July 3, 2020 – By NJP I think we are all familiar with that one player on a team who always exemplifies leadership, poise, and character. They are not only one of the best volleyball players on the team, but they bring a positive spirit that makes them special. They are surrounded by supportive family…
July 1, 2020 – By NJP Voorhees will be a team to watch for the upcoming 2020 girls high school volleyball season. They lose two solid seniors to graduation but have a healthy core of returning players who will be driven to improve on their quarter-final appearance in the state tourney in 2019. One of…
Read more Voorhees Outside Emily Czerw Primed For Viking Success
There will be a completely different playoff structure for the Girls 2020 NJ State Volleyball Tournament. Hats off to the NJSIAA for constructing a plan that enables more teams to participate as well as not having extensive travel to destination playoff sites that could create an unfair advantage. Volleyball continues to be one of the…
June 26, 2020 – By NJP June 26, 2020 – By NJP Gianna Grigaliunas is clearly one of the best defensive players in the state of New Jersey. When she locks in at libero, it’s just tough for opponents to get anything down on IHA. But she is also an outside hitter for the Blue…
Read more Immaculate Heart’s Winning Tradition Personified In Gianna Grigaliunas
When Ana Orozco came to the United States from Colombia, she already had 3 solid years of volleyball training at her club team in Quindío. When she joined Dover High School as a freshman, she immediately made an impact posting 3 aces per match on average and getting a high share of kills and digs…
June 24, 2020 – By NJP CORE Volleyball will be running a Summer League for NJ High School level players. The league starts July 10th and runs through August 2nd with games on Friday nights and Sunday mornings. It will be a great way to shake out those COVID cobwebs and get in some touches…
June 25, 2020 – By NJP So just how good a volleyball player is Lauren Wilcock from Mendham? From our seat, she will be the leading candidate for player of the year honors in 2020. She will be playing beach volleyball for University of South Carolina in Fall 2021 after she graduates having committed when…
June 24, 2020 – By NJP The Barnegat Bengals looked as if it was going to be a very tough year after starting the season 7-10. On October 14th, they played their arch rivals from Pineland and jumped out to 25-19 first set win. But in the next two sets, Pinelands took control winning in…
Read more Barnegat’s Veronica Tikhomirova At The Top Of Her Game
June 23, 2020 – By NJP Mendham put on quite a show last season with a late season run that almost ended in a Tournament of Champions victory. The Minutemen were rolling after their Morris County tournament championship and they sustained that momentum through some of the most difficult opposition on the road to the…
June 22, 2020 – By NJP What a monster season Isabella O’Neill had for Hawthorne as a junior. When junior middle Nicole Navarro went down with an ACL injury, no one figured Hawthorne had a chance at state playoffs. But Bella lead the Bears to a NJ state playoff appearance with a 12-11 record overall.…
June 22, 2020 – By NJP Erin Coates has made such a positive impact on the Cougars her first two season, but the next two years should be very special for this outstanding all-around athlete. As a sophomore, Erin lead the team in kills and digs playing outside in six rotations. She had 21 aces…
June 19, 2020 – By NJP One of the joys of running a community volleyball website at NJP is that we get to interact with many players, coaches and fans. Some late night score checking, tournament updates, or just those “how is the season going” instagram messages to stay in touch are usual events. Sometimes…
Read more Why Lauren Freitas at Union High School Is Our Hero!
