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Upcoming Events

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

Varsity Scrimmage
VS CORONA DEL SOL

5:00 PM

Nighthawk Volleyball Venue

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

Navy/Silver Scrimmage
INTRA-SQUAD LEVEL SCRIMMAGES

4:30 PM / 5:30 PM / 6:30 PM

Nighthawk Volleyball Gym

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

at Notre Dame Prep

6:00 PM

Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

at Gilbert

6:00 PM

Gilbert High School (Gilbert)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Chandler House of Payne
VARSITY INVITATIONAL

TBD

Chandler, Arizona

NIGHTHAWKS GEAR UP FOR THE 2026 SEASON

Preparation is the key to maintaining a top-notch volleyball program. Check out what the Nighthawks are up to this summer for the Off-Season.

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VOLLEYBALL CAMPS ARE BACK AT THE RIDGE

Join the Nighthawks on campus this summer for our annual volleyball camps! Excellent training and fast-paced practices separate our camps

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NEW PLAYER INFORMATION

Welcome to the program! Please check out our information for newly enrolled Ironwood Ridge Students.

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Who’s counting anyway?!?

We can��’t wait to get started this season! The 25th IRVB Season will open at a familiar and elite opponent. The Nighthawks head to Scottsdale on August 27 to renew the series with Notre Dame Prep to kick off the 2026 season!

The IRVB Coaching Staff and the UA Coaching Staff. Thank you for the Open Practice and sharing some new ideas for training. Best of luck this season!

UA VOLLEYBALL OPEN PRACTICE: Thank you to Coach Rita Stubbs and the UA Volleyball Team for hosting an Open Practice at Ironwood Ridge High School.

The Wildcats played an exhibition scrimmage in front of a packed gym on Thursday, giving the volleyball community an up close look at a collegiate volleyball team as the prep for the new season.

Ironwood Ridge Volleyball is excited to welcome the University of Arizona Volleyball team to campus as the Wildcats prepare for the upcoming season. Arizona will hold an Open Practice and Exhibition Scrimmage at Ironwood Ridge High School on August 13 at 6:00 PM, giving volleyball fans throughout Southern Arizona an opportunity to get an early look at the Wildcats before the start of the new season.

Doors to the Open Practice will open at 5:30 PM.

The event will be open to the public, providing athletes, coaches, families, and volleyball fans with a unique opportunity to watch a Division I program prepare for its upcoming campaign.

@arizonavolleyball | @irhs_nighthawks | @amphischools

Success on and off the court: 🏐📚

IRVB 2025 earned the program’s 24th consecutive Academic Team award from @avcavolleyball after posting a 4.1021 team GPA during the 2025-26 school year! Individually, 14 Nighthawks earned a GPA of 3.50 or above, including 10 student-athletes posting a 4.00 or higher!

This was the program’s highest cumulative GPA, earning the AVCA’s Honor Roll distinction, representing the top 20% of High School Team GPAs nationally!

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Let the countdown begin…

IRVB opens the 25th Varsity Season in 25 Days on the road at Norte Dame Prep in Scottsdale.

VSF RUNNER-UP: The Nighthawks concluded the Off-Season last weekend at the Victory Sports Volleyball Invitational. IRVB brought 14 prospective Varsity and Junior Varsity athletes to compete in the two-day varsity scrimmage.

Entering the tournament as the defending champions of the 24-team event, the Nighthawks finished with a 3-3 overall record and advanced to the championship match for the second consecutive year. IRVB finished as the tournament runner-up, falling to region rival Mica Mountain, 21-25, 25-16, 11-15, in a competitive three-set final.

The Nighthawks are looking forward to another competitive season as they celebrate 25 years.

THANK YOU CAMPERS! Ironwood Ridge hosted three camps this week on campus. Athletes from Arizona, Alaska, California, Texas, and South America joined us for our annual camps! We had a great week of training. Thank you for a great week of getting better and we can’t wait to see everyone at Camper Night!

