September 22, 2020 - By NJP We have had Coach Pedro Trevino on our target list for some time now. Since we started covering NJ Volleyball three years ago, he has been one of the standout coaches that set the bar

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September 16, 2020 - By NJP With the loss of the 2019-2020 season, many teams will be in the same position as Eastside Paterson with a team filled with players with little or no varsity experience. The Ghosts had their best

September 11, 2020 - By NJP The Bogota Buccaneers have a long standing tradition of high school volleyball success and 2019 was no different with a 30-5 record and another sectional state championship added to the trophy case. Most people

September 12, 2020 - By NJP Emily Carcich had a breakout year in 2019 during her sophomore year at Jefferson High School. She quarterbacked the Falcons to a solid 19-8 record as well as posting over 500 assists on the season.

Varsha (#6) makes a perfect set September 9, 2020 - By NJP So what is so unique about the West Windsor Plainsboro South Pirates volleyball team for this upcoming season? Well, the biggest thing from NJP's perspective is that they did not

September 7, 2020 - By NJP (all photos were taken & provided by Tim Carlsen)      Class. Poise. Character. Leadership. These are just a few of the many positive adjectives thought of when JP Stevens senior Simrin Carlsen is

September 8, 2020 - By NJP Our NJP website has been updated this past week with a new theme, which brings some new functionality. We wanted to take the time to summarize the many features of the website as

Many students athletes have many other facets of their lives. We used some new technology to look into the future and profile the many faces of NJ High School volleyball players. Can you identify these current or past athletes? https://videopress.com/v/RmGmcH2t?preloadContent=metadata Six Pack

September 4, 2020 - By NJP When Laurel Sarkaria burst on to the scene as a freshman setter for JP Stevens in 2018, she made a clear statement that she was capable to contribute toward a GMC title and maybe even

August 23, 2020 - By NJP During the 2019 season, only 15 players in the state of New Jersey had over 200 kills and 200 digs. 8 of those were seniors and only two were underclassman. Kate Louer from

August 25, 2020 - By NJP Julianna Lavner of Wayne Valley is at the top of her game and will enter her senior year with one major goal, to win a group 3 sectional title. She will be a 4 year

August 23, 2020 - By NJP Alisa Vukovic broke out as a sophomore putting up some monster numbers for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South Pirates. 172 kills and 159 digs is just outstanding for a sophomore so expectations were high for her

Turn it up! https://videopress.com/v/7grWDe86?preloadContent=metadata Surprisingly, most of the girls we have interviewed talk about their pre-game routine and using 80's metal to warm-up to... who knew? So we chose a classic to combine with some video and pics of girls volleyball to

August 23, 2020 - By NJP Victoria Garrick, a walk-on at University of Southern California, had over 1,600 digs for the Trojans during her College career. A somewhat unheard of situation that a walk-on would even get in to

The NJSIAA continued their amazing work today trying to keep player safety at the highest level and still have a semblance of a high school sports season for student athletes. Nobody said it was going to be easy to plan

August 20, 2020 - By NJP Patrick Dorywalski, the only head coach the Steven's Volleyball program history, is stepping down as head coach of the Ducks. Patrick also served as Women's Head Coach as Stevens from 1986-1999. His men's volleyball record

August 20, 2020 - By NJP Kate Rutowski had a breakout year for Park Ridge as a sophomore and she can't wait for the 2020 season to start. The Owls lose very little statistical impact to graduation and will be returning

August 19, 2020 - By NJP Sloane Rooney of the Phillipsburg Stateliners has emerged as one of NJ's top rising high school volleyball juniors. She has made a substantial impact on her high school team as well as her

August 19, 2020 - By NJP In 2018, the Moorestown High School Girls volleyball program was a young team. With just one senior and 5 upperclassman on the roster, they still managed to finish 18-13 and secure a state playoff bid.

August 15, 2020 - By NJP Shall we go to the gym or to the beach? Not a tough question for most of the people in the world and certainly not for Sarah Wilcock. When it comes to volleyball,

August 14, 2020 - By NJP What a remarkable sophomore year for Kyla Sayson of Gloucester County Technical Institute. 2019 was the definition of a breakout season. She assumed the starting varsity setter role for the Cheetah's and did not disappoint

Demarest celebrates a Group 2 Championship August 12, 2020 - By NJP High School participation continues to rise in New Jersey and across the country for boys and girls volleyball. We take a detailed look on how NJ compares to

August 10, 2020 - By Josh Wilets Randolph High School had an up-and-down season a year ago, and with their hitters returning, the Rams are hoping to get a shot at postseason play and make some noise. One of those returning hitters

August 9, 2020 - By Josh Wilets and NJP Sparta High School had struggled in the 2018 season, finishing 9-17 overall. However, 2019 was a drastically improved year for the program. MacKenzie Wiggins, an outside hitter, moved from Corpus Christi, TX

August 6, 2020 - By NJP Photo courtesy of Raymond Mikolay Mother Seton Regional High School has one of the best Mascots. They are referred to as the Home of The Setters and it certainly holds true for rising sophomore

August 5, 2020 - By NJP What an amazing initial year for Brookelyn Talmadge, a freshman at Immaculate Heart in 2019, who was voted first team All-Conference in addition to her team winning a NJ State Championship. The question