June 19, 2020 – By NJP Ashley Kingsley was quick to establish a presence in NJ High School Volleyball in 2019 putting up 171 kills, 178 digs, and 27 aces in her freshman year at Fair Lawn. She has already started building her trophy case with hardware collected from her high level of play. And…
Read more Cutters Ashley Kingsley Makes Big Impact As Freshman
June 18, 2020 – By NJP Southern Regional has a rich tradition of winning volleyball. Whether boys are girls, the have consistently put out championship quality teams with an amazing feeder program and strong interest from top quality athletes. Over the past decade, Head Coach Eric Maxwell has driven his teams to success with discipline,…
Read more Rams Setter Stephanie Soares Well-Prepared for Senior Year
June 16, 2020 – By NJP Donovan Catholic, coming off an amazing 29-5 season in 2019 where they reached the State Tournament semi-finals, is gearing up for the Fall with a strong core of returning players. One of those important pieces of the returning crew is senior setter Karin Ojeda. Karin’s soft hands served up…
June 14, 2020 – By NJP As the 2020 Fall volleyball season approaches for Georgian Court University, there is an air of confidence surrounding Head Coach Dan Sempkowski. Dan has brought an abundance of success to the program since joining eight years ago and with a strong bunch of returning players as well as some…
Read more Coach Dan Sempkowski Optimistic about GCU Lions 2020 Campaign
June 12, 2020 – By NJP “Prodigy” – a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities, an amazing or unusual thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature. As we took time to prepare our interview with Kate Stoughton of Brick Memorial, we kept coming back to the word…
Read more The Bar Is Set High for Brick Memorial Mustang Kate Stoughton
June 10, 2020 By NJP Kent Place had an amazing 2019 volleyball campaign posting a 22-2 record, taking home a Prep School Championship, and possibly most importantly saw the emergence of some young players who will lead the Dragons future. One of those players is Iman Handy. As a sophomore, Iman posted 171 kills, 23…
Read more Junior Iman Handy Leads Kent Place to Top 10 NJP Pre-Season Ranking
May 8, 2020 Our school years will be ending soon, and our social distancing requirements will eliminate the chances to be inspired by our commencement speakers. Our graduates need that inspiration more than ever, especially after missing the chance to have Spring volleyball make them whole for their high school careers. So we thought we…
May 8, 2020 With the spring volleyball season now cancelled, no matter what your grade, there is still so many things to look forward to in life and over the next years. All of our high school players are entering the best time of their lives… college years will be the time you look back…
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April 28, 2020 – By NJP First year Rutgers Scarlet Raiders head coach Jack Wilson has had a considerable amount of success during his volleyball career. It was certainly hoped that his appointment as head coach would bring some new passion to the Rutgers Newark squad. To say the team reacted well to Jack’s leadership…
Read more With Rutgers-Newark Coach Jack Wilson, Winning Is A Tradition
A video assembled by Catherine (CJ) Trevino April 24, 2020
Many thanks to Micah Ma’a, one of the best volleyball players in the world, for taking the time during these difficult weeks to send our NJ volleyball community some words of encouragement… Follow Micah on Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/micahmaa/ Great article on Micah here… https://www.usavolleyballyourcourt.com/issue2019-4/his-style-micah-maa/ Name: Micah Ma’a Sport: Volleyball Position: Setter/Outside hitter Height: 6-3 Hometown: Kaneohe, Hawaii High School: Punahou College: UCLA…
April 14, 2020 – By NJP St. Peter’s Prep and Coach Greg Steward created one of the feel good stories from the 2019 season. A former student and player stepping in for long-time Coach Maurice Washington as a last minute replacement in what most predicted as an apparent rebuilding year. But Steward ended up leading…
Read more St. Peter’s Prep Head Coach Greg Steward Off to a Great Start
The NJP volleyball community is close-knit. Our players come together at the end of every point. Our teams come together at every tournament. Our world has been turned upside down over these past two months. We are now told to stay far away from each other at a time when we need to come together…
April 11, 2020 – By NJP Logan Toran was a top 20 player on the attack last season for players returning in 2020. He smashed 174 kills as a junior and was projected to put up over 250 this season prior to the season being delayed. You can feel the confidence from Logan and other…
