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girls volleyball Archive
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![The final tournaments of the girls’ high school volleyball season played out over the weekend as teams from across the state got one last chance to tune up before […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/hsvollybl-115x115.jpg "Perry, Flagstaff HS claim final volleyball tourney titles")
Perry, Flagstaff HS claim final volleyball tourney titles
Posted on October 16, 2018 | No CommentsThe final tournaments of the girls’ high school volleyball season played out over the weekend as teams from across the state got one last chance to tune up before […] -
![Arizona high schools are still trying to return to the top of the Nike Tournament of Champions, the girls’ volleyball tournament generally regarded as the event to determine a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/volleyball-115x115.jpg "AZ volleyball teams building national stature at Nike TOC")
AZ volleyball teams building national stature at Nike TOC
Posted on September 27, 2018 | No CommentsArizona high schools are still trying to return to the top of the Nike Tournament of Champions, the girls’ volleyball tournament generally regarded as the event to determine a […] -
![Hamilton High School just won the Gold bracket title at this year’s Westwood Tournament of Champions girls’ volleyball tournament, a major early-season event that draws many of the top-ranked […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/VBfloor-115x115.jpg "Hamilton volleyball wins Westwood TOC…prize or jinx?")
Hamilton volleyball wins Westwood TOC…prize or jinx?
Posted on September 18, 2018 | No CommentsHamilton High School just won the Gold bracket title at this year’s Westwood Tournament of Champions girls’ volleyball tournament, a major early-season event that draws many of the top-ranked […] -
![With apologies to Xavier Prep, tomorrow could provide one final preview of what the 6A volleyball high school state championship match could look like. It’s the final match on […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/VBsetter-115x115.jpg "Corona vs. Mountain Pte. offers state volleyball preview")
Corona vs. Mountain Pte. offers state volleyball preview
Posted on October 23, 2017 | No CommentsWith apologies to Xavier Prep, tomorrow could provide one final preview of what the 6A volleyball high school state championship match could look like. It’s the final match on […] -
![Xavier volleyball is back. And no team in the state’s top high school conference is more painfully aware of that than Corona del Sol High School, the 6A defending […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hsvollybl-115x115.jpg "Top AZ team: Xavier Prep volleyball takes 3rd at Nike TOC")
Top AZ team: Xavier Prep volleyball takes 3rd at Nike TOC
Posted on October 2, 2017 | No CommentsXavier volleyball is back. And no team in the state’s top high school conference is more painfully aware of that than Corona del Sol High School, the 6A defending […] -
![When the Corona del Sol High School girls’ volleyball team won last year’s 6A state championship it ended a long title drought that began back in 1991 when the […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/VB3hands-115x115.jpg "Corona del Sol’s win at Westwood TOC may be prophetic")
Corona del Sol’s win at Westwood TOC may be prophetic
Posted on September 25, 2017 | No CommentsWhen the Corona del Sol High School girls’ volleyball team won last year’s 6A state championship it ended a long title drought that began back in 1991 when the […] -
![To quote Yogi Berra, it’s ‘deja vu all over again’ for the Perry High School girls’ volleyball team. The Pumas won this year’s House of Payne Volleyball Invite over […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/volleyball_large-115x115.jpg "Perry volleyball wins House of Payne…good omen or jinx?")
Perry volleyball wins House of Payne…good omen or jinx?
Posted on September 12, 2017 | No CommentsTo quote Yogi Berra, it’s ‘deja vu all over again’ for the Perry High School girls’ volleyball team. The Pumas won this year’s House of Payne Volleyball Invite over […] -
![It has been a down-to-the-wire horse race all season long in 6A volleyball as a handful of teams have been juggling positions among the top five rankings in the conference, without […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/volleyball1224-115x115.jpg "Corona del Sol is 6A volleyball champ, Centennial wins 5A")
Corona del Sol is 6A volleyball champ, Centennial wins 5A
Posted on November 11, 2016 | No CommentsIt has been a down-to-the-wire horse race all season long in 6A volleyball as a handful of teams have been juggling positions among the top five rankings in the conference, without […] -
![Like ships passing in the night, the Corona del Sol High School and Desert Vista High girls’ volleyball teams have quietly slipped past each other as they continue to […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/volbl-115x115.jpg "Perry HS, Corona del Sol move to the top of 6A volleyball")
Perry HS, Corona del Sol move to the top of 6A volleyball
Posted on September 22, 2016 | No CommentsLike ships passing in the night, the Corona del Sol High School and Desert Vista High girls’ volleyball teams have quietly slipped past each other as they continue to […] -
![Don’t misunderstand. As a general rule, parents need to stay out of the business of running high school sports programs. It almost always turns out badly when they don’t. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/vb2-1-115x115.jpg "Centennial HS was right to listen to parents upset with hire")
Centennial HS was right to listen to parents upset with hire
