PA · USAV Ohio Valley Region
Tool City VBC is a volleyball club based in Meadville, PA. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season.
8 teams · Ages 14–18
AAU semifinalist
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Tool City VBC is a club volleyball program based in Meadville, PA, competing in the Ohio Valley region. In 2025-26 it fielded eight boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #143 nationally and #7 of 44 in PA for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,473. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 8 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 92 matches and won 50 of them, a 54% win rate. Its strongest team, Tool City 18-Black, is #112 nationally and #12 in PA, at 1,822 Elo on a 15-5 record.
Teams averaged 12 matches each over the season. The club entered five events between 13 December and 7 July, a season of about 7 months. Of those, 3 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in three states, with three of five outside PA. Destinations included FL and OH. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Its best result on record this season is AAU semifinalist.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#143 nationally · Club Score 1473
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Tool City VBC. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boys | #143 | 1473 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #162 | 1357 | 6 |
Every team Tool City VBC 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool City 18-Black | Boys | 18 | 1822 (Elite) | 15-5 | 75% |
| Tool City 18-Orange | Boys | 18 | 1691 (Premier) | 4-6 | 40% |
| Tool City 17-Orange | Boys | 17 | 1620 (Premier) | 5-6 | 45% |
| Tool City 15-Orange | Boys | 15 | 1569 (Competitive) | 8-5 | 62% |
| Tool City 16-Orange | Boys | 16 | 1522 (Competitive) | 5-6 | 45% |
| Tool City 14-Orange | Boys | 14 | 1516 (Competitive) | 6-5 | 55% |
| Tool City 18-Yellow | Boys | 18 | 1509 (Competitive) | 1-4 | 20% |
| Tool City 17-White | Boys | 17 | 1436 (Developing) | 6-5 | 55% |
Where Tool City VBC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #2 of 368 | 25-21 | Tool City 15-Orange — 15 Club: 8-5 (semifinalist); Tool City 17-White — 17 Select: 6-5; Tool City 17-Orange — 17 Elite: 5-6; Tool City 14-Orange — 14 Club: 6-5 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 368 | 9-12 | Tool City 18-Orange — 18 Premier: 4-6; Tool City 16-Orange — 16 Club: 5-6 |
| 2026 Nike Steel City Boys Championships (Premier) | Pittsburgh, PA | #11 of 368 | 6-3 | Tool City 18-Black — 18 Open: 6-3 |
| 2026 AAU Cleveland Open Girls and Boys Grand Prix (Regional) | Cleveland, OH | #83 of 368 | 4-6 | Tool City 18-Black — 18 Open Boys: 3-2; Tool City 18-Yellow — 18 Open Boys: 1-4 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Snowball Slam (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #35 of 368 | 6-0 | Tool City 18-Black — 18 Classic: 6-0 |