This is our running commitment list for Classes 2017-2020.

[Editor’s note: Tim O’Connell is a third-year head coach at DuPont Manual HS in Louisville and a longtime club coach for Asics KiVA. He submits articles on coaching and life periodically. Below are three that he has sent our way between the end of May and now. Enjoy.]

Kentucky-bound setter Madison Lilley, the 18 Open MVP at Junior Nationals in April, received the Andi Collins Award as the nation’s top senior setter in an unusual “ceremony” completed last week.

High School Dish takes a look at all things high school in advance of the 2017 fall season

We present our Gym Dandies, the top full time defenders populating the prep ranks

“Live Like Line,” a true story of how an Iowa team copes with the death of its setter just days before the season, is a valuable read not just for volleyball enthusiasts but for anyone who could use a little perspective or inspiration in their lives.

Dandy Lions are the mane event of this Defensive Dandies list

The landscape of Indiana high school volleyball will be forever altered this fall, as legendary coaches Jean Kesterson and Wes Lyon have retired.

Mother McAuley High School in Chicago received its hardware from PrepVolleyball.com for winning the 2016 Team*Snap Team of the Year in a ceremony on the south side Wednesday evening. The Mighty Macs, 40-1 last fall, received the national championship trophy as well as a Team*Snap-sponsored banner to hang in the gym forever.

Below, please find 586 sophomores of distinction the nation enjoyed watching last fall, a list we call the “Soph 79.”