Boys volleyball gets MSHSL approval to become a sanctioned sport in Minnesota

(KDLM) – The Minnesota State High School League, in a 39-9 vote, approved Boys volleyball to become an official MSHSL sport beginning in the 2024-25 school year. The proposal needed a two-thirds majority, or 32 votes, to pass.

The league still needs to decide what season boys’ volleyball will play.

#mshsl Rep Assembly approves boys volleyball as a sanctioned, interscholastic sport, beginning in 2024-2025. 37 votes were needed for approval, it received 39 votes. https://t.co/wAMkcUl2oM

— John Millea (@MSHSLjohn) May 9, 2023

Tuesday’s approval comes after efforts to sanction boys volleyball in Minnesota were blocked twice before — including by just a single vote in May 2022. Last fall, the league voted to approve it as an “emerging sport,” as a step toward sanctioned status.

Boys volleyball has been a club sport organized by the Minnesota Boys High School Volleyball Association for several years.

The association said teams from 72 Minnesota high schools — including nearly 2,000 athletes — are participating in this spring’s season.

The High School League said Minnesota is the 25th state to sanction boys volleyball as an official high school sport.