Paolini went on to earn All-America honors in her senior year at the University of Texas in 2008 and played in international events for the U.S. womens national team. She followed that up with a basketball state championship a few months later. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. She was a standout as a defensive specialist at George Washington University from 2012-15. Schoolcraft senior Andelyn Simkins (5) looks to spike the ball against Kalamazoo Christian during the district championship at Kalamazoo Christian High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. The senior setter led Christian to its first volleyball state championship in program history last year by tallying 38 assists and 29 digs in the 2018 state finals matchup with Pontiac Notre Dame Prep. She has Corunnas school records in kills, digs and aces and was MaxPreps All-American. High school: St. Mary's Dominican High School (New Orleans, Louisiana). 25: Jenna Lange, Marlette, Class of 2008. Northville3. Freeland won in three sets, 25-17, 28-18, 25-22. Averaged 5.3 kills per set last season. 8: Lindi Bankowski, Temperance Bedford, Class of 2001. At last check, the 6-foot-1 outside hitter can touch 10-foot-1 on a jump approach. In 2019, Brockway racked up a staggering 578 kills, 246 digs and 62 blocks on the way to a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament. Bottom line: Jordan Middleton was named the No. Michigan High School Athletic Association 1661 Ramblewood Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823 Office 517-332-5046 Fax 517-332-4071 info@mhsaa.com 9 Amanda McKinzie, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2013. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian9. - Grand Rapids Christian's Olivia Nedd goes for a block against Lake Odessa Lakewood's Aubrey O'Gorman during a Division 2 state semifinal match on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Kellogg Arena. Her stats tell the tale of a totally complete player. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. Kelenna should return to the court in a big way after seeing her 2020 season wiped out. MaxPreps High School Volleyball Rankings. Nation's best volleyball stars make up 2021 VolleyballMag.com Girls Henrie's 2020 numbers were outstanding. Bottom line: With one season of high school volleyball left, Caleigh O'Connell already has a state championship and the school career assists record under her belt. High school: Wilmar High School (Wilmar, Minnesota), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepDig.com Minnesota No. Tabit closed out her high school career in 2015 in a big way, setting a national record for kills in a season in a state tournament match against North Branch. She has 78 blocks over the last two seasons and saw her kills jump from 80 to 192 from her sophomore to her junior season. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker is the No. Athens4. SMCC's Mikayla Haut (8) blocks a shot during the high school volleyball Class C state quarterfinal match between Manchester and St. Mary Catholic Central at Ann Arbor Huron High School, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 in Ann Arbor. Photos by Ben Allan SmithPhotos by Ben Allan Smith, Mikayla Haut, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). She earned all-state honors four consecutive seasons and Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2013. Bottom line: Marianna Singletary is one of the top volleyball recruits in the country for the Class of 2022, and it won't be long before the Texas-bound player is popping up on ESPN highlight reels for her above-the-net play. Her older cousin Aloha Robins-Hardy was named Hawaii's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014. Hitter Sarah Tabit of Mount Morris attacks at the net. Michigan High School Volleyball Player Database | Prep Dig High school: Roncalli High School (Indianapolis, Indiana), Accolades: Two-time Class 4A All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A All-Central District (2020), AAU All-American (2019). Ackerman had a staggering 104 service aces in just 82 sets in 2020 to go with a team-high 323 digs and 104 assists. A four-year starter, Booms was part of a Marysville dynasty that posted a 232-6-1 record during her high school career. Michigan high school volleyball rankings - detroitnews.com 2023 www.detroitnews.com. While Trump's total kills dropped from 436 to 366 in 2020, her kills per set jumped from 4.3 to 5.2, and her kill percentage jumped from 40.4 to 44.4 percent. Clarkston6. And in 2020, she played in just 52 sets. MaxPreps.com; High School Volleyball; Michigan; Michigan Rankings; MI High School Volleyball Rankings. High school: Cheyenne Mountain High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Accolades: Class 4A All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). The 5-foot-3 Osorio earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore libero in 2018 after helping Leland reach the state finals, where she tallied five digs in a three-set championship game loss to Mendon. She holds the school's career record in kills with 1,810 and will take her talents to Texas A&M next season. High school: Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Idaho Press Volleyball Player of the Year finalist (2021), Class 5A SIC Player of the Year (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020). St. Mary's went 31-2 with Baker on the way to its state title, and she now has 2,741 assists and 1,164 digs for her career. Osorio and the rest of her Leland teammates have rebounded from that disappointing finish to reach the state quarterfinals for the eighth time in nine years. