gallinger finished with 294 kills, 198 digs, 19 blocks . YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 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. Craig is listed as a defensive specialist/libero, but she also can play outside hitter if needed. She followed that up with a basketball state championship a few months later. She also had 39 service aces, 24 blocks and 437 digs while being named one of the finalists for the Tulsa World's Volleyball Player of the Year the award her older sister won in 2019. O'Connell has 1,319 career assists headed into her senior season. High school: Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa). She doubles as a setter and a middle blocker. 24: Brishia Stroven, St. Louis, Class of 2005. 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. RELATED: Former Lowell athlete returns to coach volleyball team, and the Red Arrows are soaring, Mattawan senior Alli Wiese high fives Mattawan sophomore Rachel Meininger following the MHSAA Division 1 Volleyball Regional Final game between Mattawan High School and Northwest High School at Lakeview High School in Battle Creek, Michigan on Thursday, November 14, 2019. 1 (2022), All-Olympic Conference Freedom Division (2019), two-time Olympic Conference Freedom Division champion (2018, 2019). 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: John Burroughs School's Vanessa Polk is one of the great two-sport stars in high school today. High school: South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A state champion (2019). High school: Newberg High School (Newberg, Oregon), Accolades: PrepDig.com No.1 Overall (2023), AVCA Phenom List (2020), All-Three Rivers League (2019). More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. Bowman, who is 6-foot-3, led Darien with 197 kills and 23 blocks to go alongside 31 aces and 81 digs. (Courtesy photo), No. A first team all-state selection the past two years, Simkins is likely to make it three in a row, after leading top-ranked Schoolcraft to a regional semifinal sweep over four-time defending Division 3 champ Bronson, then following it up with another strong effort against Niles Brandywine to capture the Eagles' first regional championship since 2014. She earned all-MAC honors as an outside hitter for the Broncos. Monroe St Mary Catholic Central2. As a 6-foot-5 middle blocker and hitter, Cole earned all-Big Ten honors twice and served as a co-captain in her senior year at the University of Michigan. 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). Carlson is already a three-time MaxPreps All-American and was named National Freshman of the Year in 2018. In fact, she may have already been the best player in the nation at that point. 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. The 6-foot-2 DeWeese is a terror at the net, and her athleticism also shows up in her distinguished careers on the basketball court and on the track, where she set a Kingsley record by high jumping 5 feet, 6 inches last spring. All signs point to yes. Northville3. (Courtesy photo), No. Henrie's 2020 numbers were outstanding. Bottom line: Erin Jones teamed up with All-State outside hitter Sidney Mcintosh to help lead La Cueva High to back-to-back Class 5A state championships in 2018 and 2019 before narrowly missing out on the three-peat in 2020-21. 22: Lauren Jones, East Kentwood, Class of 2007. Here is MLive's latest top 25 boys basketball rankings for the state of Michigan. Which ones will lead their team to Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena? Cincinnati Enquirer. Polk is committed to play college volleyball for Pepperdine, and on that note, doesn't going to college in Malibu sound pretty amazing? 4 Hudsonville in the regional finals. 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. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). While Nissley is the best volleyball player in North Dakota, she's also one of the best high school basketball players in the nation. (MLive.com file) By Mark Opfermann | mopferma@mlive.com From spikers to setters, Michigan has had. Russell to a state runner-up finish in 2020, and her team should be the favorite to win it all in 2021 with another returning Class AA All-State pick in Tennisen Hiller. 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). She finished the season with 396 assists, 82 digs, 52 kills, 38 service aces and 28 blocks. In high school, she was named the Gatorade national player of the year after leading Fraser to back-to-back state championships. Here's a countdown of the top 25 volleyball players in Michigan from the past 25 years. 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. High school: Essex High School (Essex Junction, Vermont), Accolades: Vermont Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), two-time Burlington Free Press All-State (2019, 2020). 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). She'll continue her athletic and academic careers at Saginaw Valley State. The middle hitter was a dominating player in high school in the mid-1990s and went on to a standout career at Michigan State. 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. The 5-foot-10 Borellis helped No. Through three seasons, Ackerman has 1,140 digs and 323 service aces. Because they're going to have to deal with her for another three years. Now, Reitsma and the second-ranked Red Arrows have another tough test when they face No. 17: Allison Doyle, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2007. Watervliet6. Log in Emil Lippe | MLive.com. Whitehall's Melissa Griffin, right, hits a spike during the Class B state semifinals in 2004. 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. 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. 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. Who are the top volleyball players within the Class of 2026? 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. An all-state selection in each of her first two years with Lakewood, the junior middle hitter earned first team honors in Division 2 last year and is poised for more postseason recognition, as she leads the Vikings into the state quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive year. She went on to play at Grand Valley State University from 2009-11. All rights reserved (About Us). Bloomfield Hills Marian2. She finished in the top three in four of the five major statistical categories for her team kills (192), service aces (34), blocks (23) and digs (141). Hescott and teammate Libby Fischer combined for 20 kills in last weeks regional title win over Fowler, and the front row duo will need another big game on Tuesday at Remus Chippewa Hills, where No. And that's probably where her future is. 2 Camden-Frontier faces No. Pinconning's Amy Gruszynski (Courtesy photo), No. Bottom line: Julia Yurkovich is already a two-year starter for St. Mark's and a two-time DIAA All-State selection. Lake Odessa Lakewood's Maradith O'Gorman goes for a kill over Grand Rapids Christian's Addie VanderWeide during a 2018 state semifinal match at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena. 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. . 11: Abby Cole, Grand Haven, Class of 2013. McKinzie led St. Philip to four consecutive Class D state titles from 2009-12 and capped her career as the Miss Volleyball winner. (Rex Larsen | MLive.com file), No. 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. 4: Val Sterk, Grand Rapids South Christian, Class of 1993. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Mendon's Anna Smith (7) talks to Amaijha Bailey (2) during their MHSAA State volleyball championship match against Leland, at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.Daniel Vasta. (Don Campbell | MLive.com file), No. Bottom line: Sophie Breitenbach has been a star for Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, since her family moved to the area from Florida before her freshman year of high school. 