The Natural State Sports Network’s prep volleyball top performers (9/15/2025)

Coverage presented by Arkansas Select Volleyball.

Here are 25 of the top performers from Week 3 (Sept. 8-14) of the Arkansas high school volleyball season.

Players are listed in alphabetical order. Please send player nominations to Jeff Halpern by Sunday at 5 p.m. CT – jeff@naturalstatesports.com. Include player, class, position(s) and statistics for that week.

Olivia Ambeau, Cabot

The sophomore had 10 kills and 8 blocks in a 3-1 victory over Conway. She had 41 kills and 9 blocks in 6 matches at the LRCA Classic.

Kaitlyn Austin, Marion

The senior had 9 kills, 1 assist and 13 digs in a 3-0 victory over Paragould. She had 21 digs and 13 kills in a 3-1 victory over Valley View.

Piper Batie. Fayetteville

The senior had 15 kills, 16 assists and 11 digs in a 3-1 victory over Fort Smith Southside. She had 17 kills, 14 assists, 12 digs in a 3-1 victory over Springdale Har-Ber.

Cooper Beck, Jonesboro

The senior had 40 assists 13 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 victory over Pocahontas. She had 1 kill, 1 block and 21 assists in a 3-0 victory over Bryant. She had 1 kill, 20 assists, 2 aces and 4 digs in a 3-0 victory over Mountain Home.

Kendall Brown, Marion

The junior had 14 kills, 2 aces and 7 digs in a 3-0 victory over Paragould. She had 21 kills and 8 digs in a 3-1 victory over Valley View.

Chloe Blessing, Shiloh Christian

The senior had 26 kills and 20 digs in a 3-1 victory over Van Buren and topped the 1,000th kill milestone in her career. She had 11 kills, 9 digs, and 4 blocks in a 3-0 loss to Fort Smith Southside. She had 11 kills and 15 digs in a 3-2 victory over Alma.

Emma Bolduc, Lamar

The sophomore had 19 digs in a 3-1 victory over Union Christian. She had 8 digs in a 3-0 victory over Two Rivers. She had 19 digs in a 3-2 victory in 3-2 victory over Valley Springs.

Cassie Carlson, Harrisburg

The senior had  23 kills and 22 digs in a 3-0 victory over Crowley’s Ridge Academy. She had 12 kills in a 3-0 victory over Walnut Ridge.

Sydney Crowder, Little Rock Central

The senior had 35 assists in a 3-0 victory over Baptist Prep. She had 34 assists in a 3-1 victory over Bryant

Mattyx Cureton, Jonesboro Westside

The senior had 35 assists, 2 digs and 1 kill in a 3-0 victory over Wynne. She had 20 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs and 1 kill in a 3-0 victory over Highland. She had 28 assists, 10/10 serving with 2 aces, 1 kill and 2 digs in a 3-0 victory over Trumann. She had 76 assists, 30/30 serving with 2 aces, 16 digs, 1 block and 1 kill in 4 matches at the LRCA Classic.

Catelyn Edwards, Hackett

The senior had 26 assists and 5 digs in a 3-0 victory over Hector. She had 42 assists, 11 digs and hit the 1,000 assist mark in her career. She had 23 assists, 4 kills and 2 aces in a 3-1 victory over Clarksville. She had 67 assists, 15 digs, 4 aces, 1 kill and 1 block in 3 matches at the Fort Smith Invitational.

Michaelyn Freeman, Hackett

The senior had 7 kills, 4 digs and 6 aces in a 3-0 victory over Hector. She had 23 kills, 15 digs, 5 blocks and 2 aces in a 3-1 victory over Huntsville. She had 12 kills, 5 digs and 4 aces in a 3-1 victory over Clarksville. She had 42 kills, 22 digs, 4 aces and 1 blocks in 3 matches at the Fort Smith Invitational.

Brinkley Gigerich, Hot Springs Lakeside

The freshman had 6 Kills, 3 assist block, 1 solo block in a 3-1 loss to Conway. She had 7 kills, 2 aces and 2 assist blocks in a 3-0 victory over Texarkana. She had 10 kills and 4 aces in a 3-1 victory over Hot Springs.

Adeline Godwin, Mansfield

The sophomore had 1 block, 8 aces, 39 digs, 25 kills and 56 assists in 5 matches this week.

Addyson Grimmett, Sheridan

The freshman had 15 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 loss to Lake Hamilton. She had 39 assists, 12 digs, 4 aces and 10 serving points in a 3-2 victory over White Hall.

Leelana Kennach, Haskell Harmony Grove

The junior had 70 assists, 22 aces and 11 digs in victories over Smackover, Camden Harmony Grove and Cossatot River.

London Jackson, Hot Springs Lakeside

The junior had 10 Kills, 12 digs and 2 aces in 3-1 loss to Conway. She had 11 kills,  8 digs and 2 aces in a 3-0 victory over Texarkana. She had 19 kills, 15 digs and 2 aces in a 3-1 victory over Hot Springs.

Cenzi Johnson, Siloam Springs

The senior had 32 digs and 4 assists in a 3-1 victory over Greenwood. She had 19 digs in a 3-0 victory over Harrison.

Avery Mann, Prairie Grove

The senior had 13 digs, 10 assists and 3 kills in a 3-0 loss to Van Buren. She had 2 aces, 3 kills, 9 digs and 28 assists I a 3-0 victory over Berryville. She had 2 aces, 6 kills, 9 digs, 37 assists in a 3-1 victory over Huntsville. She had 17 aces, 12 aces, 17 digs and 94 assists in 6 matches at the Lincoln Invitational.

Tenley McMillon, Crowley’s Ridge Academy

The sophomore had 18 kills and 25 digs in a 3-1 victory over Newport.

Asa Perry, Bauxite

The sophomore had 25 kills, 3 blocks, 24 assists and 21 digs in a 3-2 victory over Fountain Lake. She had 22 kills hitting a .340 pct.. 2 blocks, 16 assists and 24 digs in a 3-2 loss to Episcopal Collegiate.

Mary Kate Rees, Valley View

The junior had 6 kills, 11 aces, 9 assists and 6 digs in a 3-0 victory over West Memphis. She had 2 kills, 20 assists and 8 digs in a 3-1 loss to Marion.

Emmerson Rehkopf, Farmington

The junior had 20 kills and 19 digs in a 3-1 victory over Carl Junction, Mo. She had 13 kills in a 3-0 victory over Alma. She had 19 kills and 27 digs in a 3-2 victory over Van Buren.

Skylar Sterritt, Sheridan

The senior had 12 kills and 15 digs in a 3-0 loss to Lake Hamilton. She had 30 kills, 23 digs, 3 aces and 12 serving points in a 3-2 victory over White Hall.

Kaylee Ward, Mansfield

The senior had 9 blocks, 2 aces, 33 digs, 50 kills and 5 assists in 5 matches this week.