May 31, 2023

West Coast Cup: All-Tournament Teams

The vballrecruiter.com team spent the weekend enjoying the action at the JVA West Coast Cup in Long Beach. You can check out our Day 1, 2 and 3 Show Stoppers, plus our Gold Medal Rundown. The last of our coverage features the vballrecruiter.com All-Tournament Teams from 14 Club and 15-17 Open presenting our top players from the weekend. 17 OPEN OUTSIDES Arielle Bruk Academy 17 HP Lukasz Kiera Maynard Saddleback 17 Sofly Tate Drageset Actyve 17 Black MiKenna Henjum San Clemente 17 Riley Carly Grumet San Clemente 17 Riley Adia McCown Balboa Bay 17 Blue MIDDLES Rian Barr Saddleback 17 Sofly Sara Johnson Saddleback 17 Sofly Bella Chen Academy 17 HP Lukasz RIGHT SIDES Marlee Arrington Tstreet IE 17 Taylor Emma Rowell Actyve 17 Black (S/RS) SETTERS Isabelle Marco Academy 17 HP Lukasz Brooklyn Kostoff San Clemente 17 Riley Riley Barr Saddleback 17 Sofly L/DSs Camille Solovjev San Clemente 17 Riley Jaedyn Houston Balboa Bay 17 Blue Gemma Larbalestier Actyve 17 Black *** 16 OPEN OUTSIDES Lauren Farris Tstreet 16 Naseri Alexandra Jacome Club Cactus 16 Mizuno Kendall Timme Arete 16 Navy Telos Madelyn Feramisco VVA 16-1 Ryan Gilhooly Sunshine 16 Pacific MIDDLES Leimaile Lasike Tstreet LV 16 Trevor Kate Camp Tstreet LV 16 Trevor Delaney Blied Seal Beach 16 Black Amika Swanson Seal Beach 16 Black Juliana Sanchez VVA 16-1 RIGHT SIDES Ai-Lani Hunter VVA 16-1 Nikki Tawil Sunshine 16 Pacific (S/RS) Ayla Johanski SoCal 16 Eric (S/RS) SETTERS Jaleah Bauss Arete 16 Navy Telos Jolianna Salazar Tstreet LV 16 Trevor L/DSs Addison Dedekian VVA 16-1 Ava Akoubian Seal Beach 16 Black *** 15 OPEN OUTSIDES Charlotte Nowak Tstreet 15 Curtis Grace Jamison Actyve 15 Black Aviya Russo Academy 15 HP Daniele Sammie Aaron VVA 15-1 MIDDLES Emma Champagne Tstreet 15 Curtis Addison Coady Tstreet 15 Curtis Lauryn Lewis Sunshine 15 Westside Frankie Jones Sunshine 15 Westside RIGHT SIDES Melina McKinney Academy 15 HP Daniele Sophia Cotter Sunshine 15 Westside Sara Moynihan Tstreet 15 Curtis (S/RS) SETTERS Ava McBride Actyve 15 Black (S/RS) Emerson Boyd Arete 15 Navy Telos (S/RS) Adriana Dorn Rage 15 Greg (S/RS) L/DSs Karys Campos Actyve 15 Black Emily Dufresne Arete 15 Navy Telos Skylar Noble Tstreet 15 Curtis *** 14 CLUB OUTSIDES Laila Turner Marin 13 Black Kayla Wolford BRVBA 14 Royal Ella Iseminger BRVBA 14 Royal Elsa Matherly 303 14 Alpha Adeline Robinson Silver State 14 Brad MIDDLES Whitney Longspaugh BRVBA 14 Royal Emerson Novac Juggernaut 14 National RIGHT SIDES Abigail Lardner Marin 13 Black Sierra Treewater Marin 13 Black SETTERS Lynniah Rodriguez 303 14 Alpha (S/RS) Sienna Moretti Silver State 14 Brad L/DSs Kaylee Bray Juggernaut 14 National Enujin Enkhbold 303 14 Alpha

