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Appalachian Premier Volleyball Academy is a volleyball club based in Kingsport, TN, ranked as high as #1525 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 7 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 7 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 girls program ranks #1,525 nationally and #30 of 84 in TN for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,435. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 7 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 234 matches and won 138 of them, a 59% win rate. Its strongest team, APVA 12 Heather, is #195 nationally and #47 in TN, at 1,812 Elo on a 46-5 record.
Teams averaged 33 matches each over the season. The club entered nine events between 13 December and 25 April, a season of about 4 months. Of those, 1 was an Elite or Premier event — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with four of nine outside TN. Destinations included SC, NC and VA. 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.
#1525 nationally · Club Score 1435
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1525 | 1435 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #937 | 772 | 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 | 1678 (Premier) | 23-13 | 64% |
| APVA 14 Adam | Girls | 14 | 1639 (Premier) | 24-10 | 71% |
| APVA 13-Kayce | Girls | 13 | 1518 (Competitive) | 20-15 | 57% |
| APVA 12-Faith | Girls | 12 | 1440 (Developing) | 6-8 | 43% |
| APVA 18 Ryan | Girls | 18 | 1355 (Emerging) | 13-20 | 39% |
| APVA 15-Emma | Girls | 15 | 1194 (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 12 Heather — 12 Club: 5-1; APVA 18 Ryan — 18 Club: 1-4; APVA 15-Emma — 15C White: 2-3 |
| The Spring Fling (Regional) | Spartanburg, SC | #585 of 3,214 | 13-14 | APVA 12 Heather — 13/14 Navy PM The Luke: 4-1; APVA 15 Capybara — 15s PM Wave The STAR Center: 5-1; APVA 13-Kayce — 13/14 Red AM Wave The STAR Center: 1-5; APVA 14 Adam — 15s PM Wave The STAR Center: 2-3; APVA 15-Emma — 15s PM Wave The STAR Center: 1-4 |
| HAVOC (Regional) | Morristown, TN | #1527 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 18 Ryan — 17 | 18 Girls: 3-3; APVA 12 Heather — 13 Girls: 3-2; APVA 13-Kayce — 14 Girls: 4-2; APVA 15-Emma — 15 Girls: 0-4; APVA 14 Adam — 15 Girls: 4-1; APVA 15 Capybara — 16 Girls: 5-0; APVA 12-Faith — 12 Girls: 2-2 |
| 2026 Clash at the Coliseum (AAU) (Regional) | Greensboro, NC | #856 of 3,214 | 18-9 | APVA 15 Capybara — 15-16 Girls: 4-2; APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls: 3-2; APVA 14 Adam — 14 Girls: 3-2; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-1; APVA 18 Ryan — 17 and 18 Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 Jewel of the Mountains AAU Grand Prix (Regional) | Kingsport, TN | #980 of 3,214 | 21-16 | APVA 18 Ryan — 17-18 Girls: 2-3; 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 13-Kayce — 13 Girls: 3-2 |
| 2026 Carolina Challenge (AAU) (Regional) | Rock Hill, SC | #588 of 3,214 | 18-13 | APVA 15-Emma — 15 Girls : 1-4; APVA 14 Adam — 14 Girls: 4-2; APVA 18 Ryan — 18 Girls: 1-4; APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls: 3-2; 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 Capybara — 15/16 Open: 2-6; APVA 13-Kayce — 13 Girls : 6-2; APVA 14 Adam — 14 Girls: 6-1; APVA 18 Ryan — 17/18 Club: 3-4; APVA 15-Emma — 15 Club : 1-6; APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 9-0 |
| NeRVE Christmas Countdown (Regional) | Blacksburg, VA | #1484 of 3,214 | 5-0 | APVA 12 Heather — 12 Girls: 5-0 |