Dan McConnell is one of the best Middles in the world. As you can see by his highlight videos, he has one of the quickest releases and powerful stroke that make returning his hits virtually impossible. He has a laundry list of accomplishments for Team USA, UC-Irvine and a host of junior teams. He took…
Read more Team USA’s Dan McDonnell Offers His Advice to NJ VB Players during Isolation
April 10, 2020 – By NJP Over the past few years of watching High School volleyball in New Jersey, we have seen hundreds of games over the regular season, tournaments, and state playoffs. We have seen dozens and dozens of coaches with different styles and motivational techniques. The contrasts are quite distinct. And of course…
Read more Falcons Head Coach Miguel Cabrita Is A NJ Treasure
April 9, 2020 – By NJP Shane Conley was one of the standout sophomores last season in the state of New Jersey. He knocked down 112 kills which was 7th overall for sophs and 153 digs which was 12th overall in NJ for underclassman. Shane’s overall play and versatility will be a major strength for…
Read more Jefferson’s Shane Conley Setting High Goals for Falcons
April 8, 2020 – By NJP Some say versatility is a key to success. Dov McGuire-Berk is a solid example of that concept. Dov is not only an outstanding volleyball player for Moorestown High School but he is an All-State 1st Team Soccer player in Division 3 as well, racking up 12 goals in his…
Read more Quakers Dov McGuire-Berk Is No Stranger To Leadership
April 8, 2020 – By NJP The Watchung Hills Warriors are considered a perfect storm team for the 2020 season. They have had a very young team these past two seasons and are now matured to having a group of seniors who have been through adversity and are pivoting toward success. They return 9 of…
April 6, 2020 – By NJP Washington Township’s boys volleyball program has had strong recent success and this years squad should be no different. After posting a 24-4 record last year, NJP has the Minutemen at #18 in their preseason rankings. Legendary Coach Barb McBrearty will surely have the squad ready to go once we…
Read more Washington Township Outside Ryan Cleary Anxious for Season Start
April 6, 2020 – By NJP Voting will commence Monday until Sunday, April 12th at midnight. The finalist include the top 3 from Group A and top three from Group B. You are allowed to vote up to five times per device to allow votes for multiple clips. The top 12 videos were ranked and…
GAME OF THE DAY April 5, 2020 – By NJP Let’s revisit Opening Day last year with the keynote game of the day being a rematch of the State Championship game from 2018 with the current Champs Old Bridge against the 2017 Champs the Southern Rams. Their State Championship game from the previous year resulted…
April 3, 2020 – By NJP We had the opportunity to spend some time with Jayson Camacho of Essex County West Caldwell Technical High School this and discussed a wide variety of volleyball topics. Jayson, like many other New Jersey seniors, is waiting patiently for the world to return to normal so he and his…
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APRIL FOOLS HOPEFULLY THIS GAVE YOU SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT RATHER THAN COVID-19 FOR JUST A FEW HOURS TODAY… HINTS IN BOLD April 1, 2020 – By NJP NJP has learned that Slovak Junior Branislav Hanusek, a National level middle, will be transferring to live in New Jersey this month. Branislav is 6’10” and…
Voting will commence until Sunday, April 4th at midnight. This is the FINAL for Throwbacks. You are allowed to vote up to five times per device o allow votes for multiple clips. Winner will be announced Monday morning April 5th. The seeding overall and which clip made the cut were based on “like to viewed”…
Voting will commence until Sunday, April 4th at midnight. The top 3 from Group A and top three from Group B will advance to the finals. You are allowed to vote up to five times per device o allow votes for multiple clips. The top 12 videos were ranked and seeded and then split into…
Voting will commence until Sunday, April 4th at midnight. The top 3 from Group A and top three from Group B will advance to the finals. You are allowed to vote up to five times per device o allow votes for multiple clips. The top 12 videos were ranked and seeded and then split into…
All gathered in one place… Show you support to extending the Spring Sports schedule to the summer… Don’t Cancel NJ Spring Sports!! Extend to Summer! NOW Almost 6,000 names NJSIAA Petition Spring Sports Extension SIGN HERE NOW Almost 500 names (Could use some help) NJ Volleyball Spring Sports Extension SIGN HERE NOW Almost 2,750 names…
March 30, 2020 – By NJP Andrew Hopman is not your ordinary volleyball coach in New Jersey. His success over the past two years has been well documented. There have only been 2 three-peat champions since the NJSIAA started sanctioning the state championships in 1995. Cherry Hill East did it in 1996-1998. And East Brunswick…
Read more Knights Coach Andrew Hopman Waits for Chance to 3-Peat