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Class of 2026: Player Rankings Update

Last week we released our updated player rankings for the Classes of 2024 and 2025. Up next is the Class of 2026. We start with the players whose star rankings have changed, moving from either 4 to 5 stars or from 3 to 4 stars. That is followed by a list of new additions to the rankings. To view the full rankings, click here. Athletes Rising To 5 Stars   Athletes Rising To 4 Stars   NEW ADDITIONS Addison Polivka OH 1United 15 Dylan Ai-Vy Ho S Excel 15 National Red Anna O’Keefe S Northern Lights 15-1 Brooklyn Jenkins OH AZ Sky 15G Claire Nelson MB Austin Skyline 15 Royal Destiny Wiggins L/DS Wildfire 15 Ellie Stiernagle S SPVB 15 Elite Gentry Oblad OH Vegas Aces 16 UA Giovanna Artiles OH Tribe 15 Elite Cardinal  Grace Lee OH High Tide 15 Elite *** Grace Martin OH Pohaku 15-1 Jayden Robinson OH Hou Skyline 15 Royal Jordyn Joppru MB AZ Sky 15G Kaitlyn Nguyen L/DS Dakine Warriors 17 Surf Kate Schroetlin L/DS Norco 15 Black Kaylee Maikranz L/DS High Tide 15 Elite Leah Robinson OH MAVS 816 15-1 Lola Sageer OH VolleyFX 16 Mantra Lyla Stewart RS Mintonette Sports m.51 Makenna Crosson OH/RS NorCal 17-1 Black *** Melaina Haines OH LAV 15 National Black Mia Crowley OH TAV Houston 15 Adidas Nikolija Bulotovic S 1st Alliance 15 Gold Olivia Branum S OP2 15-1 Paighton Erb MB Premier Nebraska 15 Gold Skylar Brady OH OP2 15-1 Sydni Vice OH MJVA 16 Elite Taylor Stanley RS Dynasty 15 Black Trinity Thompson L/DS Vegas Aces 16 UA

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West Coast Cup: All-Tournament Teams

