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VYPE Media And Texas Volleyball Insider Announce Exciting Partnership to Elevate Volleyball Coverage Across Texas
VYPE Media and Texas Volleyball Insider (TVI) are thrilled to announce a dynamic new partnership aimed at delivering the most comprehensive and impactful volleyball coverage across the state of Texas. From rankings to features to instruction, this partnership will be all-encompassing — shining a spotlight on the athletes, programs, and stories that define Texas volleyball.
Texas Volleyball Insider shared the following statement:
"Texas Volleyball Insider is excited to announce our powerful new partnership with VYPE, which perfectly aligns with our mission to elevate volleyball. When Michael and I founded TVI, our goal was to create transformative opportunities for student female athletes. With this dynamic collaboration with VYPE, we are poised to expand our vision and reach countless deserving young women."
— Michael Kane (Founder and CEO) | Travis A. Burris (President and COO), TVI
VYPE Media echoed the enthusiasm:
"Volleyball is a huge market, and there is so much interest in the sport at the high school level. Everything is bigger in Texas, right? There are so many great players and storylines that need to be told — and we want to tell them statewide. This partnership will also allow high school programs to properly market their teams as well."
— Derek Dusek (CEO, VYPE Media) | Matt Malatesta (Co-Founder, Chief Content Officer, VYPE)
Together, VYPE and TVI are committed to expanding coverage, creating new opportunities, and inspiring the next generation of female athletes through storytelling, rankings, highlights, and expert-driven content. Fans, coaches, and athletes alike can look forward to a new era of volleyball media in Texas.
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THE PIVOT: Dual-Sport Clark Chooses Volleyball Over Her Life-Long Sport Of Soccer
LOOKING BACK ON FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL, YOU CAN’ T HELP BUT ASK: “WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?”
For Willis senior Summer Clark, it flew by in the blink of an eye.
It feels like just yesterday she was a freshman earning honorable mention as an attacking midfielder on the soccer field.
Twenty-two goals later, she finished her career as a back-to-back first-team selection in one of the toughest districts around.
“My dad got me into soccer at a very young age,” she said. “It was our father-daughter bonding thing. It’s been a huge part of my life—playing club and high school.”
Clark had an offer to play soccer at Indiana University, but made a life-changing decision.
“I was always planning to play college soccer,” she said. “But in the end, the sport became draining, and I burned out. The hardest part was telling my dad I didn’t want to play in college. He was heartbroken... it was a tough conversation, but I had something else I wanted to pursue.”
That “something else” was volleyball. Bitten by the bug in high school, Clark rapidly improved and wrapped up her career with 1,000 assists and a second-team, all-district selection as a senior.
“Coach (Kayla) Jenkins came in and made volleyball fun,” Clark said. “I improved so much, and it was refreshing. I know I’m playing catch-up trying to get recruited, but that’s my focus right now.”
Between club soccer, high school soccer, club volleyball, high school volleyball, dual-credit classes, and being ranked in the top 11 percent of her graduating class... where does she find the time?
“I like to be busy,” she laughed. “That’s probably an understatement.”
Clark plans to pursue a degree in Exercise Science, with hopes of becoming a coach or athletic trainer.
“I think I have a good sports IQ,” she said. “My coaches have always told me I should get into coaching.”
The only question left?
Which sport will it be.