Volleyball

A local Gainesville volleyball club, Gainesville Juniors Volleyball, took home two big titles this weekend from the 51st Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior National Volleyball Championship. The AAU tournament is the world’s largest volleyball tournament. It’s hosted every year at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), in Orlando, FL. Competition …

Three Newberry High School volleyball players signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to continue their athletic and academic careers collegiately. Three out of the five seniors on the team have committed. Hanna Templeton committed to Webber International University as a setter, Hailey Tharp committed to Florida State College …

BANG! The volleyball is smacked from above. BOOM! It hits the floor with tremendous force. “YEAH!” The crowd roars in support. This is what a Thursday evening sounded like in the fall, in a small high school gym in Gainesville with no air conditioning, full of hopes and dreams. This …

The whistle blew for the last time on the Gators season Saturday, ending their time in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship. The loss to Georgia Tech was a small section of a season of injuries, expectations and rising stars. Accomplishments The Gators finished the regular season fourth in the SEC …

The No. 4 seed Florida Gators eliminated the ASUN conference champion, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, from the NCAA Volleyball Tournament after a clean sweep Thursday in the O’Connell Center. The Gators move on to round 2 to face a strong Georgia Tech (23-6) team Friday at 7 p.m. in the …

The No. 4 Florida Gators volleyball team fell in a five-set thriller to No. 5 Georgia Tech in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday in the O’Connell Center. The Gators (19-10) were eliminated from the tournament to end their season. It was a tight game that saw moments …

The No. 4 seed Florida Gators eliminated the ASUN conference champion, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, from the NCAA Volleyball Tournament after a clean sweep Thursday in the O’Connell Center. The Gators move on to round 2 to face a strong Georgia Tech (23-6) team Friday at 7 p.m. in the …

The NCAA volleyball tournament begins Thursday with a No. 4 seed Florida Gators team hosting the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in the first round of the upper-left bracket. The Gators will be the biggest challenge that Florida Gulf Coast has faced this season outside of Texas. https://twitter.com/GatorsVB/status/1728952126788051049 Gulf Coast’s Road …

The Florida Gators are dancing into the NCAA Tournament, as they earned the No. 4 seed in the top left bracket and hosting rights for the opening rounds. https://twitter.com/GatorsVB/status/1728937094658363492 The Competition Gainesville will feature three teams in addition to the Gators, with games on November 30 and December 1. https://twitter.com/NCAAVolleyball/status/1728914129698844716 …

The No. 20 Florida volleyball team fell in straight sets to No. 10 Kentucky in Lexington on Saturday afternoon. The rematch marked the last game of the regular season and puts the Gators at 18-9 overall and 10-8 in conference play. It is tough to end the season on a …