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. Craig is listed as a defensive specialist/libero, but she also can play outside hitter if needed. *Ardren is the only Class of 2021 player on the list. 15: Alexandra Cocklin, Birmingham Marian, Class of 2010. High school: Parkland High School (Allentown, Pennsylvania), Accolades: Two-time Class 4A All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A state semifinalist (2019), Class 4A District 11 champion (2019), The Morning Call All-Area Volleyball (2020). The move paid off in a big way. Ardren was still able to dominate in the pandemic and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Vermont. Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart6. High school: Burnt Hills-Balston Lake High School (Burnt Hills, New York), Accolades: New York Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class A State Champion (2019), Class A State Tournament Most Valuable Player (2019), Times Union Volleyball Player of the Year finalist (2019), two-time Class A All-State (2019, 2020), Suburban Council championship (2020), Suburban Council Most Valuable Player (2020). High school: Darien High School (Darien, Connecticut), Accolades: GameTimeCT All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time All-FCIAC (2019, 2020). One of the top recruits coming out of high school, Abron was named Miss Volleyball in 2007. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. The 6-foot outside hitter has more than 1,400 kills for her career and is just shy of 500 this season, including 15 in the Eagles' five-set win over third-ranked Coopersville in the regional finals. She was great in the postseason as well, leading Darien to the finals of the FCIAC West Region playoffs. McBain4. Photo Galleries Explore and purchase photos of your local teams. The 6-foot-1 right-side hitter was the only freshman to earn a first team spot on last year's Division 2 all-state list, and like her older sister, she's a dominant presence around the net. RELATED: Michigan high school volleyball quarterfinal brackets, RELATED: See Michigans final set of high school volleyball state rankings for 2019, RELATED: See Michigans 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award, Lake Orion's Kendall Robertson (19) celebrates a point during a 2018 Division 1 state semifinal matchup with Mercy on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. Need proof? In 2020, she had a whopping 183 kills in just 40 sets played in 2020. (Courtesy photo), No. Robins, at 5-foot-11, led the Warriors to an 8-2 record with 111 kills, 80 digs, 14 blocks and 11 service aces in their abbreviated season on the way to the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Tournament championship. No. One of the obvious, main components for an elite outside hitter is leaping ability, and Gregoire-Salagean might be one of the best on this list at getting in the air. Bottom line: Playing in the Milwaukee suburbs for Brookfield Central High, McKenna Wucherer was ranked the No. Accolades: Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Division I State Champion (2020), Division I State Tournament MVP (2020), Louisiana Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Player of the Year (2020), two-time Division I All-State (2019, 2020). Playing at 5-5 height, Meyer had 474 digs and served 23 aces as a junior, a year after getting 431 digs as a sophomore. The only libero chosen as a Miss Volleyball finalist, Wiese is in her fourth year as a starter for a Mattawan, and through her relentless defensive effort, she has helped the third-ranked Wildcats reach the Division 1 state quarterfinals for just the second time in program history. The merch sales alone would pay for the athletics budget. Judge: Oxford Schools, staff immune from shooting lawsuits She was an all-around stats-churning machine for her school. Iowa's top high school volleyball players: Meet the state's best (Photo courtesy of Michigan State University), No. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Bottom line: Is there a better high school libero (back-row player) playing the country right now than Hadlee Ackerman? 