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March 21. 2021 - By NJP It’s been an eventful first week of girls high school volleyball in New Jersey. After all the anticipation and of course the uncertainty as to whether the season would ever happen, it must

March 21, 2021 - By Josh Wilets NJAC American TEAMOverallConferenceDivisionKey ResultsSparta2-02-02-0W over Mendham and RoxMendham2-12-12-1W over PJ and WMC, L to SpartaPope John2-12-12-1W over WMC and MO, L to MendhamRoxbury2-12-12-1W over MO and WMC, L to SpartaMount Olive0-20-20-2L to Rox and

March 20, 2021 - By Josh Wilets (Cover photo by Brynn McCurry) Sparta girls varsity volleyball is off to a great start this season, after defeating two NJAC divisional rivals—Mendham and Roxbury. Both matches were won in dominant

March 20, 2021 - By NJP Samantha Dangler is a motivated student athlete that likes to be in the thick of things, no matter what sport she is playing. She is an outstanding athlete that participates in multiple sports including softball,

March 19, 2021 - By NJP Here are Saturday's picks from the NJP Predictor.... NJP picked it up a bit going 29-5 on Friday night.... Some great matches Saturday featuring Northern Highlands against Indian Hills, Donovan Catholic vs. Brick Memorial

3-19-21 - By NJP Here are our NJP Predictor picks for Friday, March 19th. At the time of this article publication... the NJP Predictor has a year to date record of 88-22 based on their preseason rankings. Some great matches on the schedule

March 18, 2021 - By NJP Here is a recap of the NJP Predictor for the first two days of the season: Day 1 - Tuesday 3-16 42-11

March 17, 2021 - By NJP Kean University surprised Rutgers Newark on St. Patrick's Day taking the last three sets by two points in each set. Rutgers took the first set 25-18 and they appeared to have the confidence

3-17-21 - By NJP Happy St. Patrick's Day. NJP takes a shot at the day 2 schedule for NJ Girls High School Volleyball. Opening Day was a glorious reunion of players and teams across the state. It was just too

March 16, 2021 - By NJP As the scores started rolling in from the first night of New Jersey Girls High School Volleyball, an odd silence hung in the air at NJP headquarters. Bewildered staff members roaming the halls

March 16, 2021 - By NJP Rutgers Newark continues to get stand-out performances from their star players. They have been playing the shortened Spring season with a much more limited roster but have made the most of their top core players

March 14, 2021 - By NJP Opening Day for New Jersey Girls High School Volleyball is Tuesday, March 16th!!! High School volleyball is a volatile sport. Sometimes impossible to predict. You would have to be totally nuts to take 75 games from

March 10, 2021 - By NJP In the movies, there are always stories of unlikely heroes who overcome incredible odds to achive unexpected glory. These Cinderella and underdog victories make for box office hits, some of which break records or result

March 12, 2021 - By NJP The Mount Saint Mary Academy Mounties are coming off a great season where they accumulated 20 wins for the campaign. They drew Union Catholic in the state tournament second round but could not get by

March 11, 2021 Picking the NJ High School Player of the Year before the season starts is a tall order. With well over 300 high school girls volleyball programs and well over 5,000 players, it's a bit daunting. And there are

March 9, 2021 - By NJP Barnegat had such a wonderful Cinderella story last year playing their best volleyball at the end of the season and powering into the state sectional semi-final. One of the bright spots was the

March 4, 2021 - By NJP We have taken a shot at presenting a "TABLE" for your review that includes the new division alignments and Playoff Groups. You have the ability to sort any column so you can look

March 4, 2021 - By NJP There is a considerable amount of turbulence regarding the subject of wearing masks while playing high school and college volleyball. We are not here to debate the yes or no. The guidelines being set for

March 3, 2021 - By NJP NJP has developed some amazing relationships with members of the volleyball community outside of the NJ area. The Worsley brothers from the University of Hawaii have been especially supportive of our local community. Like

March 3, 2021 - NJP Our new COVID world has sent a destructive shockwave through the New Jersey volleyball community this past year. Season cancellations, delays, quarantines, many new rules and protocols, and a greater question of "Will we ever get

March 3, 2021 - By NJP Union put out such a highly competitive team in 2018-2019 in the UCC. They only lost to two teams all year, SPF three times including the County Finals and St. Peter's Prep in the

February 26, 2021 - By NJP Lauren Wilcock of Mendham, one of NJ's Top Players COVID has presented some extremely difficult situations for NJ high school volleyball players who also play competitive beach volleyball. With pandemic quarantine rules in place,

February 26, 2021 - By NJP Most successful teams have a special leader that drives the passion and energy level for its team. They typically hold the drive and determination to raise the level of play of team members

