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Volleyball player Austin Roberts has overcome two brain tumors and two bouts with bacterial meningitis and is now hoping to earn a scholarship.

Amy Neal of Lake Travis has been named Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year in Texas. The senior outside hitter racked up 538 kills, 287 digs, and 63 service aces to lead the Cavaliers to a Texas-record 50-0 season and the No. 2 national ranking...

A dedicated ESPNHS team managed the Gatorade State Volleyball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in this winner based on the program's three pillars: athletic production and impact in the 2011 season, high academic achievement and exempl...

By Walter Villa When it comes to college, most elite athletes have one tough decision to make. Sara Hattis had two. Not only did the 6-foot-4 volleyball middle blocker and basketball post from Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.) have to choose am...

The window on the Gatorade State Volleyball Player of the Year race is closing, and time is running out for student-athletes to state their POY case. The award recognizes not only athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement a...

READ MORE: Lake Travis (50-0) wins 4A title By Walter Villa SAN MARCOS, Texas - Pushed to five sets for the first time all season and playing without one of its stars, Lovejoy (Lucas) persevered and won its fourth straight state title Saturday....

READ MORE: Lovejoy captures 3A crown By Walter Villa SAN MARCOS, Texas - After winning its second straight state title and posting a 50-0 record, Lake Travis (Austin) answered all the questions this season -- except for a long one in Saturday...

By Walter Villa SAN MARCOS, Texas - If Lovejoy (Lucas) is to become just the fourth Texas team to win at least four straight state titles, it will have to do so without one of the nation's best players. Ebony Nwanebu, a 6-foot-4 junior and a So...

By Walter Villa In this corner, there's Papillion-La Vista South (Papillion, Neb.), the No.1 team in the POWERADE FAB 50 national rankings and winners of 73 matches in a row. In that corner, there's No. 2 Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), which ha...

By Walter Villa Texas has eight teams in the POWERADE FAB 50 national rankings, and more evidence of how competitive volleyball is in the state was provided Thursday night. Carroll (Southlake, Texas), ranked fifth in the FAB 50 and No. 1 in Tex...

The Gatorade Player of the Year Program honors athletes who meet comprehensive and exacting criteria in high school sports. Candidates are judged on athletic production and impact in the current season. Contenders also must demonstrate high academic ...

By Walter Villa Over the past 20 years, coach Ted Schulte has built a volleyball powerhouse in Wisconsin. Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wis.) has won five state titles during that span, including the two most recent championships. His teams h...

To reach another Final Four, the Texas volleyball team needed senior star Juliann Faucette to be a steady hand as well as its hammer.

Photo by Ray Amati/NBAE via Getty Images Dwight knew he was supposed to be concentrating on the game but when the chorus of YMCA kicked in, he couldn't help himself. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images The Jaguars kicked off last night's g...

Texas volleyball has passed several tests this year, and learned many lessons along the way. With their eyes only on their upcoming NCAA semifinals match against Minnesota, the Longhorns will be focused in Tampa.

Texas' Destinee Hooker, the two-time defending NCAA high jump champion, will skip track this season to train with the U.S. women's national volleyball team before the Olympics.