UIL VOLLEYBALL

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Clear Springs Chargers. Clear Springs ChargersClear Springs went 27-18 last year, reaching the second round before falling to Deer Park. The biggest question for Clear Springs is who will set up Richardson and Dawson after losing Avery Reynolds to graduation.

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. No club tournaments to travel to, limited training available but what that means is everyone should be fresh for the 2020 campaign. VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Pearland Oilers. Pearland OilersYear-in and year-out, Pearland must be penciled in somewhere.

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. Here is one of the Dark Horses - the Kingwood Park Panthers. Kingwood Park PanthersIt wasn't that long ago that Kingwood Park was hoisting the trophy in Garland (2018). Looking towards 2020, Kingwood Park will have to replace some big pieces, including Libby Overmyer (Colgate), Avery Hill and Alia Williams (LSU). Other key returners include first-team, all-district pick Anya Arrington (488 digs) and second-teamer Hallie Ryan (181 kills, 116 digs, 47 blocks).

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. No club tournaments to travel to, limited training available but what that means is everyone should be fresh for the 2020 campaign. Below are the Top 10 for Class 5A heading into the 2020 season. 1 Fulshear ChargersNo. 1 Fulshear ChargersNo.

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Santa Fe Indians. Santa Fe IndiansFor the past three years, Santa Fe has made it to at least the Regional Quarterfinals. Last year, Santa Fe with 33-15 but will have to replace District 22-5A MVP Kassidy Taves.

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Spring Lions. Spring LionsUnder the direction of coach Stephanie Porter, the Spring Lion volleyball team has been in good hands. Davis and MacArthur will challenge Spring in district, but the Lions have too much power.

VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Cypress Creek Cougars. Cypress Creek CougarsThe Cypress Creek Cougars were the volleyball standard in the city of Houston decades ago. The Cougars won state in 1989, 1993 and 1997 at the highest level of Texas high school volleyball. Cy Creek is looking to get back to their consistent winning ways.

For me, as I sit here and write the What's Inside article for the 2020 VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview Magazine - this is a little return to "normalcy" for me and all of us at VYPE. Getting back to sports will bring a sense of normalcy to athletes, coaches and parents across the City of Houston! My hope is that seeing the 2020 VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview Magazine arriving in your mailboxes in the next few weeks will bring the beginning of that sense of "normalcy". In a year that hasn't been normal, VYPE wanted to make sure we still did what we do - provide an in-depth preview of volleyball. The 2020 VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview Magazine has arrived (Order Your Copy TODAY!!

Welcome to our annual VYPE Volleyball Issue as we preview the Who's Who this season, fingers crossed. Don't take things for granted. Don't take practice for granted. Take nothing for granted because we can see how quickly the end can come. Matt Malatesta, VYPE Media Chief Content OfficerCLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE 2020 VYPE HOUSTON VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW MAGAZINE

It's been a big summer for Boerne Champion rising junior Marissa Drange. She attended the event in Cedar City, where she met and worked with coaches Pete Hoyer and Lorelle Hoyer. I cannot wait to step on the court as a Thunderbird and represent SUU in the Big Sky Conference." "When I heard the news that UIL released, I was incredibly relieved and excited that we would still get to have a volleyball season," said Drange. The change to the 2020 schedule will affect the team's early matches, including an early tournament in West Texas, but don't expect that to change the goals that Boerne Champion and Drange have set for themselves.

Those are the range of emotions volleyball coaches are feeling day-in and day-out as the number of days between now and the tentative start of the 2020 volleyball season gets smaller. The current start of 2020 volleyball tryouts still stand as August 3. But it is understood that the "normal" start to the season may not be the same for 2020. So, the biggest question is how do we safely start volleyball on time? Club volleyball teams have been doing personal training this summer and have recently been doing tryouts for the 2020-2021 teams.

HOUSTON - For Kristin Goodman driving to a gym this week to train volleyball players feels like the first step back to normalcy. The new Fort Bend Austin volleyball coach also coaches for the Houston Stellars club team - which has already cancelled its summer season - but on Monday could start doing private lessons. Things will look different, but we are so excited to start playing volleyball again pic.twitter.com/j5ukfcUCqJ Houston Skyline (@HoustonSkyline) May 18, 2020The private lessons do come with restrictions. Now, the biggest question is, can what club volleyball teams are doing be transferred over to the high school teams? "I think with the right precautions and safety that we're taking into account, I think August 3rd is doable."