February 26, 2021 - By NJP TODAY's College Schedule: 4PM Seton Hall vs Hofstra GAME LINK LIVE BROADCAST FREE 5PM Caldwell University vs. Holy Family GAME LINK LIVE BROADCAST FREE 5PM Georgian Court vs. Nyack GAME LINK LIVE BROADCAST FREE 5PM Rutgers vs. Ohio State GAME LINK LIVE BROADCAST BIG TEN

February 23, 2021 - By Josh Wilets NJAC National Division

February 23, 2021 - By NJP Taylor Grady is coming off a standout freshman year for Pascack Valley in a year of rebuilding for a team that finished 6-13. This young team is preparing for the upcoming Spring season

February 21, 2021 - By NJP Park Ridge junior Kailey Levinson is an impressive young lady. As much as she has been a standout on the volleyball court, she is even more impressive as a person. The Park Ridge

February 20, 2021 - By NJP In Spring 2018, a young man named Gil Zyndorf walked out on the volleyball court as the setter in Fair Lawn and started new era of success for the Cutters. Much like Patrick

February 20, 2021 - By NJP We have put together a New Jersey College schedule for quick reference. There are several schools which have not posted schedules as of yet. We will update when received. PERMANENT PAGE LINK and future updates at

February 18, 2021 - By NJP Old Bridge high school has won the last two NJ Boys State Volleyball Championships and they always find a way to reload their talent as each season passes. They have had the last two platers

February 17, 2021 – By NJP Tournament Friday 2/19 to Sunday 2/21 The older boys competed last weekend and now it's time for some of the younger teams to make their mark this weekend. Three New Jersey Boys Club teams will travel

February 17, 2021 - By NJP Katie Brokes emerged last year as an impact freshman for the Governor Livingston Highlanders. She secured a starting role in her first year on a very good team that finished 16-6, advanced to

February 15, 2021 - By NJP Liam Maxwell, former Southern Ram and Belmont Abbey Crusader is continuing his illustrious volleyball career in the VLA. Liam made his professional indoor volleyball debut this weekend in Volleyball League of America (VLA)

February 13, 2021 - By NJP Colin Stevens, the Warren Six Pack 18-1 setter and CBA Colt has commited to play D1 volleyball at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, New Jersey. Colin has burst on to the boys volleyball

February 13, 2021 - By NJP Four New Jersey Boys Club teams ventured to Manheim, Pennsylvania to play in the Atlantic Region Bid tournament at Spooky Nook. All four teams are at the 18 level. Here are the the

February 13, 2021 - By NJP One of the most dominant NJ girls high school teams during the 2019-2020 season was Donovan Catholic at the Jersey shore. The put up a 29-5 record and were edged by Immaculate Heart in the

February 12, 2021 - By NJP In the times we are living in, the choices we make as individuals define who we are as well as who we aspire to be in the future. Our Nation, although quite split, has determined

February 11. 2021 - By NJP The St. Joe's Metuchen Falcons are one of New Jersey dominant teams over the past decade. Head Coach Miguel Cabrita's squad is always deep with talent and no matter what the circumstances, even

February 9, 2021 - By NJP We had the opportunity to sit down with Parth Kale, a senior at West Windsor Plainsboro North high school, to talk about his volleyball journey as well as his passion for the game.

February 9, 2021 - By NJP It's always heartwarming to see students with a clear path and direction for their future as well as the will and determination to get there. Whether on the court playing the game or

(Above: Griffin(Far Left) celbrates a point with Luca Berger (#13), Julian Meissner (#9), and Alvaro Gimeno (Right)) From NJIT website February 8, 2021 Former Bridgewater Raritan Panther Griffin Fieseler is off to an amazing start at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

February 6, 2021 - By NJP Washington Township played their part in a movie-like season during Barbara McBrearty's last year as head coach of the Minuteman after 23 years on the hard court. Capturing County Championships for both the

February 5, 2021 - By NJP A young player with size, strength, and athleticism. Sounds like something that would be on every volleyball coaches wish list. 6'5" Drew McNellis will be anchoring the Braves middle come the Spring season.

February 2, 2021 - By NJP The Roxbury Gaels have one of the premier girls volleyball teams in North Jersey and are returning all but one of their varsity team members from last Spring. They have six seniors, five

January 30, 2021 - By NJP We have all had to put up with and manage a ton of change over these past 10 months with the pandemic. One New Jersey volleyball player has been managing extreme change over the past

February 1, 2021 - By Josh Wilets Just a couple of weeks ago, Rachel Curran of Mountain Lakes High School announced her decision to attend Eastern University and will play volleyball. “I chose Eastern University because of everything it has to offer.

