Welcome to the Apple Valley Volleyball Homepage!
This is the homepage for the Apple Valley Junior Volleyball Club and the Apple Valley High School Girls Volleyball Boosters. Together we refer to ourselves as Apple Valley Volleyball, or AVVB.
Save the Dates — AVHS Summer Camp Information
April 17, 2012 (Updated April 22)
Apple Valley High School athletics department and volleyball coaches have set dates and times for summer volleyball camps: July 23-26. Go to the camps page and download the brochure with all of the details!
AVVB 14-2s End Season with a Tournament Win
April 7, 2012 (posted April 17)
The 14-2s (shown below) finished their season with a big win at Ralia Sport Center. The field included three teams from M1, and top teams of 14s from Stillwater Area and Hastings clubs. (See the entire field here.) Congrats to the team for ending up on a high note.
Photo credit to 14-2s coach Meaghan Martin (who used her cell phone). Parents (you with fancy cameras especially), if you have any additional photos of your daughter's team, you can still send them in!
AVVB Board Meeting — April 9
April 4, 2012
The April AVVB Board meeting will be on Monday, April at 7pm in the Teachers' Lounge. Please review the March minutes prior to the meeting.
Lundin Named AVHS VB Coach
April 3, 2012
Apple Valley High School has announced that Shelly Lundin has been hired as the Head Volleyball Coach. She replaces Gordy Hagert, who stepped down as head coach in February. [Coach Lundin (and son Finn) are show at right with former head coach Hagert.]
Lundin graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education. At Maine, she was a four-year starter for the Black Bears, earning All America East Conference honors twice. She was also a three-time scholar athlete and was selected as the team captain.
Lundin has been a member of the Apple Valley High School coaching staff since 2009. She has also coached with the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club, the Spokane Splash Volleyball Club and the University of South Florida in both volleyball and strength and conditioning roles.
Congratulations Coach Lundin!
AVVB 14-1s Continue to Roll
April 3, 2012
The Apple Valley 14-1s took first place in the Sota Slam this past weekend to end their season. This came hot on the heels of claiming first place in the Northern Lights Power League. Congratulations on great season girls!
Camps and Clinics for 2012
March 28, 2012 (original post March 3)
All of the area summer volleyball camps (and Summer Queens) have posted their information for 2012. See our camps page for details.
New Photos from The Apple Valley Attack Tourney
March 24, 2012
Some new photos were uploaded to the galleries for the 14-1s, 16-2s, and 16-1s.
Around the Courts: 14-1s at Top of League
March 14, 2012 (Happy Pi Day!)
The AVVB 14-1s rose to the occasion beating Eastview 14-1, Northern Lights 13-2s, and Rosemount 14-1 to win the Gold Bracket in an 8-team bracket-play of the Northern Lights Power League. This puts the team in First Place! There are 92 teams in the 14s Power League.
In other news the 16-1 won the March Madness Tournament.
Apple Valley's Kelsey Harms Named Athena Award Winner
March 7, 2012
[From Apple Valley Patch] Apple Valley High School senior Kelsey Harms has been named the school's 2012 Athena Award winner. The Athena Award recognizes an outstanding senior female athlete at a high school. Harms will be recognized at the St. Paul Area Athena Awards banquet April 18 at the Prom Center in Oakdale.
Harms is the daughter of Brent and Catherine Harms, and a two-sport athlete—in volleyball and track and field—at Apple Valley. She was a four-time letter winner, three-year varsity starter and earned all-conference honorable mentions in 2010 and 2011. She was the teams' defensive MVP and was selected to the Academic All-State team.
In track and field, Harms competes in the pole vault, and was named all-conference and academic all-conference in the sport in 2010 and 2011. She placed 11th in pole vault at the 2011 state track and field meet and was also all-academic state for track and field. She'll be a team captain for 2012.
Harms' has a 3.89 grade-point average, and also was selected for the all-state band in 2011 and 2012. She also participates in student council, German Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Honor Society. She plans to attend Gustavus Adolphus College this fall.
New Photos on the Share Site
February 26, 2012
Parents have emailed pictures, and the webmaster has just uploaded pictures of the 16-1s (a handful) and 16-2s (large batch). Keep the photos coming.
