Ava Novello Poised to Take Her Game to a Higher Level, Lead West Morris Central
October 3, 2020 - By Josh Wilets (Photos courtesy of Glen Vanderlann) West Morris Central finished last season with a record of 18-7 overall, their season ended at the hands of the Wayne Valley Indians in a three-set marathon. Eleven
Sofia Stack to be a Leader on Kinnelon’s Varsity Volleyball Team this Season
October 2, 2020 - By Josh Wilets Kinnelon had a magical season, despite being defeated by Bogota in the NJSIAA Group 1 finals last year. After finishing 22-7 and taking first place in the NJAC Freedom division, the Kinnelon Colts will
Junior Ashley Duhaney Powers Verona’s Attack
October 1, 2020 - By NJP What an amazing impact Ashley Duhaney had for Verona as she broke onto the scene as a sophomore middle. Ashley pounded 171 kills and 47 blocks in the front row for the Hillbillies.
Chrissy Chu and Old Tappan Ready For Stellar 2021
September 30, 2020 - By NJP Old Tappan has had an abundance of success over the last decade as evidenced by their 225-31 record and .879 win percentage. Over the past five years, the NJ Girls High School Volleyball Tournament of
Emily Newman’s Versatility Powers Golden Hawks Chances
September 30, 2020 - By NJP River Dell is coming off an 11-10 season but has a world of optimism heading into the redesigned Girls High School season in February 2021. They return a ton of varsity talent including senior Emily
Brooke Atkins Looks to be the ‘Go-To’ for Morristown
September 29, 2020 - By Josh Wilets Morristown High School has had a tough go of it for the past couple of seasons. After finishing 5-15 last year, the Colonials will look to outside hitter Brooke Atkins to up big
Simrin Carlsen Commits
Senior Simrin Carlsen of JP Steves has committed to play volleyball for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays in the Class of 2025. The Blue Jays were the Division III National Champions in 2019 going undefeated at 35-0. They will add
Drew University Adding Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Programs
September 24, 2020 - By NJP Drew University in Madison, New Jersey will be adding both Men's and Women's Volleyball programs. The Women's program will start in 2021 and the Men's in 2022. Drew has been nicknamed the "University in the
Arslani’s 3rd Annual DIG PINK Tournament
We’re back, and welcoming everyone who will be attending The Arslani’s 3rd Annual Dig Pink Tournament, coming soon October 10th. Looking for a way to help those who are fighting breast cancer? Well here’s your chance to jump in the
Pedro Trevino Returns to Alma Mater to Rebuild Women’s Volleyball Program
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
What’s the Big Idea?
How about a couple minutes of your time? We could use your help! All feedback welcome!!!
Eastside Paterson’s Alberto Torres is Lone Returning Ghost
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
Ashanna Caviness Hidden Gem in Bogota Success
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
Junior Setter Emily Carcich Has High Expectations for Falcons
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.
Senior Setter Varsha Gollarhalli is Key Component in Pirates Crew
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
Simrin Carlsen One of Top Candidates for 2021 NJ High School Player of the Year
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
NJP Site Tour
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
Labor Day Fun!
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
Laurel Sarkaria Sets The Table For Hawks Success
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
Clifton’s Kate Louer Leads Mustangs Charge
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
Wayne Valley’s Julianna Lavner Focuses On Being One Game Better
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
Alisa Vukovic Captains Top 25 WWPS Pirates
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
Girl’s Season Psych-Up
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
USC’s Victoria Garrick Leads Awareness Campaign
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
New Girls Season Set for February… What Happens Now?
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
Patrick Dorywalski Steps Down as Stevens Men’s Volleyball Head Coach After 31 Years
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
Owl’s Kate Rutowski on Top of Her Game
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
Phillipsburg’s Sloane Rooney is Key to Stateliner’s Success
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
Moorestown Rising Junior Samantha Scully is the Class of the BCSL
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.
Sarah Wilcock Prepares for Sandy Future
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,
GCIT’s Kyla Sayson is an Inspiration
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
NJP Deep Dive Analysis of HS Volleyball Participation
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
Gabi Trinker is an Important Piece for Randolph to Make Noise in NJAC
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
Sparta’s MacKenzie Wiggins a Dominant Force
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
Liahnna Orange Has Bright Future for Mother Seton Setters
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
Brookelyn Talmadge Provides Bright Future for IHA
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
Owl’s Sandra Starcevic is a Dominant Force at the Net
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
Cat Holtz Commits to Gettysburg College for Volleyball
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
Update 3 – Girls Club Teams
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
UPDATE: Girls Club Info
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
D-E’s Audrey Leak Turns Prolific Career into Ivy
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
NJAC Powerhouse Preview
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
Demarest’s Noa Shuminer Leads Attack for Norsemen
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
NJP Adds Contributor Josh Wilets to the Team
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
Girls Club Info
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
Lakeland’s Katie Bennorth Primed to Lead Lancers as Senior
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
Old Bridge Knight Olivia Tuohy Prepared To Follow Brothers Lead
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
Roxbury’s Sammy Olander Fires Gaels Attack
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
Hackensack’s Teleyah Witherspoon Will Be in the Fall Spotlight
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
The NJ High School Volleyball “Movement”
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
Hump Day 7-15-20
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.
Bogota’s Nylene Mateo Gets Set for Freshman Season at GCU
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.
Roxbury Gael’s Amber Chen is a Picture of Consistency
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
Senior Kelle Anwander So Much More Than a Volleyball Star
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
Crusader Ella Kretten is a Vision of Senior Strength
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
Sophomore Hailey Fouche a Dominant Force for Montclair-Kimberley
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
NJAC Division Re-Alignment for 2020
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
Sibana Gonzalez Brings International Prowess to WWPS Pirates
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
NJ Girls High School Volleyball Fall season delayed due to COVID-19 Concerns
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
Riley O’Hagan Senior Crusade Could Be Magical
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
Liv Bereza Ready To Lead Cardinals in 2020
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,
Voorhees Outside Emily Czerw Primed For Viking Success
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
2020 Girls Volleyball State Playoff Structure
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
Immaculate Heart’s Winning Tradition Personified In Gianna Grigaliunas
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
Dover’s Ana Orozco Makes Impact For Tigers
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
NJ Girls High School Summer League At CORE
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
Barnegat’s Veronica Tikhomirova At The Top Of Her Game
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
Can Cat Holtz and Mendham Take It All?
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
Hawthorne’s Isabella O’Neill Stands Out For Bears
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.
Cranford’s Erin Coates Rising To New Heights
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
Why Lauren Freitas at Union High School Is Our Hero!
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
Cutters Ashley Kingsley Makes Big Impact As Freshman
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
Rams Setter Stephanie Soares Well-Prepared for Senior Year
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.
Griffins Karin Ojeda Sets The Table for Success
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
Coach Dan Sempkowski Optimistic about GCU Lions 2020 Campaign
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