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Appalachian Premier Volleyball Academy is a volleyball club based in Kingsport, TN, ranked as high as #952 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 8 team-seasons.
7 teams · Ages 12–15, 18
1 team · Ages 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Appalachian Premier Volleyball Academy is a club volleyball program based in Kingsport, TN, competing in the Southern region. In 2025-26 it fielded 8 teams across both programs — seven girls teams aged 12 to 18 and one boys team aged 18.
Its boys program ranks #952 nationally and #4 of 5 in TN for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 773. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Its team played 25 matches and won 8, a 32% win rate. APVA 18-Kayce/ashton is #1,036 nationally and #15 in TN, at 1,297 Elo on an 8-17 record.
The club entered five events between 31 January and 16 May, a season of about 3 months.
Those events were held in three states, with three of five outside TN. Destinations included SC and NC. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#952 nationally · Club Score 773
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Appalachian Premier Volleyball Academy. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1523 | 1435 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #952 | 773 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #561 | 862 | 1 |
Every team Appalachian Premier Volleyball Academy fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APVA 12 Heather | Girls | 12 | 1812 (Elite) | 46-5 | 90% |
| APVA 15 Capybara | Girls | 15 | 1679 (Premier) | 23-13 | 64% |
| APVA 14 Adam | Girls | 14 | 1639 (Premier) | 24-10 | 71% |
| APVA 13-Kayce | Girls | 13 | 1516 (Competitive) | 20-15 | 57% |
| APVA 12-Faith | Girls | 12 | 1441 (Developing) | 6-8 | 43% |
| APVA 18 Ryan | Girls | 18 | 1355 (Emerging) | 13-20 | 39% |
| APVA 18-Kayce/ashton | Boys | 18 | 1297 (Emerging) | 8-17 | 32% |
| APVA 15-Emma | Girls | 15 | 1192 (Emerging) | 6-25 | 19% |
Where Appalachian Premier Volleyball Academy competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 UA Showdown in the Smokies (Premier) | Knoxville, TN | #54 of 3,214 | 8-8 | APVA 15-Emma — 15C White: 2-3; APVA 18 Ryan — 18 Club: 1-4; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Club: 5-1 |
| The Spring Fling (Regional) | Spartanburg, SC | #587 of 3,214 | 13-14 | APVA 14 Adam — 15s PM Wave The STAR Center: 2-3; APVA 15 Capybara — 15s PM Wave The STAR Center: 5-1; APVA 15-Emma — 15s PM Wave The STAR Center: 1-4; APVA 13-Kayce — 13/14 Red AM Wave The STAR Center: 1-5; APVA 12 Heather — 13/14 Navy PM The Luke: 4-1 |
| HAVOC (Regional) | Morristown, TN | #1528 of 3,214 | 7-3 | APVA 12-Faith — 12 Girls: 2-3; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-0 |
| 2026 Rail City Runble (Regional) | Johnson City, TN | #1367 of 3,214 | 21-14 | APVA 15 Capybara — 16 Girls: 5-0; APVA 18 Ryan — 17 | 18 Girls: 3-3; APVA 15-Emma — 15 Girls: 0-4; APVA 12 Heather — 13 Girls: 3-2; APVA 13-Kayce — 14 Girls: 4-2; APVA 14 Adam — 15 Girls: 4-1; APVA 12-Faith — 12 Girls: 2-2 |
| 2026 Clash at the Coliseum (AAU) (Regional) | Greensboro, NC | #855 of 3,214 | 18-9 | APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls: 3-2; APVA 18 Ryan — 17 and 18 Girls: 3-2; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-1; APVA 15 Capybara — 15-16 Girls: 4-2; APVA 14 Adam — 14 Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 Jewel of the Mountains AAU Grand Prix (Regional) | Kingsport, TN | #981 of 3,214 | 21-16 | APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls: 3-2; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-0; APVA 14 Adam — 15 Girls: 5-1; APVA 15 Capybara — 16 Girls: 3-3; APVA 15-Emma — 15 Girls: 1-4; APVA 12-Faith — 12 Girls: 2-3; APVA 18 Ryan — 17-18 Girls: 2-3 |
| 2026 Carolina Challenge (AAU) (Regional) | Rock Hill, SC | #590 of 3,214 | 18-13 | APVA 14 Adam — 14 Girls: 4-2; APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls: 3-2; APVA 15-Emma — 15 Girls : 1-4; APVA 18 Ryan — 18 Girls: 1-4; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-0; APVA 15 Capybara — 15 Girls : 4-1 |
| 2026 UA MLK Invitational (Competitive) | Sevierville, TN | #269 of 3,214 | 27-19 | APVA 15-Emma — 15 Club : 1-6; APVA 18 Ryan — 17/18 Club: 3-4; APVA 14 Adam — 14 Girls: 6-1; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 9-0; APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls : 6-2; APVA 15 Capybara — 15/16 Open: 2-6 |
| NeRVE Christmas Countdown (Regional) | Blacksburg, VA | #1484 of 3,214 | 5-0 | APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-0 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The South Carolina AAU Grand Prix LOVB Fest (Regional) | Boiling Springs, SC | #213 of 384 | 3-2 | APVA 18-Kayce/ashton — 16-18 Guys - AM wave at STAR Center: 3-2 |
| The Spring Fling (Regional) | Spartanburg, SC | #378 of 384 | 2-3 | APVA 18-Kayce/ashton — 18 Guys AM Wave The Luke: 2-3 |
| 2026 VK2 AAU Tournament (Regional) | Knoxville, TN | #223 of 384 | 1-4 | APVA 18-Kayce/ashton — 18 Boys : 1-4 |
| The Carolina Crown-2026 (Regional) | Raleigh, NC | #76 of 384 | 0-5 | APVA 18-Kayce/ashton — 18U Boys - Premier: 0-5 |
| 2026 K2 Wilderness at the Smokies (Regional) | Sevierville, TN | #202 of 384 | 2-3 | APVA 18-Kayce/ashton — 18 Boys: 2-3 |