We'll publish news if you send that too. Remember there are people in the club other than the players and their parents who are interested in hearing about how your teams are doing.
Apple Valley Attack Brackets Available
February 26, 2012
Pools and brackets for the Apple Valley Attack Tournament were released. Go to the juniors page for more info.
Region 3AA Triple A Award Winner 2012
February 26, 2012
AVHS Senior Maren Loe was selected as the Region 3AA Triple A Award winner for 2012. Loe, along with Arthur Harris of Bloomington Jefferson, will represent Region 3AA at the state level. Maren Loe is a member of the AVHS Volleyball program. She earned four letters, was named All-Conference for the 2010 and 2011 seasons, was a captain and was selected to the All-State team. Active in the AVHS band, Maren is a member of the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and the Marching Band. She participated in the MSHSL Solo/Ensemble Contest and was a member of the All-State Jazz Band. Maren is also president of the National Honor Society, and a member of the Math team, French Club, and the South Suburban Conference Leadership group, Maren has earned a 4.0 GPA and is a National Merit Finalist.
Congratulations to Maren and good luck at the state level!
Apple Valley Girls Volleyball Head Coach Resigns
February 26, 2012
According to a story in the Apple Valley Patch Apple Valley High School's girls volleyball Head Coach Gordy Hagert has resigned from his position after two years. We are sad to see Coach Hagert step down and wish him well.
Summer Camps in 2012
February 9, 2012
It's not just the warm weather that has us thinking of summer, but several volleyball camp have started to send out brochures. Most area camps have updated their webpages for 2012. See our camps and clinics page to find a camp that's right for you!
Teams in Action, Photos Welcome
February 6, 2012
A couple of camera buffs have sent in their photos of Apple Valley volleyball players. We have posted them to the photo gallery.
AVVB Board Meeting — February 13
February 1, 2012
The February AVVB Board meeting will be on Monday, February 13 at 7pm. Please review the January minutes prior to the meeting.
AVHS Nominates Volleyball Player, Maren Loe, for AAA Award
January 19, 2011
AVHS has nominated Maren Loe and Zachary Martens for the MSHSL AAA (Arts, Athletics and Academic) Award. The purpose of the program is to recognize and honor high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in the fine arts. The award also elevates academic standards and creates greater awareness of League-sponsored activities and their values. Finally, the award provides member schools of the League with the opportunity to participate in a statewide program that supports, promotes, and recognizes academic and extra-curricular achievements. Read more.
Around the Court: January 7-8
Posted January 11, 2011
The 14-3s traveled to Rochester to play at the National Volleyball Center. See the photos of them sporting medals after winning the silver bracket!
The 14-2s played (Jan 8th) in the Panther Play Date in Spring Lake Park, MN and walked out in first place. They had a round robin style tournament, since there were 7 teams total, winning all 6 of our matches. They are headed to Rochester this weekend for the 2-day Frostbite Festival.
The 14-1s started out their season at the Rosemount Classic. They had signed up for a tournament at St. Olaf, but it fell through at the last minute. A number of the girls on this team played in this tournament last year (and won) as players on the 14-2s team. They won their morning pool, playing into the Gold Division for the afternoon. They defeated the a Rosemount team, and then beat Hopkins to take home the coveted t-shirt! Perhaps some parent will send in some photos?
Parents send me news and photos! I'll post them as soon as I can.
Apple Valley Attack Tournament Dates Set for March 3-4
December 27, 2011
AVVB will be hosting a tournament March 3-4. Follow the link in the right-hand column for more information.
Season-At-A-Glance 
December 11, 2011
You may have seen "word clouds" or "wordles" on other websites. It is a graphic representation of a piece of text in which the size of a word is represented by the frequency with which the word appears in the text. Here is a wordle that was constructed from the 2011 High School webpage.
Learn more about wordles at wordle.net.
All 2011 AVHS Volleyball stories have been removed from the homepage, but you can still read them all on the AVHS Volleyball page.
Tryouts for 2012 Juniors Teams Completed
November 22, 2011
Tryouts for the 2012 juniors volleyball season have concluded, and team selections have been made. Players have all been contacted and informed whether they have made a team and which one. Teams have been posted; see the AVVB juniors page.