The vballrecruiter.com team spent the weekend enjoying the action at the JVA West Coast Cup in Long Beach. You can check out our Day 1, 2 and 3 Show Stoppers, plus our Gold Medal Rundown. The last of our coverage features the vballrecruiter.com All-Tournament Teams from 14 Club and 15-17 Open presenting our top players from the weekend. 17 OPEN OUTSIDES Arielle Bruk Academy 17 HP Lukasz Kiera Maynard Saddleback 17 Sofly Tate Drageset Actyve 17 Black MiKenna Henjum San Clemente 17 Riley Carly Grumet San Clemente 17 Riley Adia McCown Balboa Bay 17 Blue MIDDLES Rian Barr Saddleback 17 Sofly Sara Johnson Saddleback 17 Sofly Bella Chen Academy 17 HP Lukasz RIGHT SIDES Marlee Arrington Tstreet IE 17 Taylor Emma Rowell Actyve 17 Black (S/RS) SETTERS Isabelle Marco Academy 17 HP Lukasz Brooklyn Kostoff San Clemente 17 Riley Riley Barr Saddleback 17 Sofly L/DSs Camille Solovjev San Clemente 17 Riley Jaedyn Houston Balboa Bay 17 Blue Gemma Larbalestier Actyve 17 Black *** 16 OPEN OUTSIDES Lauren Farris Tstreet 16 Naseri Alexandra Jacome Club Cactus 16 Mizuno Kendall Timme Arete 16 Navy Telos Madelyn Feramisco VVA 16-1 Ryan Gilhooly Sunshine 16 Pacific MIDDLES Leimaile Lasike Tstreet LV 16 Trevor Kate Camp Tstreet LV 16 Trevor Delaney Blied Seal Beach 16 Black Amika Swanson Seal Beach 16 Black Juliana Sanchez VVA 16-1 RIGHT SIDES Ai-Lani Hunter VVA 16-1 Nikki Tawil Sunshine 16 Pacific (S/RS) Ayla Johanski SoCal 16 Eric (S/RS) SETTERS Jaleah Bauss Arete 16 Navy Telos Jolianna Salazar Tstreet LV 16 Trevor L/DSs Addison Dedekian VVA 16-1 Ava Akoubian Seal Beach 16 Black *** 15 OPEN OUTSIDES Charlotte Nowak Tstreet 15 Curtis Grace Jamison Actyve 15 Black Aviya Russo Academy 15 HP Daniele Sammie Aaron VVA 15-1 MIDDLES Emma Champagne Tstreet 15 Curtis Addison Coady Tstreet 15 Curtis Lauryn Lewis Sunshine 15 Westside Frankie Jones Sunshine 15 Westside RIGHT SIDES Melina McKinney Academy 15 HP Daniele Sophia Cotter Sunshine 15 Westside Sara Moynihan Tstreet 15 Curtis (S/RS) SETTERS Ava McBride Actyve 15 Black (S/RS) Emerson Boyd Arete 15 Navy Telos (S/RS) Adriana Dorn Rage 15 Greg (S/RS) L/DSs Karys Campos Actyve 15 Black Emily Dufresne Arete 15 Navy Telos Skylar Noble Tstreet 15 Curtis *** 14 CLUB OUTSIDES Laila Turner Marin 13 Black Kayla Wolford BRVBA 14 Royal Ella Iseminger BRVBA 14 Royal Elsa Matherly 303 14 Alpha Adeline Robinson Silver State 14 Brad MIDDLES Whitney Longspaugh BRVBA 14 Royal Emerson Novac Juggernaut 14 National RIGHT SIDES Abigail Lardner Marin 13 Black Sierra Treewater Marin 13 Black SETTERS Lynniah Rodriguez 303 14 Alpha (S/RS) Sienna Moretti Silver State 14 Brad L/DSs Kaylee Bray Juggernaut 14 National Enujin Enkhbold 303 14 Alpha

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Class of 2026: Player Rankings Update

Last week we released our updated player rankings for the Classes of 2024 and 2025. Up next is the Class of 2026. We start with the players whose star rankings have changed, moving from either 4 to 5 stars or from 3 to 4 stars. That is followed by a list of new additions to the rankings. To view the full rankings, click here. Athletes Rising To 5 Stars   Athletes Rising To 4 Stars   NEW ADDITIONS Addison Polivka OH 1United 15 Dylan Ai-Vy Ho S Excel 15 National Red Anna O’Keefe S Northern Lights 15-1 Brooklyn Jenkins OH AZ Sky 15G Claire Nelson MB Austin Skyline 15 Royal Destiny Wiggins L/DS Wildfire 15 Ellie Stiernagle S SPVB 15 Elite Gentry Oblad OH Vegas Aces 16 UA Giovanna Artiles OH Tribe 15 Elite Cardinal  Grace Lee OH High Tide 15 Elite *** Grace Martin OH Pohaku 15-1 Jayden Robinson OH Hou Skyline 15 Royal Jordyn Joppru MB AZ Sky 15G Kaitlyn Nguyen L/DS Dakine Warriors 17 Surf Kate Schroetlin L/DS Norco 15 Black Kaylee Maikranz L/DS High Tide 15 Elite Leah Robinson OH MAVS 816 15-1 Lola Sageer OH VolleyFX 16 Mantra Lyla Stewart RS Mintonette Sports m.51 Makenna Crosson OH/RS NorCal 17-1 Black *** Melaina Haines OH LAV 15 National Black Mia Crowley OH TAV Houston 15 Adidas Nikolija Bulotovic S 1st Alliance 15 Gold Olivia Branum S OP2 15-1 Paighton Erb MB Premier Nebraska 15 Gold Skylar Brady OH OP2 15-1 Sydni Vice OH MJVA 16 Elite Taylor Stanley RS Dynasty 15 Black Trinity Thompson L/DS Vegas Aces 16 UA

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