Volleyball

Flip the Switch.  Every year, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central head coach Karen O’Brien comes up with a catchphrase that she can use in conversations with her team for motivation. 

Mackinaw City’s Marlie Postula provided nearly perfect serving this fall. The rest of her Comets volleyball team was indeed perfect in Northern Lakes Conference play. And, you might say they are “set” for the next couple of years. She&r...

First it was the tennis courts, then the softball field. Finally the Schoolcraft volleyball team got back to its familiar digs in the gym to start this unusual season.

Over nearly two decades, Calumet has developed a tradition of excellence in high school volleyball. First-year coach Kate Bonacorsi remembers what it was like during the early years.

Last season the Onsted volleyball team had about as impressive a season as it could. The Wildcats started by not losing until early October – a 28-match win streak – and finished with a school-record 50 victories.  What are they doing for an encore?

Sydney Krause said she and her teammates on the Saginaw Valley Lutheran volleyball team don’t talk much about getting back to Battle Creek for MHSAA Finals weekend. Even though it’s clearly the goal, the senior setter said when everyone is tog...

It has often been said practice makes perfect. So far that has applied to the Carney-Nadeau Wolves, who have won all 10 of their volleyball meets this season. 

The Byron Center volleyball team switched leagues this season, from the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green to the O-K White. It’s been a change for the better.

Farmington Hills Mercy senior Jess Mruzik has been awarded as Gatorade’s national “Player of the Year” after earlier earning the state award for the second-straight season. Mruzik – who missed the start of the high school season while leading th...

The Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central volleyball team didn’t mean to be prophetic when it made “I’ve got your six” its season motto.  But on Saturday, the saying’s original intent – that each team member had the other’s bac...

Jess Mruzik spent most of Saturday afternoon putting dents in the court at Kellogg Arena.   But with the opportunity to seal Farmington Hills Mercy’s first MHSAA Division 1 volleyball title at her fingertips, Miss Volleyball showed some touch....

Tiffannie Gates couldn’t hold back the tears Saturday.  The Grand Rapids Christian volleyball coach had just watched her team win a second-straight Division 2 title, sweeping Lake Odessa Lakewood 25-21, 25-15, 25-16, which is emotional enough. She also had j...

All Heather Bowers does is win MHSAA titles.  The second-year Mendon volleyball coach is now 2-for-2 at Kellogg Arena, as her Hornets defeated Leland for the second straight year – this time 25-17, 25-19, 27-29, 25-14 – on Saturday in the Div...

Senior outside hitter Emily Van Dyke helped Southfield Christian to its third straight Division 4 Regional title last week with 15 kills and 10 digs against Allen Park Inter-City Baptist in the Semifinal and 20 kills in the championship match against Marine City Cardina...

State poll voters have been right on with their favorites for this weekend's MHSAA Volleyball Finals at Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena, as all four top-ranked teams will be making the trip.  What's more, Division 1 No. 1 Farmington Hills Mercy is one of seven conten...

The Lowell volleyball team has earned a trip to the season’s final week for the first time. A beefed-up regular-season schedule helped pave the way toward school history – last week’s program-first Regional title and a spot in Tuesday’s Division...

Ida four-year hitter Taylor Wegener had a career-high and state record book-qualifying 34 kills in Thursday’s 3-2 Division 2 District Final win over Carleton Airport, earning the MHSAA “Performance of the Week.”  The previous weekend, Wegener bec...

The history of girls volleyball in Michigan is filled with stalwarts, streaks and change. Certainly, one of the most captivating streaks was Marysville’s between 1997 and 2006.  The Vikings, guided by coach John Knuth, won nine Class B titles during that 10-...

Hudsonville fourth-year varsity setter Kaylee Maat had 35 assists – including the 4,000th of her high school career – to lead the No. 2-ranked Eagles past No. 9 Grand Haven 3-1 in an Oct. 3 matchup of top Division 1 teams, earning the MHSAA “Perfo...

Losing half its roster following a Division 4 championship season presented plenty of challenges to the Mendon varsity volleyball program this fall. But the resourceful Hornets, led by second-year head coach Heather Bowers, have managed to compete at a high level while...