Class 5 is loaded with high-level college recruits, but the underclassmen are the future for Missouri high school volleyball, and two outstanding freshmen make the list.    (2022) | Blue Springs...

We will venture into the afternoon matches (bolded in the schedule below). This is to ensure that each team and player a more dedicated coverage and preview. We continue with the 2:00 PM match with...

The Missouri High School Volleyball  All-State teams were unveiled yesterday, and below you will find the complete list; career numbers are provided only for seniors. – 2023 – Outside – Bishop...

I cover both sides of the state line but living in Kansas City gives me more insight into the happenings as I get to see more games live. Hence for the last two years, we’ve seen the KC Metro 15...

– 2024 – Libero – Incarnate Word Academy Only been a mainstay in the backcourt for the last two seasons and she is one of the best at her position in Class 4. She has been a big reason why IWA...

We highlighted the pass first, now the set. While we did share an article that focused on the top setters in this class from a statistical point of view, this article focuses on the setters from a...

This wasn’t an easy task but we were up to the challenge. With the talent on both sides of the state line, we embarked on creating our first All-Metro Team. We want to be clear, there are tons of...

IWA stays on top and a couple of new ones join the rankings. Next couple of weeks some huge matchups take place for Class 4 that should move some up a couple of spots. Incarnate Word Academy Red...

The 17s are ready to start the bid season in Omaha for the Northern Lights Qualifier and expect the fireworks to be set off immediately with the Kansas and Missouri teams expected to field teams. The...

We got a treat regionally with two teams in the 16 Open Gold Bracket. As we shared on our Day 3 Updates From Nevada, Mavs KC 16-1 and 16 Elite were set to go for the top prize. Mavs KC 16-1 started...

– 2025 – Outside – Liberty She is only one of the top recruits in the 2025 class in the nation and if you’ve watched her play you know why. Incredible talent! Abigail passed 1,000 career kills and...

We are moving along with highlighting some of the setters that caught our eye at the Prep Dig Top 250 Expo. We saw of course quality sets, but we were also amazed at the back-row defense, blocking at...

After finishing last year as the third place winner in Class 2, not many teams in the state have the stacked team that Jefferson will put on the court this year, with five players in the top 150 for...

2021 club season ended with 15 Black standing atop the podium as top dog winning the open division in Las Vegas. A new year with many of the same faces pits the now 16 Black team as a favorite to...

Class 2 has three teams making a repeat trip to the final four. Last year Hermann knocked off Jefferson in the semifinals on their way to another state title, while Jefferson would take 3rd place....

Volleyball is off and running in the KC Metro. The annual St. James Volleyball Slam was not short of big-time players. Here are some who caught our attention during the first four matches. Tiana...

Nothing better than getting to hear about players reaching milestones during their high school careers.  Here is part 3 of the milestone reached for 2021.  The first six are the most recent.  ...

With the qualifying season coming to an end, a handful of players from Kansas and Missouri will be heading near Chicago for some training with the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program....

I’m playing a little catch-up but I spent most of my weekend watching mainly the 15s and 16s, as those are the two classes we are still gathering information on. With updated rankings soon approach...

There are so many to choose from but let us start with the deepest group, which are the top returning pins in Kansas City. It’s not just about kills but we look at defense, behind the service line,...

The busy qualifying month for the 16s is a wrap with many teams across the state lines battling it out to earn that goal of competing this summer in Indianapolis. Let’s jump around the country and...

Class 4 was entertaining, with Westminster Christian taking the title over Incarnate Word Academy. These rankings are based on last year’s classification and will change once the new multiplier takes...

2023 was an exciting year for Saint Louis and the surrounding area, with several teams winning state championships. Each year the classes get bigger and better, and this year is no different. The...

This weekend, the Prep Dig Top 250 Expo series is heading to Kansas! Led by our hand-selected team of experienced event directors and coaches, the top 250 will feature some of the best prospects in...

We are continuing our all-state coverage for the state with Class 4 and the junior class. A lot of tremendous players earned honors in 2022. – Glendale The defender was lights out for the 16-win...

– 6’3” – Middle – St. Pius X Burst onto the scene with an opening weekend of dominance. The Lancer middle has been a critical piece of the offense and defense, providing big kills and stuffs. The...

We always get excited about updating our rankings! We get some movement of players moving up based on outstanding seasons or players entering the rankings for the first time. Our latest update is...

St. Dominic         21-5-1   4th Place Breanna Schreimann,  Junior  In a 16-25, 18-25, 15-25 loss to Liberty North in the semifinals, Breanna had 11 kills and ten digs.  Breanna had 14 kills and nine...

The Class of 2025 is still a little unknown to us! We learn something through every tournament, every high school game, and every highlight video. That is why you see more movement in this class than...

This content series is sponsored by GameChanger – The Official Scorekeeping, Stats, Team Management & Technology Partner of Prep Dig. What a day at ‘ last=”]’ last=”]. The second stop on my Top 250...

We are still pretty new to this high school coverage thing. Our goal is to bring recognition to the play of individuals and teams across the state. There are times we need to step away from the game...

We have been very high on the 17 Black team to start the season. With returning players like UCLA-bound and Minnesota-commit , we expected them to be in the conversation for some early season...

Parker Long – Outside – Seneca Long reached the 500 career kills last weekend at the Strafford Tournament as her team went 2-2-1 on the day. – Setter – St. Charles 500 kills for setter and right-side...