Bio from Richard J. Michelli Vito Chiaravalloti II is the Athletic Director at CBA. A 1999 alumnus and athlete himself at the Academy, he took on the role of AD in 2014 after serving as assistant athletic director from 2010-2012. In his student days at CBA, he was a very accomplished swimmer and baseball player. Prior to…
March 29, 2020 – By NJP NJP is very fortunate to connect with passionate volleyball leaders in our state. We feel especially honored to have Monica Slattery from CBA joins us to share her thoughts as well as give us some insights on her volleyball origins. It’s also hard to believe she started coaching 36…
Read more Coach Monica Slattery, a Volleyball Pioneer in New Jersey
March 27, 2020 – By NJP The name Piotr Namiotko is synonymous with volleyball success in the state of New Jersey. From his days in club volleyball at Warren SixPack to his time at Harrison where he lead the Blue Tide to a state championship, through his current success at NJIT, his leadership and outstanding…
Read more Piotr Namiotko Reflects on His Volleyball Career in New Jersey
March 22, 2020 – By NJP Some words of encouragement to the New Jersey Volleyball community from one of the best Libero’s in the Universe. Erik Shoji is currently on the other side of the world as his season with the Russian club Fakel Novy Urengoy has been postponed, but he took the time to send…
The Challenge is OVER… Results have been counted and the winner is… 229 entries later…THE WINNER IS… Jonathan Molina with 8 correct answers submitted at 6:25PM. The next best was 6 (shared by 7 participants) Thanks to all who played the game. Stay safe… This is the NJP 3-22 “Sequestered” Challenge. Can you identify these…
March 20, 2020 – By NJP If you don’t think Ben Patch is one of the best players in the world, take a look at his highlight video below. He is currently playing professionally for the Berlin Recycling Volleys and has a laundry list of accomplishments for Team USA, BYU and a host of junior…
Read more Team USA’s Ben Patch Delivers Statement to NJ Volleyball Players
March 20, 2020 – By NJP Avery Drost is not your ordinary Pro Beach Volleyball player. He is an accomplished professional as shown by some of the links below. But he is also a spiritual and devoted family man who has a grounded perspective in his faith as well as a true love for the…
March 19, 2020 – By NJP So what professional volleyball player takes the time to reach out to the NJ Volleyball community during these extraordinary times? Joe Worsley does!!! He just returned from Germany to his home in California and his first season with VfB Friedrichshafen in the German Bundesliga. After a truly amazing career…
Read more Joe Worsley Sends A Message To NJ Volleyball Players
From one of our fans… It’s a crazy time in our history. Most high school volleyball players have nothing to compare it to in their lifetime. For those of us that are older, 9-11 is the closest thing. Some of the same feelings of not knowing what is happening, the anxiety of what’s potentially coming,…
March 14, 2020 – By NJP The Jefferson Falcons are in good hands. They have a passionate and inspiring Head Coach that has a world of experience as a player and coach as well as a person who instills the same passion in his players. His name is Marc Gaydos. Marc has had great success…
Read more Jefferson Coach Marc Gaydos Instills Falcons Success
Beyond the conclusion of the basketball tournament, communication regarding spring sports will be made prior to the start of games (March 25 for boys and girls lacrosse and April 1 for all other spring sports). At this stage, given there is no official interscholastic play, decisions regarding all co- and extracurricular activities – including practices…
March 12, 2020 – By NJP Senior Nick Poulson has been preparing for his senior year since joining the varsity squad at Kingsway as a sophomore. The 6′ 4″ middle has been fine tuning his game as the club level for SJVBC Elite and is more than ready to help the Dragons seek an Olympic…
March 11, 2020 – By NJP Each day, we hear more and more about the challenges that the COVID-19 strain brings to the world. The effects on sports in the US is reaching never before seen levels of cancellations of major sporting events, never mind putting the entire Spring High School season at risk. With…
March 10, 2020 – By NJP It’s always great to interact with people who share the same values that you do. Bergen Catholic Volleyball Coach O’Mar Minaya is one of those people that you speak with and you just feel like you have known him for your entire life. His positive energy and attitude fills…
And we wait… Knowing full well that the end of the season could be a far gone conclusion. Keep your perspective…
March 10, 2020 – By NJP For you math lovers out there… we conducted a quick analysis to establish a connection between our preseason ranking to the size of the school population. We developed a ranking factor based on the PSR rating divided by the school enrollment to see which schools are getting the best…
