Sylvania Northview High School Volleyball released its 2023 schedule on Sunday, May 14th. With the new NLL starting this upcoming season, the schedule will look very different. As the schedule has in the past, it  is slated with fourteen Northern Lakes League conference matches, 8 of those coming in the big school division in a home-and-home series with Anthony Wayne, Findlay, Perrysburg, and Whitmer and an addition eight NLL matches against school in the small school division. 

Just like their 2021 and 2022 schedules showcased, the 2023 schedule for the Wildcats will be one of the toughest schedules in the state of Ohio. For the 2023 campaign, the Wildcats will play

• Division 1 State Runner-up - Magnificat
• Division 1 Final Four and Regional Champion - Perrysburg
• Division 1 Regional Runner-up and District Champion - Olentangy Liberty
• Division 1 District Champion (Sweet 16) - Amherst Steele
• Division 2 State Runner-up - Gilmour Academy
• Division 2 District Champion - Liberty Benton

For a complete list of matches, click here. Northview Volleyball kicks off the 2023 season with tryouts on July 31st and August 19th with their first match verse Avon High School; freshman at 10:00 A.M., JV at 11:00 A.M. and Varsity at 12:30 P.M.

SYLVANIA, Ohio. -- Sylvania Northiew volleyball head coach Chad Rutkowski announced Friday (Feb. 17) the hiring of four individuals to round out the staff for the 2023 campaign. Joining the Wildcats in 2023 will be Matt Trzcinski, associate head coach; Kristen Trzcinski, head junior varsity coach and varsity assistant; Skylar Iott, head freshman coach and varsity assistant; and Rachel Phalen, Northview class of 2018, as a volunteer assistant. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Matt, Kristen, Skylar and Rachel to Northview," said Rutkowski. "All of these individuals will bring compassionate competitiveness to our program as well as vast experience that will be immensely beneficial to our athletes and their families. Their combined expertise will all benefit the growth of Northview volleyball and volleyball in the Sylvania community. As we built this staff, the top prirotiy was high character people and championship experience remain top priorities, and all four of these individuals exude these qualities. Please join me in welcoming the Matt, Kristen, Skylar and Rachel to Northview Volleyball."

Matt Trzcinski will join the staff as associate head coach while being the lead coach for our defensive specialists. 

Trzcinski began coaching in 2008 and spent over a dozen years at Notre Dame Academy in varying roles within the volleyball program. He also coaches for Toledo Volleyball Club and serves on the board of directors. 

A 2001 graduate from Saint Francis de Sales High School, he was on the water polo and swimming teams. Trzcinski went on to play water polo for the University of Toledo’s club team and eventually played for the club volleyball team as well. 

Kristen Trzcinski will join the staff as the head junior varsity coach and varsity assistant while being the lead coach for our setters.

Kristen comes from much experience having coached at the high school and college level. Kristen played 4 years for Clay High School and 2 years for Owens Community College where she was their setter. Following college ball, Kristen started coaching at Clay High School where she coached for 5 years. That eventually led her to Cardinal Stritch, Anthony Wayne, Owens, and Notre Dame Academy where she took on many different rolls. Kristen also coaches for Toledo Volleyball Club.

Skylar Iott joins the staff as head freshman coach and varsity assistant while being the lead coach for our outside and opposite hitters. 

As an outstanding outside hitter during her playing days, Iott played for Northview Head Coach Chad Rutkowski at Premier Volleyball Academy for 5 years and was an All-American her senior year. For her high school career, she attended St. Mary's Catholic Central in Monroe, Michigan, she was a State Champion (junior year), State Runner-up (senior year), as well as a Miss Volleyball finalist in the state of Michigan. 

Collegiately, she played Division 1 volleyball at George Washington University in Washington, DC. She was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team, voted team MVP, and joined the 1,000 kill club during her senior year, where she currently ranked 6th in kills in program history.

Rachel Phalen will be joining the Wildcats as a volunteer assistant working with outside and opposite hitters. 

Phalen played varsity all 4 years at Northview. She was apart of the 2015 team that won the NLL conference, and was also named an AAU All-American in the spring of 2016. She played travel at the Premier Academy where, unfortunately, she sustained an ACL injury going into my senior year and I did not get to play for Northview in the fall of 2017. She was able to play her last year of club volleyball, where she signed with the University of Charleston in West Virginia, a division 2 school that competes in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) where she played for three seasons.