I saw many of these teams this past weekend and they are ready for the national stage. The age group has been challenging for years and this year is no different as four teams are set for open play....

The gyms are full again as the 2021 club season is off and running around the state. We continue to keep our hopes high for a successful year mirroring that of the high school season. We are starting...

Volleyball is off and running in the KC Metro. The annual St. James Volleyball Slam was not short of big-time players. Here are some who caught our attention during the afternoon set of matches we...

We are coming down to the wire in regard to qualifiers and region bid tournaments. In the HOA region, the 16s will battle it out this upcoming weekend in Lawrence, KS for the remaining bids pending...

Teams: Grain Valley, Pembroke Hill, Platte County, St. Pius This was a very intriguing sectional with a couple of solid storylines. We had Pembroke Hill coming in with an undefeated season. We also...

1. Westminster Christian Wildcats 20-2-5 A rematch with Parkway West on 10/11 will be a massive game for the Wildcats. Parkway West handed the Wildcats a split and a loss in the Borgia Tournament,...

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A ton of talent in the field for the Rockwood Tournament. Here are some of the setters that I enjoyed watching play. One of the top setters in the nation, an up-and-coming setter, and three other...

Hermann Bearcats 29-5-1 vs. Jefferson BlueJays 32-6-1   Dynasty is one word to describe Hermann High School Bearcat Volleyball team.  The Bearcats finished 3rd in last year’s Class 3 state tournament...

Career Milestones are something to be celebrated for our athletes, and this article will be a running list of career milestones reached this season. If you know someone that has reached a career...

The Class of 2023 and 2024 were easily the toughest to rank this year. When we introduced our first 2023 rankings in August, we had primarily their freshman seasons to work from due to an abbreviated...

Time to peek ahead at 16 Open. This division will undoubtedly draw a lot of eyes as we turn toward July. I’ll be one of those sets of eyes, and I can’t wait to join everyone in Indy for one last club...

I love waking up and opening up my Twitter to find messages from parents all over the state giving me milestone updates. I’m doing my best to keep up but milestones are happening more and more....

A day late but our latest 15 has some movement. Monday and Tuesday matches are not taken into consideration. 1. St. James (25-3) St. James is back on top after claiming a tournament championship in a...

– 2026 – Belton – 2024 –  Carl Junction – 2024 – Festus – 2024 – Helias Catholic – 2024 –  Incarnate Word Academy – 2024 – Incarnate Word Academy – 2025 – Incarnate Word Academy -2025 – Incarnate...

The 2023 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release! Quickly, though, below is a simple look at the names of players who were added in...

In the era of many athletes graduating early to head off to their college campuses, this would be the last dance for 17 Black as we know them. This team has a history of solid finishes and finding a...

We are still taking a look at all things related to the state championships as we close out the month of November. There were many juniors who had standout weekends at their respective state tourna...

Class 2 would finish with powerhouse Hermann winning its 15th title, and the top 4 teams held 14 of the 30 players on this year’s all-state team.   Kindal Wimsatt (2022) | Adrian The libero for the...

A quick glance at the new top ten from this crazy talented class of volleyballers.

There is no shortage of talent on the left pin in the class of 2022. The top-ranked outside, (3) has determined Missouri State will be her future home. Just down the rankings, (6) has said Alabama...

As summer turns into fall, and student-athletes are coming to tryouts and pre-season activities, one competition stands above the rest if you are in the Kansas City Metro area. St. James Academy and...

The Kansas City area isn’t running out of quality outside attackers anytime soon. I was fortunate to watch an impressive group of pin hitters at last weekend’s Top 250 Expo at ‘ last=”]’ last=”]...

Class 5 has a lot of newcomers and should shake things up a bit this year. One thing that hasn’t changed is Lafayette and it’s dominance. Until it’s knocked off the state level, I can’t see not...

We did see some movement within our top 10 in these updated rankings. As emails come pouring in as we see after every ranking update it’s important to add this note: sometimes a player moving down...

We had Missouri teams leave the comfort of their homes and temperatures in the 50s to the cold and snowy fun of Minnesota in March. As I’ve transitioned to covering Missouri only, it’s been tough...

1. Westminster Christian Wildcats 11-2-2 With wins over Helias, St. Dominic, and Incarnate Word Academy, the Wildcats suffered a couple of setbacks to push them down 1. Ties to Borgia and Parkway...

Postseason time! Let’s jump right into our previews of what will go on in District 8 of Class 5 starting this week! Teams in order of seeds: Liberty, Liberty North, Park Hill, Park Hill South, North...

Some will tell you we’ve saved the best position for last. Our 2024 scouting report series has taken a tour of just a few standouts from the big month of April that we’ve had. These national qualif...

We have reached our top 5. Our panel shared this was not an easy task. The top 5 is an experienced group led by four 2021 players. Those four players were also listed in our previous article highli...

Saxony Lutheran 26-8-3 Vs. Jefferson 29-5-1 Jefferson is looking to return and finish better than 3rd from last year. In the last week of the season, Jefferson avenged an earlier defeat to Saxony...

We wind down April and the qualifying season with our April highlights. As we shared a couple of months back, we love looking at the player’s highlights and sharing some insight on what we saw when...

– 2025 – Outside -Potosi I’m excited to see this one in person at the Jackson Tournament. During a 2-3 loss to Farmington Ava put down a state-leading 38 kills in a match. Addie Czuppon – 2024 –...