#5 Parkland traveled to #4 Nazareth on Tuesday night for a big District XI AAA Quarterfinal matchup for the right to face #1 Emmaus on Thursday.  Parkland started out hot, racing out to an early lead before seeing a 24-20 lead disappear.  When the last point fell in set one, Parkland earned the 26-24 win. That win helped propel the Trojans to the 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-23) win.

Thursday's semifinals are set with #2 Whitehall vs #3 Freedom at 5:00 PM and #1 Emmaus vs #5 Parkland at 7:00 PM.  Both matches will be held at Catasauqua High School.

  2025 District XI Boys Volleyball AAA Bracket

TICKETS:  https://districtxi.hometownticketing.com/embed/all 

The 2025 District XI Boys Volleyball AAA Bracket has been officially released on www.districtxi.com.

  2025 District XI Boys Volleyball AAA Bracket

TICKETS:  https://districtxi.hometownticketing.com/embed/all 

In an EPC Semifinal match to remember, Emmaus was able to outlast the Trojans in a five-set marathon, taking the match 3-2 (24-26, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 16-14).  The win moves Emmaus into the EPC Final, where they will face #2 seed Whitehall, a 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-19) winner over #3 Nazareth.  The EPC Final will be held on Thursday, May 15th at 6:00 pm at Allen HS.  Before the match, all EPC 1st Team All-Stars will be honored, which includes Parkland's Josh Nation (Sr. OH), who was named the EPC MVP by the coaches.

 2025 EPC Boys Volleyball Tournament Bracket

Next up for the Trojans is the District XI AAA tournament, where they will most likely travel to #4 Nazareth.  The official District XI AAA bracket will be released after the EPC Final because the EPC champion earns the automatic #1 seed in the District tournament.

In a very evenly played EPC Quarterfinal match, Parkland was able to shake off a third-set collapse to earn the four set win over host #4 seed Freedom 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 24-26, 26-24).  Josh Nation (Sr. OH) proved why he was named EPC MVP earlier this week by leading the Trojans with 19 kills while added 2 blocks.  Alex Schoch (Sr. MH) put up a wall all night collecting 5 blocks while added 9 kills.  Owen Barnett (So. L) seemed to be everywhere finishing with a team high 13 digs.  Gabe Chase (Jr. S) handed out 42 assists and 2 blocks.

Next up for the Trojans is the EPC Semifinal against #1 seed Emmaus.  The match will begin at 7:00pm or after the #2 Whitehall vs #3 Nazareth (3-2 winner over #6 Dieruff) match ends.  The Whitehall vs Nazareth match starts at 5:00.  The EPC Semifinals will be held at Allen HS and will be aired LIVE on SENetwork on Channel 50 at 5:00pm and 7:00pm.  The complete SENetwork schedule can be found here:  https://www.senetwork.tv/schedule/

 2025 EPC Boys Volleyball Tournament Bracket

Tickets will be available below when the league releases them which is scheduled for the afternoon on Friday, May 9th.

https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/epc18/L2VtYmVkL2FsbA%3D%3D

Take a look at this page which contains a listing of local volleyball camps, boys, girls, and coed.  If you have another camp and would like to add it to the page, use the contact information at the bottom of the page.

2025 Summer Volleyball Camps

Congratulations to everyone who was named to the 2025 EPC All-Star teams.  Special congratulations to Parkland's Josh Nation (Sr. OH) who was named EPC MVP and his teammate Owen Barnett (So. L) on being named to the 3rd Team.

The complete list of all-stars can be found here:

 2025 EPC All-Star Teams

The 3-way tiebreaker between Nazareth, Freedom, and Parkland has been decided.  The EPC tournament looks like the following.

#1 Emmaus BYE 1st Round vs winner of #4 Freedom vs #5 Parkland @ Freedom Thursday 5/8

#2 Whitehall BYE 1st Round vs winner of #3 Nazareth vs #6 Dieruff @ Nazareth Thursday, 5/8

 2025 EPC Tournament Bracket

On Wednesday night, Emmaus and Parkland faced off in the last regular-season match for both teams.  Emmaus, currently ranked 7th in the state in AAA, flexed its muscle in the 3-1 win (25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17) to secure the #1 spot in the upcoming EPC tournament.  Statistically, Josh Nation (Sr. OH) led the offense with 14 kills while Bear Jacobs (Jr. MH) added 8 kills, 2 blocks, while teammates Nick Bauer (Sr. OH) added 7 kills and Jude Ruisch (Jr. OPP) added 6 kills.  Gabe Chase (Jr. S) handed out 30 assists and added 9 digs while Owen Barnett (So. L) also added 9 digs.

Parkland falls to 11-5 and awaits the EPC meeting to determine EPC seeding.  The Trojans could be either the 3, 4, or 5 seed.  The EPC Quarterfinals will be held Thursday, May 8th at a location and time TBA.

Parkland closed out their road regular season schedule with a 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-22) win over host Northampton.  The win moves Parkland to 11-4 (9-2 EPC).  Josh Nation (Sr. OH) hammered 12 kills while Bear Jacobs (Jr. MH) and Alex Schoch (Sr. MH) combined for 11 kills.  Gabe Chase (Jr. S) handed out 27 assists while Owen Barnett (So. L) and Nick Bauer (Sr. OH) each had 7 digs.

Next up for the Trojans is their regular season finale at home against #4 AAA Emmaus.  JV is set to begin at 5:30pm with Varsity starting around 6:45pm.

In a battle of two of the EPC's top teams, Parkland earned a tough win over Nazareth on Thursday night 3-1 (25-21. 25-21, 26-28, 25-19).  The win moves Parkland to 10-4 overall (8-2 EPC).

Leading the way for Parkland was Josh Nation (Sr. OH) with 21 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, and 9 digs.  Nick Bauer (Sr. OH) added 8 kills and 9 digs.  Bear Jacobs (Jr. MH) added 6 kills while Jude Ruisch (Jr. OPP) and Alex Schoch (Sr. MH) each added 5 kills.

Defensively, Owen Barnet (So. L) 9 digs and Gave Chase (Jr. S) collected 15 digs while dishing out 38 assists.

Next up for the Trojans is their final regular-season road match at Northampton on Monday. JV will begin at 5:00 p.m., with Varsity starting around 6:15 p.m.