Annerys Vargas Named Dominican Republic’s Player of the Year
At 36-years old, Amerys Vargas (green and white dress) is still the best volleyball player in the Dominican Republic.
Alba Blaj Reloads After Breakthrough Champions League Final in 2018
Included among 9 new additions so far at the EUropean League MVP Mairya Karakasheva.
Long-Time German Captain Jochen Schops Retires from National Team
Schops has been named Germany’s best volleyball player 3 times and was the MVP of the Polish League as recently as 2015. He’ll continue to play professionally.
Westcliff University Adds Men’s & Women’s Beach, Indoor Programs
After announcing new men’s indoor, women’s indoor, and women’s beach programs in April, the school has now decided to add men’s beach volleyball as well – a rare varsity program in the U.S.
Top Setter in Polish League to Miss 2018-2019 Season with Injury
After suffering an injury last season
TSV Herrsching Signs Younger Tille Brother Johannes as New Setter
Johannes Tille will join his older brother Ferdinand in Herrsching next season; he has been hired as the apparent starter at setter.
USA Volleyball Launches Adult National Beach Tour
USA Volleyball already has youth and collegiate beach national championships, and are now adding an adult championship as well.
Michal Ruciak Switches to Libero to Replace Watten at Czarni Radom
At 34, Polish Olympian Michal Ruciak is making the switch from outside hitter to libero for the 2018-2019 season.
FIVB Names Maxim Mikhaylov MVP of #VNL Final 6
Mikhaylov didn’t play at all during the tournament’s preliminary stages, but went huge in the Final 6 to lead Russia to gold while dropping only 1 set in 4 matches.
SAB Volley Legnano Appears to Have Folded from Italian Serie A League
The side did not submit an application to play in Serie A in 2018-2019 after suffering major penalties for financial mismanagement last season.
