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PVCA Clinic
There will be no clinic this December. We may possibly try to do something in conjunction with the boy's season. The AVCA will be holding their 2019 convention in Pittsburgh and we will be coordinating with them for this December 2019 event. Please try to attend.
Larry Bock Retires
PVCA Hall of Fame coach Larry Bock is retiring from Navy.
Girls All-State Certificates
Girls All-State certificates have been mailed. Please contact Daryl Wessner at dlwessner@comcast.net or 570-764-4965 with any questions. The following team's certificates need member coaches to be issued: Ambridge, Archbishop Carroll, Archbishop Wood, Armstrong, Bishop Canevin, Bishop Carroll, Bishop Shanahan, Cambridge Springs, Cardinal O'Hara, Cedar Crest, CB East, Central Cambria, Central Dauphin, Central Valley, Central York, Chestnut Ridge, Cochranton, Conneaut, Coudersport, Downingtown West, Emmaus, Exeter, Hampton, Harbor, Creek, Hempfield (D3), Hempfield (D7), Kane, Lancaster Mennonite, Mahanoy Area, Merion Mercy, Mount St. Joseph's, Neshannock, New Hope Solebury, North Allegheny, North Clarion, North East, Oakland Catholic, Octorara, Otto-Eldred, Perkiomen Valley, Pope John Paul 2, Sacred Heart, Serra Catholic, Somerset, Thomas Jefferson, Villa Maria Academy (D10), Warwick, WC Rustin, Westmont Hilltop, West York, Whitehall, & Wyalusing Valley.
Legendary Coach Harriett Morrison Passes
PVCA Hall of Fame coach Harriett Morrison has passed away. Her contributions to the sport of volleyball and especially the players she coached were tremendous. The PVCA sends our sincerest condolences to her family and the many people she touched throughout her life.
Updated Memberships
All memberships have been updated and posted on the website in a sortable database. Please contact Daryl Wessner at dlwessner@comcast.net with any updates, changes, or corrections. Thank you
2017 All-District Girl's Teams
All-District selections are now posted in the Girls section of the website in a sortable table. Please email Daryl Wessner at dlwessner@comcast.net with any additions, corrections or changes. Thank you
All-State Teams
The 2017 Girl's All-State teams can be found under the All-State tab.
2016-2017 AVCA Academic All-Americans
| Altoona Area High School Boys | John Saboe |
| Academy of the New Church | Ms. Holly Adams |
| Altoona Area High School Girls | Karan Price |
| Bishop McDevitt High School | Mr. James Harrigan |
| Garden Spot High School | Mr. Dennis Werner |
| Germantown Academy | Mr. Daniel Sullivan |
| Penn Manor High School | Mr. Timothy Joyce |
| Pine Grove Area High School | Mr. Daryl Wessner |
| Saint Francis University (Pa.) - Men | Mr. Mike Rumbaugh |
| La Salle University | Ms. Caitlin Maureen Rimgaila |
| Lafayette College | Mrs. Terri D Campbell |
| Lehigh University | Mr. Bob Bertucci |
| Robert Morris University (PA) | Mr. Dale P Starr |
| Saint Francis University (PA) | Sara McMullen |
| Temple University | Mr. Bakeer Ganes |
| University of Pennsylvania | Ms. Katie Schumacher-Cawley |
| Villanova University | Mr. Joshua L Steinbach |
| Chestnut Hill College | Kimberly Kolesnik |
| Clarion University | Ms. Jennifer S Mills |
| Gannon University | Matthew J Darling |
| Holy Family University | Mr. Jeff Rotondo |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Mr. Scott Pennewill |
| Mercyhurst University | Mr. Ryan E Patton |
| Seton Hill University | Mr. Rick Hall |
| Slippery Rock University | Ms. Laurie Lokash |
| West Chester University | Mrs. Katherine G Bellaver |
| Bryn Mawr College | Mrs. Nicole Kimberly Reiley |
| Cabrini University | Mr. Eric Schaefer |