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. Leland's Alisha Glass hits a spike in the 2006 state finals against Adrian Lenawee Christian. Milana is a sophomore starter at the University of Maryland this season. 9 Amanda McKinzie, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2013. In 2012, she earned the states Gatorade Player of the Year as Dakota won its first state title. 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. SUBSCRIBERS: CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE!-----What other coverage am I missing by not subscribing? 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. 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). Doyle also set the schools scoring record in basketball and went on to play volleyball at Western Michigan University. PaPreps resolves that question now! 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. Marshall8. 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. Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. North Branch3. 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). High school: Brookfield Central High School (Brookfield, Wisconsin), Accolades: MaxPreps All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), U18 Youth National Team (2021), two-time WVCA Division I All-State (2019, 2020). 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. 10 overall (2022). Welcome to the first edition of PrepVolleyball.com's Top 150, the country's best volleyball players listed from No. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)s(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Adrian Lenawee Christian2. 1 to 150! Heather coached four seasons at East Kentwood and is in her second season as the volleyball coach at Portage Northern. No. Is McKinnon the greatest high school volleyball player in Alabama history? The Miss Volleyball winner in 2009, Cocklin was named all-state all four years of high school. High school: Bedford High School (Bedford, New Hampshire), Accolades: New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Division I state champion (2020), two-time Division I All-State (2019, 2020). High school: La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time NMHSCA Class 5A All-State (2019, 2020), two-time Class 5A State Champion (2018, 2019). Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). She's already on the AVCA Phenom List for 2020. Cass City, Honorable Mention: Bridgman, Calumet, Centreville, Manistique, Manton, Morley Stanwood, Kent City, Lake City, 1. 14 Overall (2023). Go ahead and compare those numbers to any of the best players in the country. Bottom line: Having an elite, 6-foot setter is like having a 6-foot-9 point guard in basketball, which is what Baylor has on the way in Lovejoy High superstar Averi Carlson. Southfield Christian's Emily Van Dyke goes for a kill during a 2018 Division 4 state semifinal match against Mendon on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. She's also a basketball standout. 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. 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). Rzeszotarski made the best of a less-than-ideal situation in 2020, guiding her school to an undefeated, 20-0 season and the Suburban Council championship with 290 kills, 141 digs and 40 service aces. 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. The 5-11 outside hitter is currently playing at Valparaiso. 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). 6 Merrill meets No. A four-year starter in high school, Fish was a three-time all-stater and led North Branch to a state championship as a senior in 2009. A big source of pride comes from the talented individuals who took the court this season, and the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association honored more than 200 of the state's. Ten high school players have been named finalists for Miss Volleyball 2021 in Michigan. Schnichels is 6-foot-4 and was dominant in her first two seasons of high school volleyball with 376 kills in 119 sets. She was selected all-state three times and earned second-team All-American honors from Volleyball Magazine. (MLive.com file). 2: Angie McGinnis, Fraser, Class of 2004. She went on to a stellar career as a setter at Penn State and was a part of three national titles. 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. 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. 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). 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. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). A second team all-state selection in each of the past two years, the 5-foot-10 senior middle hitter leads Ida into its first state quarterfinal match since 2008, when the Blue Streaks meet Lake Odessa Lakewood on Tuesday at Dundee. 1 Overall (2022). Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 12:54 p.m. Bloomfield Hills Marian celebrates after defeating Ann Arbor . Pontiac Notre Dame Prep4. These are the best high school girls volleyball player in all 50 states from the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024. Kyndra Abron was a top recruit coming out of Livonia Churchill and went on to play at Michigan State University. The public school handed out bachelor's degrees to 9,450 students in 2020-2021. Annual subscriptions start at just $1.87/month! Wegener shined in Ida's five-set district championship win over Carleton Airport by tallying 34 kills, and she became the 24th player in state history to eclipse 2,000 career kills earlier this season. (Neil Ashler | MLive.com file), No. 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). SIGN IN. 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. She had 595 kills and 101 blocks in her last full season in 2019 and has 1,370 career kills through three seasons. Metro Detroit volleyball notebook: Northville thrives with better chemistry, Michigan High School Athletic Association, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. High school: Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville, Maryland), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Baltimore Sun All-Metro Volleyball (2019). They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. 15: Alexandra Cocklin, Birmingham Marian, Class of 2010. Top Players by Position (2026) Blockers - 2/27. She went on to play at the University of Florida and completed her career as the schools all-time leader in assists. Angie McGinnis, far left, celebrates a point with her Fraser teammates in the 2002 Class A state finals. . High school: Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) The landslide winner of the MIVCA Miss Volleyball honor and two-time Gatorade Michigan state player of the year recipient had 602 kills for in Marian's 53-1 state champion run. In her first season with the team, she had 881 assists, 238 digs and 81 service aces. O'Gorman was a bright spot in Lakewood's three-set loss to eventual state champ Grand Rapids Christian last year, finishing the match with a team-high 10 kills with a .250 hitting percentage. Will Bella Wakley add another to the family's trophy case in 2021? They already won a state championship for Kamehameha in 2019. 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. Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: 1. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. 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. While many areas of the country are forming male teams and development programs, there are still fewer opportunities for .