MN · USAV North Country Region
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Lightning is a volleyball club based in MN, ranked as high as #269 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 2 teams in the 2026-27 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2026-27 season through 2026-27 across 2 team-seasons.
2 teams · Ages 16, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Lightning is a club volleyball program based in MN, competing in the North Country region. In 2026-27 it fielded two boys teams aged 16 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #269 nationally and #12 of 22 in MN for 2026-27, on a Club Score of 982. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 10 matches and won 4 of them, a 40% win rate. Its strongest team, Lightning 16, is #385 nationally and #51 in MN, at 1,478 Elo on a 2-2 record.
Teams averaged 5 matches each over the season. The club entered two events between 27 September and 31 October, a season of about 1 month.
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.
#269 nationally · Club Score 982
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Lightning. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boys | #269 | 982 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #616 | 848 | 1 |
Every team Lightning fielded in the 2026-27 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning 16 | Boys | 16 | 1478 (Developing) | 2-2 | 50% |
| Lightning 18 | Boys | 18 | 1412 (Developing) | 2-4 | 33% |
Where Lightning competed in the 2026-27 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 MNL Boys November Freebie (Oct 31-Nov 1) (Regional) | Burnsville, MN | #42 of 74 | 3-5 | Lightning 18 — Boys 16/18: 1-3; Lightning 16 — Boys 16/18: 2-2 |
| 2026 MN Select Boys Invitational Fall League (Regional) | Maple Grove, MN | #35 of 74 | 1-1 | Lightning 18 — Boys High School: 1-1 |