| Carnegie-Mellon University | Mrs. Kimberly A Kelly |
| Dickinson College | Andrew Pile |
| Elizabethtown College | Mr. Alex Hinsey |
| Geneva College | Wendy Smith |
| Gettysburg College | Mrs. Leah Bernier |
| Grove City College | Ms. Erin Kathleen Street |
| Haverford College | Drew Nicole Hargrave |
| Immaculata University | Jill Holdren |
| Keystone College | Mrs. Nicole Wentz |
| King's College (PA) | Mr. Bernie Kachinko |
| Lebanon Valley College | Mr. Wayne Perry |
| Marywood University | Timothy Walsh |
| Messiah College | Ms. Holly Motheral |
| Moravian College | Mrs. Shelley Bauder |
| Mount Aloysius College | Brianna Baker |
| Muhlenberg College | Mrs. Alexa A Keckler |
| Neumann University | Ms. Alicia MacGlaughlin |
| Susquehanna University | Mr. John Kuuipo Tom |
| Swarthmore College | Ms. Harleigh A Chwastyk |
| University of Scranton | Mr. James Spangler |
| Waynesburg University | Mrs. Stephanie a Benkowski |
| Westminster College (PA) | Ms. Tammy L Swearingen |
| Widener University | Mr. Donovan Anglin |
Central York & Northern Allegheny
Northeastern PIAA AA State Champions 2017
Central York PIAA AAA State Champions 2017
Beaver County Christian PIAA AA State Runner-ups 2017
Northern Allegheny PIAA AAA State Runner-ups 2017
Academic All-State Award 2015-2016
The PVCA is pleased to announce the Academic All-State Award. Any varsity player with a 3.5 GPA and/or an A average for the 2015-2016 school year is eligible. The head coach must be a member. Please fill out the form under the Academic All-State tab for any eligible player.
AVCA HS Academic All-American Teams
| School | Coach |
|---|---|
| Altoona Area (Boys) | John Saboe |
| Academy of Notre Dame de Namur | Michael Sheridan |
| Academy of the New Church | Holly Adams |
| Altoona Area (Girls) | Karan Price |
| Bishop Canevin | Kevin Walters |
| Conestoga | Diana Felker |
| Garden Spot | Denny Werner |
| Germantown Academy | Daniel Sullivan |
| Manheim Central | Laurie McClure |
| Neshannock | Andrew Frank |
| Parkland | Mike Krause |
| Pine Grove Area | Sasha Birosik |
| Upper St. Clair | Alex Hinsey |
Kristin Krause Named Volleyball Magazine All-American
Kristin Krause, a 5'9" senior setter at State Champion Parkland High School, was named to the All-American Second Team by Volleyball Magazine
Volleyball Great Ellen Toy Passes - "It has been a lovely ride." Ellen Toy
Congratulations Mike Rumbaugh - 200 Wins
PIAA Champions
A Bishop Canevin defeats Northstar 25-21, 25-16, & 25-17
AA Berks Catholic defeats Fort Leboeuf 28-26, 25-18, 25-27, & 25-8
AAA Parkland defeats Hempfield 24-26, 23-25, 25-15, 25-16, & 15-12
2015 Hall of Fame Class
Congratulations to the new Hall of Fame members. Induction will be on Friday, December 4 at our banquet at the Ramada in State College at 5:00.
- 2014 PSU Women's Volleyball Team
- Alisha Glass - Athlete
- Megan Hodge - Athlete
- Max Holt - Athlete
- Ellen Toy - Lifetime Service Award
- Judy Heinze - Lifetime Service Award
- Dan Schall - Coach
- Sports Imports - Benefactor Award
3 Named to Volleyball Magazine Boys' Fab 50
Three Pennsylvania players were selected among the top 50 recruits in the class of 2015. Luke Braswell, a 6'5" Penn State bound setter for Northeastern; Michael Fisher, a 6'4" OH from Cumberland Valley who will be attending Pepperdine; and Frank Melvin, a 6'5" OH from Schuylkill Valley who will be attending Penn State were selected by Volleyball Magazine. In addition, Reese Devilbiss, a 6'1" junior OH from Northeastern was selected as 1 of 25 underclassmen to watch.
Sortable Databases
You are able to sort the various databases on the website by clicking on the arrows at the top of each column.