February 1, 2021 - By NJP We have collected some of the NJ Boys High School highlight videos and will be posting them here. We invite all NJ boys players who have a video that is not currently posted here to

January 31, 2021 - By NJP Old Bridge Knight Aaron LaPlaca Defending champs Old Bridge takes our preseason #1 ranking for the upcoming spring season of 2021. The Knights will be going for the three-peat after last years complete cancellation

January 30, 2021 - By NJP NJP takes a stab at pre-season ratings and rankings for all boys high school teams in New Jersey. And please, take it all with a grain of salt. The nearly impossible task of

January 29, 2021 - By NJP The NJSIAA has some new information coming out on the state playoff format in just a few days on 2/1/21, but we wanted to reinforce to High School volleyball fans just what the season is

January 28, 2021 - By NJP Wait a second... Monday is February 1st! Time really flies when you are having fun. It seems like just yesterday when the boys high school season was cancelled in its entirety. And it

January 24, 2021 - By NJP Senior Jalen Allen, a two year club player at Sideout Sports, will be a leader for a Hackensack club who returns 4 varsity players from the 2018-19 team. COVID squelched the hopes of what was

January 23, 2021 - By NJP There are so many close colleges just outside of New Jersey that offer quality education as well as a high level of volleyball. Many of these schools focus on New Jersey high school

January 23, 2021 - By NJP The NJ High School Boys Volleyball season is coming up fast and is scheduled to start in April barring anything unforeseen. It appears that absolutely everything was unforeseen last year with the pandemic

January 21, 2020 - By NJP The NJ high school boys volleyball landscape is unkown abyss after the cancellation of the 2020 season. The Howell Rebels were at the time of their game in 2019 winning their first 11 games, in

January 22, 2021 - By NJP Here is a quick update for all of our female high school superheroes who have committed to play NCAA volleyball at the collegiate level. Less than 5% of current players end up moving on to

January 21, 2021 - By NJP NJP takes a stab at projecting divisional standings based on our pre-season rankings. All of this data is based on mathematical calculations representing last years rating, percentage of stats lost to graduation, mix

January 22, 2021 - By NJP Immaculate Heart Academy is by far the premier girls high school volleyball program in New Jersey. Their track record over the past decade and a half is nothing short of spectacular. If you

January 20, 2021 - By NJP The Libero may be one of the most important positions on the floor in high school volleyball. The ability to defend as well as orchestrate the attack with the first pass is vital

January 19, 2021 - By NJP With the new season hopefully starting soon, let's take a look at where NJP projects the new season to shake out. This report reflects the Pre-Season Ranking and Ratings for Spring 2021. It includes

January 17, 2020 - By NJP Many New Jersey student athletes are brought up playing all of the traditional sports at home. As they get older, little league baseball is a popular option for boys, as is pop warner

January 17, 2021 - By NJP Toms River South middle hitter Kelle Anwander has committed to the NJIT Highlanders. The 6'4" middle seems to be a great match for the NJIT program, both academically and athletically. NJIT Womens Head Coach Pedro

January 14, 2021 - By NJP New Jersey is a hotbed of some pretty amazing athletes at the high school level. Football, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Hockey and Soccer are the typical highlighted sports. And of course Girls Volleyball. Lots

January 14, 2020 - By NJP New Jersey will now have three NCAA D1 men's volleyball programs. FDU announced today that they will be adding Men's Volleyball at their Metro campus bringing their total D1 athletic programs to twenty.

January 13, 2021 - By NJP When Abby Chu thinks back on her sophomore year for the Highlanders, the first thing that comes to mind is rivalries. Even as a sophomore, the history of division and conference foes comes

January 13, 2020 Northern Highlands is used to having outstanding teams. As Esmae Oehler enters her senior year, it's going to be difficult to tops last years team effort. But this Highlander team could be even better than last years squad

January 10, 2020 - By NJP Sofia Cuello enters her senior campaign for the Hackettstown Tigers with a quiet sense of confidence and an optomistic view on the strength of her volleyball team. She had a blistering campaign as

January 6, 2021 - By NJP It's always a great story when a local high school volleyball player rises up through the ranks and becomes the head coach of a New Jersey NCAA college program. Coach Jason Madsen exemplifies the essence

January 5, 2020 - By NJP When you are a dedicated and caring individual like Olivia Szyszkiewicz, you are always looking for ways to help animals. It's one of her passions along with playing beach volleyball. The former Union Catholic star

January 5, 2021 - By NJP The NVA/AVCA has published it’s first preseason ranking for D1 Men’s colleges today and both NJ colleges were in the top 20 and tied at #16 : Make sure to visit the AVCA website for more great info

January 4, 2021 - By NJP The NVA/AVCA has published it's first preseason ranking for D3 Men's colleges today and two NJ colleges were in the top 5 and three in the top 13: Make sure to visit the AVCA website for

January 3, 2021 - By NJP Syd Eckhardt is an excellent volleyball player. No matter what surface she is playing on. She has made a personal choice to focus the majority of her attention on the sand. And who can blame

January 2, 2021 - 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 2021. She will be playing beach volleyball

January 1, 2020 - By Josh Wilets For the inaugural season of Drew University women’s volleyball, the Rangers have landed a local outside hitter from Randolph High School—Gabrielle ‘Gabi’ Trinker. Trinker was courted by a number of schools but ultimately decided on