2023 Top 150 - PrepVolleyball.com | Club Volleyball | High School WATCH. Robins' teammate, Devin Kahahawai, is one of the top recruits in the nation, and they are one of the most formidable duos in the country. Trump played considerably less sets in 2020 than she did in 2019 like a lot of players on this list going from 101 to 71 sets played. What that 2020 performance also did for Dreisbach was prove that 2019 wasn't a fluke, when she racked up 515 kills, 342 digs and 29 blocks and was the runner-up for The Morning Call All-Area Player of the Year honors an award she will have her sights squarely on in 2021. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. You must login to view this article or subscribe to PrepVolleyball.com! High school: Porter-Gaud School (Charleston, South Carolina), Accolades: VolleyballMag.com No. (T.J. Hamilton | MLive.com file), No. Feel free to share your memories about the players in the comments section, and let us know of others worthy of recognition. In fact, she may have already been the best player in the nation at that point. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. High school: Hoover High School (Hoover, Alabama), Accolades: Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), AL.com Super All-State Player of the Year (2020), Class 7A state champion (2020), Class 7A State Tournament MVP (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). She also had 39 service aces, 24 blocks and 437 digs while being named one of the finalists for the Tulsa World's Volleyball Player of the Year the award her older sister won in 2019. Stephanie Storen, who played college volleyball at Louisville, was the standout on the 1992 team, averaging 10.0 ppg. She was the first MSU volleyball player to earn All-Big Ten honors three times and the first to earn first-team All-America honors twice (1995-96). (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). She's committed to play beach volleyball for LSU. High school: Mills Godwin High School (Henrico, Virginia), Accolades: Class 5 Region B Player of the Year (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro (2019). High school: Elkhorn South High School (Elkhorn, Nebraska), Accolades: Class A state champion (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepDig.Com No. Named Miss Volleyball in 2004, the 6-foot setter had a sterling career in high school and college. Bottom line: Vermont made the unusual decision to play their volleyball season outdoors in 2020-21, and we had to make an exception and include Essex High setter Molly Ardren as the only Class of 2021 player on our list. Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. Lange broke the MHSAA record when she recorded 1,063 kills in the 2007 season. 1 Overall (2022). Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports . 4 Hamilton on Tuesday at Zeeland West, RELATED: How quitting helped Jordyn Gates become a Miss Volleyball finalist, Grand Rapids Christians Addie VanderWeide (14) hits the ball during the Division 2 regional championship game against Coopersville at South Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Byron Center, Mich. Brian Hayes | MLive.com, Addie VanderWeide, Grand Rapids Christian. 2024 Michigan High School Volleyball Rankings | Prep Dig Michigan 2024 Rankings WL indicates Watch List Access all of Prep Dig Subscribe for access to all premium articles and rankings. Elkhorn South has a great opportunity to repeat as state champions in 2021 with both Weeks and University of Missouri commit Estella Zatechka back. Angie McGinnis, far left, celebrates a point with her Fraser teammates in the 2002 Class A state finals. Which ones will lead their team to Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena? We'd like to point out this seems like a gigantic missed opportunity to be the Hedgesville Hedgehogs. DURHAM - The Duke volleyball program and head coach Jolene Nagel announced the addition of four players to the 2022 squad as Taylor Atkinson, Kerry Keefe, Millie Muir and Sydney Tomlakwill join. Rankings | Michigan High School Athletic Association Bottom line: Having an elite, 6-foot setter is like having a 6-foot-9 point guard in basketball, which is what Baylor has on the way in Lovejoy High superstar Averi Carlson. As a senior, she had more than 325 kills, servedabove 95 percent and recorded more than 1,000 assists as one of two setters on the floor. She was a three-time All-American and served as an alternate for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. Novi, Honorable Mention: Macomb Dakota, Saline, Coopersville, Lake Orion, Caledonia, Okemos, More:Metro Detroit volleyball notebook: Northville thrives with better chemistry, 1. Bottom line: The West Coast is filled with up-and-coming volleyball phenoms California's Claire Little, Oregon's Sophia Gregoire-Salagean and Washington's Hailey Brockway, who was arguably the best player in her state as a freshman in 2019. Grand Rapids South Christian6. Jones was a three-time all-stater for the Falcons and named the states Miss Volleyball winner in 2007. Log in She earned Miss