Parkland battled their way through a field of 40 teams on Saturday at the Bobcat Invitational at Northeastern High School.  When the dust settled, Parkland finished tied for 9th, losing to Governor Mifflin in the Championship Bracket.  In pool play the Trojans defeated New Oxford, Northampton, and William Tennent before losing to eventual tournament champion #3 AAA Cumberland Valley.  In the play-in round, Parkland defeated #8 AAA Exeter Township.

Other EPC and District XI teams faired well as well.  Emmaus lost in the final, Whitehall and Nazareth also finished 9th, and Freedom, Northampton, and Southern Lehigh finished 25th.

  2025 Bobcat Invitational Results

  2025 Bobcat Invitational Final Standings

The 2025 Koller Classic has released its pools and schedule.

  2025 Koller Classic Varsity information

  2025 Koller Classic JV information

Southern Lehigh and Parkland battled on Tuesday night in a long, 5-set marathon.  In the end, Parkland grabbed the win 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 20-25, 25-13, 15-3) to improve to 3-1 on the season.  Josh Nation (Sr. OH) led the way with 20 kills, 4 blocks, and 8 digs.  Nick Bauer (Sr. OH) added 8 kills, 3 blocks, and 7 digs while Gabe Chase (Jr. S) handed out 39 assists, 6 digs, and 2 aces.  Defensively, Owen Barnett (So. L) had 20 digs, 5 assists, and 1 ace.

Next up for the Trojans is a big EPC showdown with Freedom (2-0 EPC, 5-0 overall) at home.  JV will begin at 5:30 and Varsity will begin around 6:45pm.

Parkland made the trip out to BVerks County to take on #8 AAA ranked Exeter Township in a non-league match.  The host took control of the match early with non-stop, aggressive serves, leading to the Trojans dropping the match (21-25, 19-25, 26-24, 12-25).  Josh Nation (Sr. OH) led the offense with 20 kills and 3 blocks.  Jude Ruisch (Jr. OH/OPP) provided a spark in the third set and finished with 4 kills and 2 blocks.  Gabe Chase (Jr. S) dished out 29 assists while adding 2 blocks and 7 digs.  Owen Barnett (So. L) helped control the Exeter serve all night while adding 4 digs.

The Trojans' next non-league road test is at Southern Lehigh tonight (3/25). JV begins at 5:00 p.m., and Varsity begins around 6:00 p.m.

Parkland opened their 2025 home schedule with a 3-0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-7) win over visiting Bethlehem Catholic.

Offensively, Nick Bauer (Sr. OH) collected 11 kills while Josh Nation (Sr. OH) and Zamin Soonasra (So. OPP) added 3 kills each.  Defensively, Owen Barnett (So. L) once again led the way with 8 digs and Tyler Brunnabend (So. S) added 6 digs.  From the service line, Gabe Chase (Jr. S) had 5 aces and Beart Jacobs (Jr. MH) had 3 aces.

Next up for the Trojans is a tough road match at District 3 power Exeter Township on Monday (3/24) night.  JV will begin at 5:30pm and Varsity will be around 6:45pm.

Tuesday night, Parkland traveled to Liberty to open the 2025 season.  Despite missing a number of team members, Parkland battled through the match winning it 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 15-25, 25-23) to move to 1-0 on the season.

Owen Barnett (So. L) made his first Varsity start and immediately made an impact, enabling fellow sophomore Amaar Khalfan (So. S) to guide the offense efficiently.  Khalfan finished the nice with 38 assists and 6 digs.  Barnett ended the nice with 13 digs while also contributing very steady serve receive all night.  Josh Nation (Sr. OH) led the way offensively with 14 kills and 3 blocks.  Nick Bauer (Sr. OH) also chipped in 10 kills and 2 aces.

Next up for Parkland is another match tonight at home against Bethlehem Catholic.  JV will start at 5:30 and Varsity will be around 6:45.  

This year's regular season practice schedule has been adjusted to 5:00 - 7:00pm (instead of 4:30 - 6:30pm).  The calendar has been adjusted accordingly.

Congratulations to everyone who made the JV and Varsity teams for this season.  The lists can be seen below.

2025 JV Roster

2025 Varsity Roster