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Gila Valley Jr's is a volleyball club based in Thatcher, AZ, ranked as high as #1861 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 11 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 11 team-seasons.
11 teams · Ages 12, 14, 16, 17
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Gila Valley Jr's is a club volleyball program based in Thatcher, AZ, competing in the Arizona region. In 2025-26 it fielded 11 girls teams aged 12 to 17.
Its girls program ranks #1,861 nationally and #30 of 127 in AZ for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,389. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 217 matches and won 115 of them, a 53% win rate. Its strongest team, GVJ 14-Jess & denise, is #1,967 nationally and #206 in AZ, at 1,616 Elo on a 16-3 record.
Teams averaged 20 matches each over the season. The club entered 14 events between 10 January and 2 May, a season of about 4 months.
Those events were held in one state. 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.
#1861 nationally · Club Score 1389
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1861 | 1389 | 11 |
Every team Gila Valley Jr's 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVJ 14-Jess & denise | Girls | 14 | 1616 (Premier) | 16-3 | 84% |
| GVJ 17 Ellen | Girls | 17 | 1548 (Competitive) | 11-7 | 61% |
| GVJ 12 Leah | Girls | 12 | 1470 (Developing) | 15-6 | 71% |
| GVJ 14-Courtney | Girls | 14 | 1469 (Developing) | 13-8 | 62% |
| GVJ 14-Sage | Girls | 14 | 1447 (Developing) | 14-7 | 67% |
| GVJ 17-Ana & stevie | Girls | 17 | 1391 (Emerging) | 8-10 | 44% |
| GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi | Girls | 16 | 1391 (Emerging) | 10-10 | 50% |
| GVJ 16-Bri & mur | Girls | 16 | 1314 (Emerging) | 8-13 | 38% |
| GVJ 12-Katie | Girls | 12 | 1279 (Emerging) | 7-12 | 37% |
| GVJ 12-Carly & mari | Girls | 12 | 1236 (Emerging) | 8-13 | 38% |
| Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) | Girls | 16 | 1192 (Emerging) | 5-13 | 28% |
Where Gila Valley Jr's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Regional Championships #3 (11-14 Club/16-17 O) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #327 of 3,214 | 11-8 | GVJ 12-Carly & mari — 12 Club: 2-1; GVJ 14-Courtney — 14 Club: 1-2; GVJ 12-Katie — 12 Club: 0-3; GVJ 14-Jess & denise — 14 Club: 3-1; GVJ 14-Sage — 14 Club: 2-1; GVJ 12 Leah — 12 Club: 3-0 |
| AZ Regional Championships #2 (15-18 Club/Champ) (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #763 of 3,214 | 1-8 | Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) — 16 Club: 0-3; GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 16 Championship: 0-3; GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 16 Championship: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Club #6 /G10 #4 /Boys #4 / AZNQ #4 (16s) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #398 of 3,214 | 12-8 | GVJ 14-Courtney — Club 14s: 2-1; Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) — Club 16s: 2-1; GVJ 12-Carly & mari — Club 12s: 1-2; GVJ 12 Leah — Club 12s: 3-0; GVJ 12-Katie — Club 12s: 0-2; GVJ 14-Sage — Club 14s: 3-0; GVJ 14-Jess & denise — Club 14s: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Champ #6/G10s#3/Boys #3/AZNQ #3 (15/17) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #264 of 3,214 | 3-9 | GVJ 17 Ellen — 17-18 Championship: 1-2; GVJ 17-Ana & stevie — 17-18 Championship: 0-3; GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2; GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Club #5 (No Champ 12s) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #1167 of 3,214 | 11-7 | GVJ 14-Sage — Club 14s: 2-1; GVJ 14-Jess & denise — Club 14s: 3-0; GVJ 12-Katie — Club 12s: 3-0; GVJ 14-Courtney — Club 14s: 2-1; GVJ 12-Carly & mari — Club 12s: 0-3; GVJ 12 Leah — Club 12s: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Championship #5 / Championship 12s #5 (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #351 of 3,214 | 3-9 | GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 13 -16 Championship: 0-3; GVJ 17 Ellen — 17-18 Championship: 1-2; GVJ 17-Ana & stevie — 17-18 Championship: 0-3; GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 13 -16 Championship: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Club #4 / G10 #2 / Boys #2 (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #596 of 3,214 | 11-10 | GVJ 14-Courtney — Club 14s: 2-1; GVJ 12-Katie — Club 12s: 0-3; GVJ 14-Jess & denise — Club 14s: 3-0; GVJ 14-Sage — Club 14s: 1-2; GVJ 12-Carly & mari — Club 12s: 2-1; Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) — Club 16s: 1-2; GVJ 12 Leah — Club 12s: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Championship #4 / AZNQ #1 (18s) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #361 of 3,214 | 6-5 | GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 13 -16 Championship: 2-1; GVJ 17 Ellen — 17-18 Championship: 2-0; GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2; GVJ 17-Ana & stevie — 17-18 Championship: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Club #3 / G10 #1 / Boys #1 (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #700 of 3,214 | 14-4 | GVJ 12 Leah — Club 12s: 2-1; GVJ 14-Courtney — Club 14s: 3-0; GVJ 14-Sage — Club 14s: 3-0; GVJ 12-Katie — Club 12s: 3-0; Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) — Club 16s: 1-2; GVJ 12-Carly & mari — Club 12s: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Championship #3 (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #415 of 3,214 | 7-6 | GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 13 -16 Championship: 2-1; GVJ 17 Ellen — 17-18 Championship: 2-2; GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2; GVJ 17-Ana & stevie — 17-18 Championship: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Club #2 (Final Seeding) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #601 of 3,214 | 10-11 | GVJ 12-Carly & mari — Club 12s: 1-2; GVJ 14-Jess & denise — Club 14s: 3-0; GVJ 12 Leah — Club 12s: 2-1; Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) — Club 16s: 1-2; GVJ 14-Courtney — Club 14s: 2-1; GVJ 12-Katie — Club 12s: 0-3; GVJ 14-Sage — Club 14s: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Championship #2 (Final Seeding) (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #412 of 3,214 | 8-4 | GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 13 -16 Championship: 2-1; GVJ 17 Ellen — 17-18 Championship: 2-1; GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 13 -16 Championship: 2-1; GVJ 17-Ana & stevie — 17-18 Championship: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Club #1 (Seeding) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #602 of 3,214 | 9-11 | GVJ 12-Katie — Club 12s: 1-1; GVJ 14-Sage — Club 14s: 2-1; GVJ 12-Carly & mari — Club 12s: 0-3; GVJ 12 Leah — Club 12s: 2-1; GVJ 14-Jess & denise — Club 14s: 3-0; Gila Valley Jr's 16 GVJ West (AZ) (86) — Club 16s: 0-3; GVJ 14-Courtney — Club 14s: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Open #1 and Championship #1 (Seeding) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #114 of 3,214 | 9-2 | GVJ 16-Bri & mur — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2; GVJ 17 Ellen — 17-18 Championship: 3-0; GVJ 17-Ana & stevie — 17-18 Championship: 3-0; GVJ 16-Rylee & nayomi — 13 -16 Championship: 2-0 |