CAMP LIFE! Ironwood Ridge finished the Middle School sessions of the Competition Skills Camp this week. Training including serving, ball control, defense, and out of system concepts to improve the level of play in the Northwest middle schools!

Thanks for training with us and best of luck this season! See you at Camper Night!

IRVB CELEBRATES 25 YEARS! In the first 24 Varsity seasons, Ironwood Ridge has amassed 594 program wins, 16 Regional Championships, 10 Final Four appearances, and 2 State Finals appearances, 24 AVCA National Team Academic Awards, along with 63 First-Team All-Region Selections and 46 athletes at the next level.

We can’t wait for what’s next.

#IRVB #25YearsOfIronwoodRidgeVolleyball
#NighthawkVolleyball

CAMP WEEK! Come train with the Ironwood Ridge Volleyball Coaching Staff at the Advanced Positional Camps and the annual Competition Skills Camp. Learn the Nighthawk system that has amassed 594 program wins, 16 Regional Championships, 10 Final Four appearances, and 2 State Finals appearances, along with 63 First-Team All-Region Selections and 46 athletes at the next level… all in the first 24 years.

For more information or to register, please visit the camp website in our bio.

BEAR DOWN: A couple of the younger IRVB Off-Season Teams spent the weekend at McKale Center for the UA Team Camp. The Off-Season comes to a close in one week and this is one more opportunity to train and compete with some new teammates. #Grind #Tradition

NORTHERN ARIZONA EXPOSURE: The Nighthawks spent the week at the NAU Team Camp, playing teams some top teams from Arizona and California. The off-season squad finished 6-3 overall and participated in some skill training with the NAU Coaching Staff.

YOUTH VB CAMP: We had an absolute blast this week in the July Youth Camp! Thanks for joining us! One more camp to go next week before closing out the summer.

DEFENSIVE SKILLS: That’s a wrap on our annual Defensive Skills Camp - an entire week of training solely dedicated to defensive techniques and systems! Eight hours of digging, rolling, and pursuing balls while the coaching staff’s arms are sore from all the hitting!

Next up for our 2026 Volleyball Camp Series is our Competition Skills Camp on July 20-23.

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Train with the Nighthawks each Summer!

Come train with the Nighthawks! Energetic personalities, remarkable facilities and a top-flight coaching staff make it easy to see why the Ironwood Ridge Volleyball Camps are considered one of Southern Arizona's best high school volleyball camps. The Camp Program is specially designed to create a positive learning environment for everyone who attends.

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COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

The Ironwood Ridge Volleyball program strives to be a model program - promoting dedication, commitment, pride, loyalty confidence, competitive spirit, and tradition.

Our tradition of athletic and academic excellence began in 2001 with our first teams and we believe that it is the responsibility of every student-athlete to maintain that tradition of excellence.

We believe that the volleyball court is an extension of the classroom as stated in our coaching philosophy… a place where we strive to promote the development of the whole person.

INDOOR VB

FALL SEASON

Since 2004, the Nighthawks have won 16 Regional Titles and have advanced to the State Final Four 10 times along with 2 State Final Appearances.

BEACH VB

SPRING SEASON

Ironwood Ridge introduced a Beach Volleyball team in 2016, becoming the first public school in Southern Arizona to promote the new sport!

VOLLEYPALOOZA

GROW THE GAME!

Ironwood Ridge Volleyball hosts Southern Arizona's top middle school tournament every year, featuring up to 25 teams competing under one roof at Ironwood Ridge!

VB CAMPS

TRAIN WITH US!

Ironwood Ridge Volleyball Camps offer fast-paced and technical instruction with experienced coaches and some of the area's top volleyball players!

Upcoming Events

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

Varsity Scrimmage
VS CORONA DEL SOL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

Navy/Silver Scrimmage
INTRA-SQUAD LEVEL SCRIMMAGES

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27

at Notre Dame Prep

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

at Gilbert

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Chandler House of Payne
VARSITY INVITATIONAL