TOLEDO - On November 30, 2022 at the Annual Scholarship Banquet and Paper Sale Kickoff, an evening of tribute and recognition of academic achievement for high school students, Northview senior volleyball player Kamryn Hunt was named the 2022 Toledo Volleyball Player of the Year. 

Kamryn was surrounded with two other exceptional nominees, Hannah Howard, senior libero from St. Ursula Academy and fellow NLL athlete, Gretchen Sigman, junior opposite hitter who were both honored as runner-ups at this event. Kamryn was accompanied at the event with her parents, Kati and Kyle, and Northview head coach, Chad Rutkowski and his husband, Kevin Lintjer. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 9, 2022) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 17th annual AVCA Girls High School All-America Teams. 

Northview senior outside hitter, Kamryn Hunt, has been named Honorable Mention All-American. Hunt is the first Northview Volleyball player to awarded this honor. In her career, she contributed some amazing stats:

• Matches Played - 98
• Sets Played - 331
• Attacking - 3003 attempts, 1293 kills, averaging 3.906 kills per set, hitting .275 with a 43% kill percentage.
• Serving - 756 attempts, 83 aces, with a 87% serving percentage
• Blocking - 11 total blcoks, 60 of those being solo and 51 being assisted
• Digging - 765 digs, averaging 2.31 digs per set
• Passing - 1587 passing attempts with a passing rating of 1.96 with 603 perfect passes

A record 1,183 nominations were submitted to the AVCA and MaxPreps, resulting in 300 All-Americans and Honorable Mention All-American selections. Fifty athletes were named to each of the AVCA All-America First, Second, and Third Teams, and 150 athletes were named Honorable Mention All-America.

In case you missed it, of the 1,183 nominees, 903 were awarded the AVCA Best and Brightest Award and 530 were named AVCA All-Region.

Requirements for nomination were that the student-athlete be in her senior year of high school, and that she be nominated by her AVCA member high school head coach. Additionally, her individual statistics for the entire season must be entered into and submitted via MaxPreps, a free service that aggregates and distributes data on high school sports.

The AVCA Girls High School All-America Committee Chairs are as follows: Region 1: Gary Bynon, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School; Region 2: Jason Monjes, Glenelg High School; Region 3: Alexis Glover, Wando High School; Region 4: Terri Wade, Woodlands High School; Region 5: Max Miller, Dublin Coffman High School; Region 6: David Harris, Helias High School; Region 7: Mike Brandon, Gretna High School; Region 8: Nancy Dorsey, St. James Academy; Region 9: Brennan Dean, Torrey Pines High School; Region 10: Gary Steinfort, Eagle River High School.

COLUMBUS - The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association has announced it's 2022 All-Ohio teams. This year, Northview has three awards winners - Kamryn Hunt, 2nd Team All-Ohio; Sydney Hires, Honorable Mention All-Ohio; and Natalie Kerchevall, Honorable Mention All-Ohio. In addition, Northview's Head Coach, Chad Rutkowski, was recognized with the Coaches Achievement Award.

Kamryn Hunt, senior outside hitter, has cemented her name as one of the best to ever play at Northview. With this honor, she is the first three time All-Ohio award winner (Megan Beier was awarded All-Ohio twice). In addition, she was a three time First Team All-NLL honoree, a three time First Team All-District VII honoree and has set multiple school records in her time with the Wildcats. 

Sydney Hires, senior outside hitter, was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio, her first selection to an All-Ohio team. The Montana State University commit is a four year letter winner, a four year starter as well as being recognized as a two time All-NLL team selection and two time All-District VII selection. 

Natalie Kerchevall, junior setter/opposite, was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio, her first All-Ohio recognition. She is a two time All-NLL team selection (2nd team in 2021 and 20222) and a two time All-District VII team selection (Honorable Mention in 2021 and First Team in 2022). 

Northview Head Coach, Chad Rutkowski, was awarded the Coaches Achievement award with two others: Jen Chapman, Olentangy Liberty and Ali Butcher, Ursuline Academy. This years Division 1 Coach of the Year was awarded to Megan Green, Magnificat. 

LEXINGTON, KY. (Nov. 2, 2022) — The AVCA is excited to announce its third annual Girls High School Volleyball All-Region Teams. A total of 530 players made the teams, based on the regions — 10 total, states grouped geographically — where their schools are located.

