Junior Block Leaders in 2025 Season

<p>The 2025 postseason is kicking off this week, so we continue to look back at which players had the most impact during the fall.</p>   <p>Here's a look at the juniors that have stepped up and put together the most blocks (stats through MaxPreps) this fall.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='815540' first='Kyria' last='Pairolero'], Bath</strong></h2>   <p>The 6'3” junior has definitely found her home as one of the elite blockers in the state this fall. She has <strong>130 blocks </strong>on the season, recording at least one in all but two matches this season. Her high was nine in a two-set win over Loy Norrix.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Marie Powers, Coldwater</strong></h2>   <p>This 6'3” junior crossed a major milestone with <strong>111 blocks </strong>in the 2025 season. She was impressive as a sophomore with 85 as well. She recently went off for a 16-block performance in a five-set match with Mendon.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='490373' first='Kate' last='Colosky'], Portage Central</strong></h2>   <p>Colosky is establishing herself as one of the real impact players in the state, as she can turn a match around with her attacks or blocks. She has <strong>92 blocks </strong>this season and surpassed 230 for her career recently. She had seven blocks in a three-set match with Gull Lake in mid-October.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='827359' first='Megan' last='Glass'], Hudsonville</strong></h2>   <p>A 5'11” middle with an eye-popping finishing rate of .475 is also a big factor at the net with her blocking. She has <strong>88 blocks </strong>on the season thus far. Her season high was six blocks against top-ranked Rockford in October.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='464378' first='Ava' last='Bush-Nelson'], Jenison</strong></h2>   <p>A 6'1” middle that has been an impact player since she was a freshman, Bush-Nelson has <strong>87 blocks </strong>on the season and is at 265 for her career. Recently, Bush-Nelson put up 10 blocks in a four-set match with Mona Shores last week.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Leah McCulloch, Bishop Foley</strong></h2>   <p>This middle from Madison Heights Bishop Foley is looking like a strong overall talent. She's posted <strong>85 blocks </strong>on the season, highlighted by an 8-block performance against Warren Woods Tower in September.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Annelyse Schneider, Montague</strong></h2>   <p>A near 6-foot middle from Montague, Schneider has taken big steps forward in her game this fall with <strong>80 blocks</strong>. Her season-high was an 8-block performance against Whitehall in a four-set match back in September.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='586771' first='Julia' last='Graebner'], Lake Orion</strong></h2>   <p>The Dragons are always coming through with talented middles and Graebner is one of them. She's got <strong>77 blocks </strong>this fall, stepping up her production in a big way. She had six blocks in a four-set match with Rochester Adams in September.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Esther Lee, Lansing Christian</strong></h2>   <p>The Pilgrims have a near 6-footer that has been consistent in her play at the net this fall with <strong>76 blocks</strong>. She's had at least one block in all but two games this year. Her high was 10 blocks last week in a four-set win over Jackson Christian.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Karsyn Klein, Manchester</strong></h2>   <p>Klein is only listed at 5'9”, but she can play well above the net in both phases of the game. She's got <strong>75 blocks </strong>on the season, just recently passing 150 for her career. She's had four blocks or more in six matches this fall.</p>

The 2025 postseason is kicking off this week, so we continue to look back at which players had the most impact during the fall.