Highland Park photos courtesy of Wendy Yang August 4, 2020 - By NJP Highland Park had a star emerge last season at middle. Sandra Starcevic had a break out year as a junior, putting up 117 blocks for the Owls

August 3, 2020 - By NJP Contributer Josh Wilets This past Friday, July 31, Cat Holtz of the Mendham volleyball team had announced her commitment to play volleyball at the collegiate level at Gettysburg College at the conclusion of her Senior

August 2, 2020 - By NJP It's all coming together! Thanks so much to all of the members of the NJ high school volleyball community for taking the time to send us information for the club database. Some late

HEY!! Throw us a life line! It's been one week since we posted about needing your help to finalize our girls club listing data including high school and grad year. We have received numerous additions to the list which are noted

July 27, 2020 - By NJP Audrey Leak, an outside hitter for Dwight-Englewood High School has had an absolutely memorable career collecting over 1,000 kills and setting six different school records. But choosing to attend, and being accepted, at

July 27, 2020 - By Josh Wilets Last season, the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) was filled with lots of intrigue. Mendham made an amazing run, winning the NJSIAA Group 3 Championship over Wayne Valley. After a defeating Williamstown in the

July 24, 2020 - By NJP In 2018, the Demarest Norsemen volleyball squad took a senior laden team into the state tournament and had high expectations of success. They had been to the Group 2 championship game two of

July 23, 2020 - By NJP Former Randolph Ram and Virginia Tech grad Josh Wilets will be blogging with NJP for the upcoming season, sharing his insights on the NJAC. We are very happy to have Josh join us

We need your help!!!! We have begun our ambitious research project of identifying every girls club player in NJ as well as identifying and listing the high school they attend. Nobody said it was going to be easy. But we are

July 21, 2020 - By NJP As Katie Bennorth gets ready to Captain the Lakeland Lancers Volleyball team this fall, her perspective on priorities shows her immense maturity. Katie's first thoughts center around player safety in the new world

July 17, 2020 - By NJP The Old Bridge Knight's setter Olivia Tuohy will be entering her senior year and the Tuohy family will be saying good-bye to high school volleyball, an experience that has served them well over the past

Sammy Olander is off to a jack rabbit start to her high school volleyball career for the Roxbury Gaels. She broke onto the scene as a freshman in 2018 made an impact with 50+ kills and 23 blocks. But her

July 15, 2020 - By NJP Teleyah Witherspoon has tremendous potential for the 2020 season ahead. Her junior year was just dominant on the attack with over 200 kills for the Comets in 2019. Tee is a superior athlete with solid

July 16, 2020 - By NJP Part of the challenge of running a volleyball "community" website is getting traction and followers. We are on a mission to grow interest in NJ volleyball at the youth, high school, and college

POSTED 4-15-2020 RE-POSTED 7-15-2020 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.

July 16, 2020 - By NJP Nylene Mateo has been an absolute force over four years at Bogota High School. She finished her high school career with an absolutely outstanding senior campaign leading the state in kills with 526.

July 13, 2020 - By NJP Roxbury had a very young team last season and returns virtually all of their squad for the 2020 campaign. The Gaels finished 20-9 overall in 2019 and have high hopes for the fall campaign. Head

July 12, 2020 - By NJP We have had an amazing experience covering girls volleyball in addition to the boys over this past two years. We like to think we are a good judge of character from the somewhat minimal interactions

July 10, 2020 - By NJP As Ella Kretten enters her senior year, she has a clear vision for her future. She is planning her academics first as she looks toward college with her ambition of becoming a nurse. Of course

Photo courtesy of Patrick Fouche July 11, 2020 - By NJP The future is bright for the Montclair Kimberley Academy high school volleyball team. Three freshman established their presence for the Cougars last season with team leading stats and spirit. One of

July 10, 2020 - By NJP Here are the preliminary division assignments for the 2020 girls high school volleyball season in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference. Final alignment will be available soon at this link: https://www.nwjerseyac.com/ The grid below shows the school

July 10, 2020 - By NJP Sibana Gonzalez was not your ordinary freshman volleyball player. She came to the West Windsor Plainsboro South Pirates as a seasoned International youth player. Born in Puerto Rico and moving to Chile in

The NJ High School Fall sports schedule is being delayed by about a month due to health concerns from the continued effects of COVID-19. The NJSIAA released a statement today giving the complete details noting that student athletes health comes

July 9, 2020 - By NJP Morris Catholic appears primed for an outstanding upcoming 2020 season with 14 returning varsity players including some of the states standout players. One of those players is rising senior setter Riley O'Hagan. A four

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Photo courtesy of Will Hauser 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

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

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

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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

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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... https://videopress.com/v/NFOCovfp?preloadContent=metadata Follow Micah on Instagram here... https://www.instagram.com/micahmaa/ Great article on Micah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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https://videopress.com/v/jUJDPBgf?preloadContent=metadata Stephen A. Smith weighs in... https://videopress.com/v/m3KEDwPd?preloadContent=metadata Let's all sing together... 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 Branislav Hanusek NJP has learned that Slovak Junior Branislav

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

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

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

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 namesNJSIAA Petition Spring Sports Extension SIGN HERE NOW Almost 500 names (Could use some help)NJ

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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