Volleyball honors in 2005 and went on to become a three-time all-GLIAC player at Hillsdale College. As a setter and outside hitter in Camden-Frontier's lineup, Stump led her team last year to its first league title in more than a decade, and 2019 has been another historic one for the Redskins, who captured their first regional title in program history. Melanie Laughman Shelby Dermer Dan Kadar Dave Purpura Jarrod Ulrey. North Branch had a 278-16-3 record during Kohlers prep career. An all-state selection in each of her first two years with Lakewood, the junior middle hitter earned first team honors in Division 2 last year and is poised for more postseason recognition, as she leads the Vikings into the state quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive year. Baker has an outside-of-the-box athletic career path waiting for her. Ten high school players have been named finalists for Miss Volleyball 2021 in Michigan. 3 on the career list (2,723) and went on to play as a middle hitter at Oakland University. The 6-foot-2 outside hitter led Mont Notre Dame High to a Division I state championship and 23-2 record in 2020. She enjoyed a four-year career at the University of Minnesota and was academic-All Big Ten three times. 6: Amy Gruszynski, Pinconning, Class of 1998. A four-time all-state volleyball player for Pinconning, Gruszynski led her team to four league and district titles and a state runner-up finish in 1998. 1-ranked recruit from the Class of 2022 in all of New Jersey, Camden Catholic High's Bella Craig is one of the shortest players to make the list at just 5-foot-3. 2 recruit from the Class of 2022 by VolleyballMag.com and became the first Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year from Hamilton High in 2021. Marysville's Stephanie Booms was a standout at Marysville and went on to play at Hillsdale College. Subscribe Already a subscriber? 25 . Ohio high school girls basketball's top 23 players for 2022-2023 She was ranked No. A year ago, Osorio tallied more than 400 digs, and her strong defensive play will be crucial in Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown at Remus Chippewa Hills between No. Her father, Garrett Wrobel, played for Ohio State and her older sister, Jenna Wrobel, was a four-time All-Big Ten pick at Michigan State and an All-American in 1998. Lauren Paolini was a high school All-American at Saline and went on to play at Texas and in international events for Team USA. The Miss Volleyball winner in 2009, Cocklin was named all-state all four years of high school. Bottom line: Eden Bower led Skyview High to the school's first volleyball state championship in 2020 and was never better than in the state championship match, when the 6-foot-3 outside hitter had 25 kills and 17 digs against Boise High. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Bottom line: The daughter of former BYU safety Jack Damuni, Silina Damuni turned high school volleyball on its head in 2020 when her family moved from Hawaii to Utah after her father was hired as the BYU football team's on-campus recruiting coordinator and director of community/player relations. Playing in a shortened season in 2021, Jones was still able to show the kind of improvement that makes her an elite setter. She's now 6-foot-1, and opponents have to be terrified at what she might do the next two seasons. Battle Creek St Philip8. Little had 461 kills, 247 digs and 35 blocks in 2019. Will she play basketball for the Wave as well? High school: Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona), Accolades: Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class 6A Player of the Year (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020). (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)s(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). (MLive.com file), No. Heather played on three championship teams at Portage Northern from 1992-94 and for three seasons at IU and her final year at Western Michigan University. See first Michigan high school volleyball rankings for 2022 Bottom line: At just 5-foot-4, Cardinal Spellman High's Elizabeth Hurm is one of the shortest outside hitters on this list, but that doesn't lessen her impact on the court. Meyer was a Class 4A All-State pick in 2021 after the team won the state title. She finished in the top three in four of the five major statistical categories for her team kills (192), service aces (34), blocks (23) and digs (141). Bottom line: Maine high schools didn't get to play football or volleyball in the fall of 2020, making this one of the more difficult states to pick a player for, but Scarborough High's Madeline Strouse seemed like the obvious pick. Milana led Romeo to a Class A state title as a junior and earned Miss Volleyball honors as a senior in 2015. Best High School Girls Volleyball Player in Every State for 2022 That's because of what she did as a freshman in 2019, leading Vista Murrieta High to the CIF Division I state championship. Annual