March 7, 2020 – By NJP It was great to sit down with Justin Tuohy at Rutgers Newark and discuss his current and past success at Volleyball in New Jersey. Justin represents the dream of most NJ high school players having won back to back NJ State titles at Old Bridge, moving on to be…
March 7, 2020 – By NJP Coach Nick Landy from Harrison eclipsed the 200 win mark in 2018 and has been a figurehead in NJ High School Volleyball since 2006. He became the Bergen Record Coach of the Year in 2015 and received the same honor from NJ.Com in 2016. Harrison is not the largest…
Read more Harrison’s Coach Nick Landy Optimistic About 2020 Blue Tide Season
March 6, 2020 – By NJP It’s always an honor to be picked for a Warren Six Pack team, no matter what level. The club has been the premier club in New Jersey attracting some of its best players. For Drew D’Agostino, he has demonstrated that he is not only worth an offer, but has…
March 6, 2020 – By NJP We have put together our cross-reference analysis of current NJ high schools players who play Club Volleyball. We have presented this report to give the NJ Volleyball community an idea of how many club players have the potential of being on school team rosters for the upcoming season. A…
March 5, 2020 – By NJP Coach Carlo Edra brings a lot to the table… Strong volleyball roots in NJ, a wealth of volleyball coaching experience including at the professional level, and a passion for the sport that is second to none. When you meet Coach Edra, he is just the kind of person that…
Read more Coach Carlo Edra of NJCU Breeds Family Environment
March 5, 2020 – By NJP Liam Maxwell, arguably one of the best volleyball players to ever come out of New Jersey, spent some time with NJP to share his thoughts, advice, and memories. As you read this interview, you will see what an amazing role model this athlete is to the NJ Volleyball community.…
March 4, 2020 _ By NJP As the new season approaches, we thought it was appropriate to provide some resources for parents of NJ high school volleyball athletes. So many of our NJ Volleyball community understand the parents role before, during, and after games as well as supporting their child’s journey through youth sports. Getting…
March 4, 2020 – By NJP College Volleyball rankings were updated for NCAA Volleyball by the AVCA Coaches Poll for both D1/D2 and D3. Here are links… Division l/ll Rankings Link Division lll Rankings Link In D1/D2, Princeton stays at #11 representing the best in NJ right now. They have built a 4 game winning…
March 3, 2020 – By NJP We have reviewed the NJSIAA Boys Volleyball Classifications updated for 2020 season. Here is a recap of some new additions: North 1 There appears to be just one addition to the North 1 section in 2020 as Paterson Charter Science and Technology joins. The Lions did not have a…
March 4, 2020 – By NJP We again are asking our community to weigh in and test their prognostication abilities for the upcoming year. Who did you think will be the 2020 State Championship Team? Here is some history for you: NJP has Fair Lawn as the favorite in their preseason rankings. You can see…
Read more Which team will win the 2020 NJ High School Volleyball State Championship?
With one month to the season start…below are the Pre-Season Rankings for all 149 NJ High School Volleyball teams. The NJP formula for calculating the rating system is based on last years records and win percentage and factors in lost statistics due to graduation as well as factors for returning players. It is entirely math…
March 2, 2020 – By NJP We had a bit of a technical glitch and our plug-in was not capturing the information submitted up until today. The new plugin below has been tested so please re-enter your pick if you entered it prior to today! Apologies! Let’s see how good everyone’s predicting ability for the…
Read more Who will be the 2020 NJ High School Volleyball Player of the Year?
March 1, 2020 – By NJP Below is a list of New Jersey high school players who are currently playing D1 or D2 College Volleyball. If you click on the players name, it will bring you to their player profile pages for their respective schools along with historical stats and bio information. 17 players are…
February 28, 2020 – By NJP The West Orange Mountaineers broke the mold last year winning 11 of their first twelve games and finishing the season with a 17-7 record. They were undefeated in the West Essex Colonial Division and earned their programs first bid to the state tournament. The unusual story behind this success…
Read more Jackson Edwards Has High Expectations For 2nd Year Program at West Orange
Some great College Volleyball on tap throughout New Jersey as all 8 NJ college D1-D3 teams have games to attend in person or catch on their website gamecasts. Don’t miss the opportunity to get out and catch some high level action with all of your favorite players: Some feature Saturday games include Princeton home to…
