In 2020, she had a whopping 183 kills in just 40 sets played in 2020. After reaching the state semifinals the past two years, the top-ranked Marlins are among the favorites to capture the 2019 Division 1 crown, and a big part of that is Mruzik, who was not only named Michigan's Gatorade Player of the Year in 2018, but also the national Girls Club Player of the Year by VolleyballMag.com. 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. Indian River Inland Lakes7. Romeo's Gia Milana hits past a double block in the 2015 state finals against Novi. High school: Bishop O'Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), Accolades: South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Class AA Player of the Year (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class AA State Champion (2020), USA Volleyball National Training Team (2020), PrepVolleyball.com No. Bottom line: Skylar Yates became just the second player in Hedgesville High to earn West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 2020 with some eye-popping stats 513 kills, 321 digs, 44 service aces and 39 blocks. MaxPreps.com; High School Volleyball; Michigan; Michigan Rankings; MI High School Volleyball Rankings. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central5. 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. OH Caroline Shantery, Sr., Riverside: Was named a second-team News-Herald all-star. 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. 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). "She has been in the gym her whole life, and it shows on the court." S Natalie Perez, Westview, Sr. Perez is part of a deep senior class for the Wildcats which has helped the team start 17-3. (Josh Mauser | MLive.com file), No. 5 on the all-time national list. Almost all high schools and colleges in the United States have female volleyball teams, and most regions of the country have developmental programs for girls of all ages as well. 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. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep4. Gull Lake's Katie Schau keeps a point alive during a match in 2012. 1 (2023), West Central Tribune All-Area (2020), U17 USA Volleyball National Development Team (2021). Emil Lippe | MLive.com. 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. Bottom line: Sydney Schnichels' phone will be lighting up in the middle of June 2021 when Division I college coaches are allowed to make direct contact with the Willmar High superstar for the first time. 17: Allison Doyle, Battle Creek St. Philip, Class of 2007. She was selected Miss Volleyball and set national records for aces in a season (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584). 6: Amy Gruszynski, Pinconning, Class of 1998. "Adeline is an all-around great volleyball player," coach Mariah Moulton said. Through three seasons, Ackerman has 1,140 digs and 323 service aces. Bottom line: Sophie Breitenbach has been a star for Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, since her family moved to the area from Florida before her freshman year of high school. Her stats tell the tale of a totally complete player. High school: Rogers High School (Newport, Rhode Island), Accolades: Two-time Providence Journal All-State (2019, 2020), Division 3 State Champion (2018), Division 3 Most Valuable Player (2018). Grand Rapids Forest Hills. 7: Stephanie Booms, Marysville, Class of 2005. The sisters were four-year starters and high school All-Americans during the dominating days of Portage Northern coached by their father, Jack. 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). Because Rhode Island is off the beaten trail for many college volleyball recruiters, it would be smart of the in-state Division I schools to try and land Breitenbach and keep her in-state. Alaska actually has a pair of NCAA Division II schools with volleyball programs University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Stucky, who is committed to Minnesota, is ranked the 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. Hendrickson's talent might be generational. From spikers to setters, Michigan has had plenty of talent the past 25 years in high school volleyball. The 5-foot-10 Borellis helped No. Bottom line: There aren't a lot of top-level Division I athletes who come out of Wyoming regardless of the sport but Laramie High's Alexis Stucky is one of them. All rights reserved (About Us). The only sophomore to earn first team all-state honors in Division 4 last year, the 5-foot-9 outside hitter tallied more than 600 kills, including 18 in Mendon's three-set state championship win over Leland. O'Gorman was a bright spot in Lakewood's three-set loss to eventual state champ Grand Rapids Christian last year, finishing the match with a team-high 10 kills with a .250 hitting percentage. Now, Reitsma and the second-ranked Red Arrows have another tough test when they face No. Reilly, 6-foot-1, earned those accolades by leading O'Gorman to an undefeated, 26-0 season and Class AA state championship with 400 kills, 260 digs and 131 assists. Lake Odessa Lakewood5. She still holds the IU career record for service aces and ranks in the top 10 for kills and digs. Only seniors are considered for the award, sponsored by the Detroit Free Press since 2003. Every High School Volleyball team in the nation is ranked. Borellis has been dominant since she stepped on the court for Notre Dame Prep. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern4. She was a finalist for the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2009-10. High school: La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time NMHSCA Class 5A All-State (2019, 2020), two-time Class 5A State Champion (2018, 2019). PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded. Meredith Norris, Corunna, Class of 2017. 25 Michigan high school volleyball players to watch in state quarterfinals Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 11:13 a.m. Grand Rapids Christian's Addie VanderWeide (14) jumps to hit the ball against South. 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. Bottom line: Bishop O'Gorman High's Bergen Reilly started breathing some rare air in 2020, when she was named South Dakota's Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore. 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. 13: Jordan Fish, North Branch, Class of 2010. High school: Olathe Northwest High School (Olathe, Kansas), Accolades: Class 6A All-State (2020), PrepVolleyball.Com All-American (2020). Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports . Bottom line: Logan Nissley led Bismarck Century High to its fifth state championship in the past six seasons in 2020. It's crazy how often that doesn't happen. From hammering outside hitters, brick-wall middle blockers and relentless liberos, see the best high school volleyball players Michigan had to offer in 2020. Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. (Linsey Wuepper | MLive.com file), No. This year, Christian has been Division 2's top-ranked team since the season started and Gates earned a spot as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award. All rights reserved (About Us). Players float in the air while they spike the ball and carve up chunks of real estate to dig out balls that appear impossible to return. No. While Nissley is the best volleyball player in North Dakota, she's also one of the best high school basketball players in the nation. This year, the Michigan State commit has more than 1,000 assists to help guide the Marlins to their third consecutive regional title. 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. Middleton, a 6-foot-2 USC commit, had 20 kills in the state championship match against Perry High and led Hamilton with 286 kills and 141 digs. Russell to a state runner-up finish in 2020, and her team should be the favorite to win it all in 2021 with another returning Class AA All-State pick in Tennisen Hiller. Need proof? Emil Lippe | MLive.com. Jordan Fish was a three-time all-stater at North Branch. Schnichels is 6-foot-4 and was dominant in her first two seasons of high school volleyball with 376 kills in 119 sets. Accolades: VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A state runner-up (2019), VolleyballMag.com No. She's already a Top 20 recruit in the Class of 2023, according to PrepVolleyball.com, and there aren't a lot of those coming out of South Dakota. The second-ranked Vikings take on honorable mention Ida in Tuesday's state quarterfinals, and O'Gorman figures to play a big role in Lakewood's push toward another trip to the state semifinals. In last week's regional championship sweep over Manton, Gerow tallied 24 kills and 10 digs, and she'll need to have another strong performance in Tuesday's quarterfinal showdown with Traverse City St. Francis at Houghton Lake.