subscriptions start at just $1.87/month! Elite high school girls volleyball players across the country represent the future of the sport. Colorado Feature Players: Chris Hansen : 2023-01-03 07:30 : ELITE 30 Rankings - 2025 Class: Chris Hansen & Brandon Clay High school: Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii), Accolades: Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State (2019), two-time All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (2019, 2020), Division I State Champion (2019), All-Division I State Tournament Team (2019). In her last full season of play in 2019, Wrobel was phenomenal with 373 kills, 64 service aces and 55 blocks. Stroven played from 2002-05 and owned the state record for kills in a match (35) and career (2,720) when she graduated from high school. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). She led Rogers to the Division 3 state championship as a freshman and the state semifinals as a sophomore. Russell High School (Great Falls, Montana), Accolades: Class AA Eastern Player of the Year (2020), two-time Class AA All-State (2019, 2020), Great Falls Tribune Super-State Team (2020), Class AA state runner-up (2020). MP Stats for iPad Stat keeping . As a sophomore in last year's semifinal and championship game in Battle Creek, Robertson combined for 12 kills and five blocks playing next to star outside hitter Paige Briggs. A first team all-state selection as a sophomore, the 5-foot-11 setter has built off an impressive 2018 season that saw her collect 1,373 assists and help Mercy reach the state semifinals, where she logged five kills, 44 assists, eight digs and three blocks in a five-set loss to Lake Orion. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com). Gravatt led Maryville to the state tournament for the first time since 1984 and quickly established herself as one of the best players in Tennessee. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com file), No. The state has a rich tradition of competitive volleyball, and many of the top teams in the nation have come from Michigan. Best High School Girls Volleyball Player in Every State for 2021 Volleyball in the United States is popular with both male and female participants of all ages. Check out the Michigan Player Database to find a comprehensive collection of Michigan high school volleyball player profiles (Courtesy photo), No. High school: Bishop Manogue Catholic High School (Reno, Nevada), Accolades: Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A Northern Region champion (2020), two-time All-Sierra League (2019, 2020). When it was clear that her native California wasn't going to have high school sports in the fall, Gravatt's family moved almost 2,000 miles to Maryville so she could play. One of the nation's elite liberos, Halter had exactly 766 digs each of the last two seasons and passed 2,000 digs for her career in 2020. The senior middle hitter and future Central Michigan Chippewa has Kingsley in the state quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, and the Stags can reach the state semifinals for the second time in program history with a win over Freeland on Tuesday at Ionia. 2 Camden-Frontier faces No. She finished her prep career as an AVCA High School Senior All-America and went on to a four-year career at Kent State. Volleyball Rankings & Recruiting Tools - Vballrecruiter.com Michigan State: West Catholic High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 2022 : 40: G : Abby Graham: OR : 5' 10" North Dakota State: St. Mary Academy (OR) 2022 : 00: G . Harper, who is 6-foot-3, also led Bishop Manogue to a 7-1 record and the Class 5A Northern Region championship in 2020. Bottom line: How good is Claire Little? Bottom line: Kate Baker was the best player in Louisiana as a junior and one of the best setters in the nation when she led St. Mary's to the Division I state championship with 957 assists, 357 digs, 173 kills, 64 service aces and 33 blocks. She's already a two-time All-State pick who still averaged 4.3 kills per set despite playing in just 49 sets in 2020. Lake Odessa Lakewood's Maradith O'Gorman goes for a kill over Grand Rapids Christian's Addie VanderWeide during a 2018 state semifinal match at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena. Kalamazoo Christian5. High school: Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota), Accolades: NDHSCA Class A All-State (2020), North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year, Basketball (2021), North Dakota MaxPreps Player of the Year, Basketball (2021). Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: Division1 1. High school: Plainfield North High School (Plainfield, Illinois), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), VolleyballMag.com Top 25 Underclassmen (2020), Bugle News All-Area Volleyball (2020), Illinois Prep Volleyball All-State (2019). 7: Stephanie Booms, Marysville, Class of 2005. All that being said, Ella Wrobel could be the best of the bunch.