Northview senior, Kamryn Hunt, who is committed to Ohio University and will join the Bobcats in the fall of 2023, was named to the AVCA Girls High School Volleyball All-Region team for Region 5 which encompasses the top 50 seniors in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia). Hunt has been a pivotal piece of the Wildcats success this as Northview is 20-5 overall, winning its first NLL title since 2015 and their third District Championship in the 46 year history of Northview Volleyball. To see Kamryn's stats from this season, click here to visit our MaxPreps page. 

The number of athletes chosen for each All-Region Team is determined by the amount of AVCA High School All-America nominations received for that region. The top 50 percent of nominated athletes, as selected by the AVCA High School Regional Committees, are named to their respective All-Region team.

The 2022 AVCA High School All-America Teams will be announced next Wednesday, November 9. Only athletes that made one of the All-Region Teams are eligible to be considered for the All-American Teams, which will include a First Team, a Second Team, a Third Team, and Honorable Mention selections. 

REGION 1 SELECTIONS - (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI)

REGION 2 SELECTIONS - (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

REGION 3 SELECTIONS - (AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN) 

REGION 4 SELECTIONS - (AR, LA, MS, OK, TX)

REGION 5 SELECTIONS - (IN, KY, MI, OH, WV)

REGION 6 SELECTIONS - (IA, IL, MO, WI)

REGION 7 SELECTIONS - (MN, ND, NE, SD)

REGION 8 SELECTIONS - (CO, KS, NM, UT, WY)

REGION 9 SELECTIONS - (AZ, CA, NV) 

REGION 10 SELECTIONS - (AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA) 

Parts of this article were written and published by the AVCA and came directly from the AVCA website, which can be accessed by clicking this link. 

The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association, District VII, has annouced their All-District teams for the 2022 season and give Northview Wildcats were elected to All-District VII teams:

First Team All-District VII

• Kamryn Hunt, Senior, Outside Hitter
• Natalie Kerchevall, Junior, Setter/Opposite

Honorable Mention All-District VII

• Sydney Hires, Senior, Outside Hitter
• Claire Smith, Junior, Middble Blocker
• Jordyn Pakulski, Junior, Libero

In addition, Northview Head Volleyball Coach, Chad Rutkowski, was elected as the 2022 District VII Coach of the Year as the Wildcats have posted a 20-5 overall record and a #12 ranking in the state of Ohio. 

In the first Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches Poll and the first MaxPreps Computer Poll of the season, Northview Volleyball comes in at #8 in the Coaches Poll and #6 in the MaxPreps Computer Poll.

The OHSVCA Coaches Poll is simply a coaches vote throughout the state of Ohio. There are six (6) polls through the season and they are released every Sunday evening on the OHSVCA website. 

The MaxPreps Computer Poll does not poll coaches, sportswriters or fans. Nor does their staff make any judgments on the merits of any individual team. Prior season history, school size and comments on message boards are not considered in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. 

The system utilizes the huge number of game results stored in the MaxPreps database. Generally, the more a team wins, the higher the ranking. However, the system takes into account quality wins (against other highly ranked opponents) and strength of schedule.

According to the OHSVCA history, this is the second time a Northview Volleyball team has been recognized in the OHSVCA Coaches Poll. The first being at the conclusion of the 2003 season where that team was recognized at #18. 

SYLVANIA - On Tuesday, September 6th Crosstown Showdown between Northview and Southview, Northview senior, Kam Hunt recoreded her 1,011th career kill placing her first in the record books for total career kills, surpassing 2020 graduate, Hannah Frame. With 16 regular season matches remaining in the season, plus post-season matches, Kam will certainly leave her mark in the history books for years to come. 

Congratulations, Kam!

SYLVANIA, OH - Ubuntu  "It's a way of life. It's not even a word." The theme for Team 46 is one that is encompasses the mindset and way of life that is "I am because we are." This is displayed in the locker room, at practice, and even on the inside of the game jerseys. 

@NVHSVBALL - Check out the full video by clicking here.  

Northview gets set to open the season Saturday with goals of playing fast and raising the bar for the program, a philosophy across the world is bringing them closer to each other on and off the court.

Thanks to @BCSNsports for covering this story.