Posted on February 23, 2016 | No CommentsDon’t misunderstand. As a general rule, parents need to stay out of the business of running high school sports programs. It almost always turns out badly when they don’t. […] -
![The gymnasium at Mesquite High School in Gilbert was packed for Tuesday’s state girls’ volleyball championship match between Xavier Prep and Desert Vista High as fans awaited the much-anticipated […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hsVolbl-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista holds off Xavier for repeat D-I volleyball title")
Desert Vista holds off Xavier for repeat D-I volleyball title
Posted on November 12, 2015 | No CommentsThe gymnasium at Mesquite High School in Gilbert was packed for Tuesday’s state girls’ volleyball championship match between Xavier Prep and Desert Vista High as fans awaited the much-anticipated […] -
![The Division I state tournament for girls volleyball began Tuesday, but today is when it gets serious. In Tuesday’s first round in Division I, top-seeded Desert Vista High School […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/volleyball_large-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista volleyball begins quest to repeat state title")
Desert Vista volleyball begins quest to repeat state title
Posted on November 5, 2015 | No CommentsThe Division I state tournament for girls volleyball began Tuesday, but today is when it gets serious. In Tuesday’s first round in Division I, top-seeded Desert Vista High School […] -
![Arizona high schools picked up more than their share of titles from the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions girls’ volleyball tourney over the weekend. But the big prize eluded […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/volleyball-115x115.jpg "Desert Vista HS takes 3rd at Nike TOC; Xavier’s reign ends")
Desert Vista HS takes 3rd at Nike TOC; Xavier’s reign ends
Posted on October 5, 2015 | No CommentsArizona high schools picked up more than their share of titles from the prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions girls’ volleyball tourney over the weekend. But the big prize eluded […] -
![Since the 21-team Payson Invitational Tournament kicked off girls’ high school volleyball in Arizona a week ago, there have been smaller tournaments sprouting up like mushrooms on almost a […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hsvollybl-115x115.jpg "Prep volleyball: season’s big tourneys fast approaching")
Prep volleyball: season’s big tourneys fast approaching
Posted on September 9, 2015 | No CommentsSince the 21-team Payson Invitational Tournament kicked off girls’ high school volleyball in Arizona a week ago, there have been smaller tournaments sprouting up like mushrooms on almost a […] -
![As Grand Canyon University prepares to begin its third year in a four-year transition period to move from Division II to full accreditation as a D-I program athletics program, some […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rp_primary_GCU_women_s_volleyball-115x115.jpg "2015 could be pivotal year for GCU women’s volleyball")
2015 could be pivotal year for GCU women’s volleyball
Posted on June 30, 2015 | No CommentsAs Grand Canyon University prepares to begin its third year in a four-year transition period to move from Division II to full accreditation as a D-I program athletics program, some […] -
![The Gilbert High girls’ volleyball team once again was able to use the House of Payne Invitational to get ready for the most challenging early-season tournament in the state, […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vbdig-115x115.jpg "Gilbert HS wins House of Payne; Westwood TOC is next")
Gilbert HS wins House of Payne; Westwood TOC is next
Posted on September 17, 2014 | No CommentsThe Gilbert High girls’ volleyball team once again was able to use the House of Payne Invitational to get ready for the most challenging early-season tournament in the state, […] -
![Arizona’s high school volleyball teams represented the state well at the Nike Tournament of Champions over the weekend – but still struggled in the event’s showcase division of top teams. […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/volleyball_large-115x115.jpg "AZ volleyball teams fall short in top division of Nike TOC")
AZ volleyball teams fall short in top division of Nike TOC
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 2,620 CommentsArizona’s high school volleyball teams represented the state well at the Nike Tournament of Champions over the weekend – but still struggled in the event’s showcase division of top teams. […] -
![The aura of invincibility that emanated from the Horizon High School girls’ volleyball team at the start of the season may be starting to fade just a little. A crack […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/volleyball-115x115.jpg "Goldwater Volleyball Festival shows Horizon is beatable")
Goldwater Volleyball Festival shows Horizon is beatable
Posted on October 10, 2012 | 1,643 CommentsThe aura of invincibility that emanated from the Horizon High School girls’ volleyball team at the start of the season may be starting to fade just a little. A crack […] -
![Things are coming into focus early in the girls’ high school volleyball season. And, to no one’s surprise, Horizon High has become the focal point in Division I. Horizon’s 3-1 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/HSvb-115x115.png "Early tourneys help bring girls prep volleyball into focus")
Early tourneys help bring girls prep volleyball into focus
Posted on September 17, 2012 | No CommentsThings are coming into focus early in the girls’ high school volleyball season. And, to no one’s surprise, Horizon High has become the focal point in Division I. Horizon’s 3-1 […]