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 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 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 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 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

December 27, 2020 - By NJP Milliana Senescat has unlimited potential as she enters her senior year for the Linden Tigers. As a junior, she was an absolute force on the block, tallying 30 for the Union county team

Jessica at the GEVA High Performance Tournament December 24, 2020 - By NJP Yes, it's been a tough year for most of us. We have all had many challenges with dealing with the current state of the world in 2020. But every

December 21, 2020 - By NJP Donovan Catholic is on the verge of one of those magical years. You know the ones. When all your star players turn senior in the same season. And you also have some younger

December 20, 2020 - By NJP Ruby commits to Ivy League There are some girls high school volleyball teams in New Jersey that just standout, year after year, no matter which seniors graduate. They always seem to have this never

December 18, 2020 - By NJP The Hudson Catholic Hawks were once again expected to be at the very top of Hudson County and a top ten team in NJ according to NJP's pre-season rankings done this past summer. But with

December 17, 2020 - By Josh Wilets Following a 16-9 season in the NJAC and a first-round exit after being upset by Northern Burlington in the NJSIAA Group 3 Tournament, the Morris Hills Scarlet Knights are poised to redeem themselves this

December 10, 2020 - By NJP The Memorial Tigers have been a team that just keeps getting better every year over the past 5 seasons. The 2019-20 campaign saw them achieve a 16-8 record and NJP projects them as

December 3, 2020 - By NJP We get the opportunity to interact with so many student athletes, most of which are trying to figure a way to finish their high school experience on a high note, and get into

December 2, 2020 - By NJP Jackie Fortis and the Absegami Braves had a dream season last year. The sophomore middle hitter had the opportunity to join with her older sister Kailyn on a talented team that finished 22-3 and had

December 1, 2020 - By NJP Alexa Hopman, Monroe's setter, is familiar with dealing with adversity. She began last season with high goals as a junior for herself and for her Falcon team. In one of her first games, an ankle

November 30, 2020 - By NJP Charlotte Cade has prepared for her senior season at Red Bank Catholic for the past three years. The Warren Six Pack outside has known what success looks like as her varsity team is 31-18 over

November 19, 2020 - By NJP Impact freshman are so difficult to find in the NJ girls High School volleyball landscape. It's like discovering a hidden gem on the ocean floor or a $50 bill in the pocket of your jeans

November 16, 2020 - By NJP Travel and exposure to multiple cultures can certainly mature a person. When you speak with Poppy Skjonnemand, a junior volleyball player at West Morris Mendham high school, it gives you the feeling you are talking

November 15, 2020 - By NJP One of the high school volleyball teams to watch this Spring will be the Toms River South Indians. With a dozen varsity players coming back after a succesful 17-8 season, we project the Indians to

November 3 , 2020 - By NJP For the past two seasons, Rachel Ferrara has been running the Howell offense as setter, and as she enters her senior year, she already has acheived a school record for assists. Her leadership will

November 2, 2020 - By NJP Junior Teagan Fry brings a solid level of overall performance that can stabalize the Bulldogs chances to return to a winning record. It was just three years ago that the RFH powered to a 19-3

Octover 30, 2020 - By NJP It's just not common to have a freshman get a spot on a high school varsity volleyball team. Especially at a school the size of Montgomery. Typically you will see a varsity team

October 27, 2020 - By NJP According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, there are 8 different definitions of the word family. It's a complex but very important word. In all of its varieties, when we spoke with Skylar Hendrick of the

October 22, 2020 - By NJP Senior Middle and Outside Hitter Cristal Paulino was kind enough to spend some time with NJP this week to talk about her experience playing volleyball at Hudson Catholic. The Hawks had an outstanding

October 21, 2020 - By NJP (Feature photo by Brian Bailey) It's always impressive to see a student athlete excel at two sports. We live in an age where many athletes play their main sport year round

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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